Category Archives: Retirement
Retirement Planning – Reality Check
Our economy is going through a fundamental correction that will change the paradigms of how we live our lives and how we will save for retirement. Some of those changing realities include, for example: An economy that is not based on 70% consumerism. “Free Money” will not be available from an ever expanding stock market. [...]
The new rules for Retirement Planning – Taking charge
The Great Recession of 2007/2008 may be over (by some measures) but its legacy will be felt for years if not decades to come. The stock market and housing bust has lost Americans nearly 14 trillion dollars in net worth since 2007. There has been some recovery in the stock market and housing has stabilized [...]
What will retirement be like in the (near) future?
When we think and plan for retirement, we consider all sources of income for our golden years, IRAs, 401Ks, pensions, annuities, investment property, social security, etc. But in these tough economic times and with local, state and federal government running into budgetary problems, things are going to change. So here is the