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.
Webinar: Time to Go From Saving to Spending
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
You've spent decades saving for retirement. But actually using those assets takes a different mindset. In this complimentary webinar, you'll learn how to make the transition easier.
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.
Retirement Planning: Understanding Your Options | Financial Perspectives
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
Retirement planning can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. This week, Matt Moklestad and Geoff Christy from Foster Group's Institutional team have a conversation around the retirement plan landscape: what are common questions and what possible actions could you take regarding your plan.
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.
Making Sense of SECURE Act 2.0 | Financial Perspectives (In a Minute)
Category: Financial Planning » Retirement Planning
The SECURE Act 2.0 includes 90+ provisions designed to help savers and people in or near retirement. This week, Matt Moklestad highlights some of the key changes from the act.
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.
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.
Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later | Financial Perspectives (In a Minute)
While this year has had its share of negative financial news, there might be one opportunity to pay some taxes now in order to save some money on taxes later. This week, Kent Kramer walks us through Roth IRA conversions.
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.
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.
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.