Navigating the Course of Retirement Planning
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Like in golf, planning for retirement is a game that requires strategy, focus, and a bit of finesse.
Are You Approaching Retirement? It’s Time to Get Your Financial Health in Order.
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Planning for retirement can be one of the most daunting financial stages of life because there are so many competing priorities to manage and responsibilities to juggle. Read on for some tips to help you manage it all.
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Meeting with An Estate Planning Attorney
Estate planning is an essential component of your financial plan because it can help secure your family’s future, minimize estate taxes, and protect assets from going through probate. Here are five questions you should think about before meeting with an Estate Planning Attorney.
Have You Considered a Cash-Balance Plan?
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Many business owners are looking for more tax-friendly ways to save for retirement. A cash balance plan could be the answer.
Balance Sheet Liquidity: What Is It? How Do I Approach It?
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
I am extremely fortunate to work with many different types of clients. Some of my favorite clients are the owners of privately owned businesses. There are always opportunities to have conversations that go well beyond managing investments.
Secure Act 2.0 Offers a New Retirement “Lost & Found”
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
A few weeks ago, my colleague, Matt Moklestad, shared a blog about 8 changes from the SECURE Act 2.0. While many of the changes in this legislation are beneficial for employers, there is a lot in this act that is also going to be very beneficial for plan participants.
8 Changes from SECURE Act 2.0
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
On December 29th, 2022, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act 2.0 was officially signed into law. The act includes 90+ provisions designed to help savers and people in or near retirement. Here are 8 key changes from the act.
Every Investor’s Real Question: “Am I Going to Be Okay?”
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
In my time working with clients, there is one question asked more than any other, “Am I going to be okay?”
Let’s Make 2023 a Year of Savings Inflation
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
The rising cost of living recently has led the IRS to raise the 2023 contribution limits for employees with 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan.
Building a Framework for Family and Charitable Gifts
Recently, a colleague and I sat down with a married couple who is on the cusp of making significant wealth transfer and philanthropic decisions that will impact their family for generations to come. Naturally, their first question was, “Where do we start?”
Financial Risks That Are Not in the News
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Stock market risk is the primary focus of the financial news. The reason is simple. The scarier the headline, the more eyes are attracted to it.
Party of 4 – Estate Planning Basics to Celebrate
Break out the cake, ice cream, and party hats because it’s time to celebrate National Estate Planning Week!
Three Categories of Risk for Retirement Income
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Risks can often feel much different to retirees. The overarching risk for retirees is that something takes place that results in a permanently lower standard of living. Retirement researcher, Wade Pfau, has identified three major categories of risk for one’s income in retirement.
Happy 401(k) Day! Yes, It’s a Holiday!
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Happy National 401(k) Day! As we take today to celebrate 401k’s, it’s important to consider the increasing challenges employees in our country face when it comes to retirement readiness.
Selling a Business Is Just as Tough as Owning One
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Owning and operating a business is a tough task. Selling a business is equally difficult. If you’re a business owner, the odds are that you haven’t put together a plan to do this. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Spending That Can Wreck Retirement
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
In more than a decade of working with clients, I’ve discovered that one thing tends to do more damage to financial plans than any other.
Can You Ever Have Enough?
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
There is always more stuff to do or buy. There are always more “what if’s” for which to account. It’s a rare creature who has found contentment in what they already have, a person who no longer searches for the next thing or feels empty because of what they do not have.
Spring Clean Your Financial Plan
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
You can’t have spring without spring cleaning. As you tackle your home, yard, and other spaces this year, your financial plan might also need to be spruced up. Here are a few tips to clean up your financial plan this spring.
Don’t Borrow from Your Future Self
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
While each person has different long-term goals, a common future desire that exists for most people is retirement. There's a day coming when you won't want to, or can’t, work anymore, and your income will need to be replaced. This is a huge “future self” liability that has to be considered.
Three Ways to Make Saving Automatic
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Here are some ideas and tools you can use to help make your saving automatic, the biggest key to growing your savings.
Keep Your Eyes on the Horizon and Wings Level
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
We often get asked by clients about different ideas they heard from a friend, a new exclusive deal they got invited into, or, most frequently, a specific company or stock that a friend gave them the scoop on. The reality is that a lot of the “great ideas and deals” never amount to any real return, and many end up going to zero.