Am I Ready to Retire? Finding Confidence in the Next Chapter Am I ready to retire? You’ve probably been thinking about it more lately — retirement. Maybe you’ve even caught yourself…Read More
The Power of a Financial Fresh Start (at Any Age) Let’s Start Here: You’re Not Behind. If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, “I should have saved more by now,” or “I’m too late…Read More
How to use QCDs for charitable giving in retirement QCDs Just Got Smarter Under the New Tax Law Have you been wondering how to use QCDs for charitable giving…Read More
Roth Conversions Using Tax Bracket Optimizations Turning Tax Strategy into Confidence, Control, and Peace of Mind You’ve worked hard to build your retirement savings — but…Read More
Why 60% of Women Feel Unprepared for Retirement Did you know that 60% of women aren’t confident they’ll retire comfortably?(Source: Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies) When it comes…Read More
Affordable Retirement Destinations to Retire While relocating for more affordable retirement destinations may not be the right move (pun intended) for everyone, more than 258,000…Read More
Why You Need a Personal Retirement Plan When Baby Boomers first entered the workforce, 401(k)s and 403(b)s were seen as modern tools to build wealth for the…Read More
Adjusting Your Retirement Strategy When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn Life has a way of surprising us. Just when we think we have everything planned out, an unexpected event—a job…Read More
Travel Tips for Retiring Women: Explore the World with Confidence Retirement is the perfect time to embrace travel, experience new cultures, and tick off those bucket list destinations. Whether you’re…Read More
Avoiding Mistakes in the Five Critical Years Before and After Retirement Retirement is an exciting transition, but as you enter the five critical years before and after retirement, the stakes get…Read More
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Blindly Follow Retirement “Rules of Thumb” If you’re like most women, your biggest fear is likely running out of money in retirement. Or maybe it’s living…Read More
Maximizing Your Retirement: Tax Planning Strategies Now that tax season is behind us, it’s time to start thinking about tax strategies for the coming year! Taxes…Read More
Spring Clean Your Financial House for Peace of Mind Spring is here, let the cleaning commence! Today is the official first day of spring and marks the yearly vernal…Read More
Want to Retire Early? 5 Steps to Lowering Healthcare Barriers to Retirement Early retirement is a dream many people have, but one of the biggest barriers they face in deciding if or…Read More
How Much Income Do I Need In Retirement? Understanding Your Spending Needs Many focus on saving for retirement to fund their income later, however, when asked about retirement…Read More
The Difference Between Real Life and an Algorithm Humans don’t fit into an algorithm. This is particularly true when we’re talking about humans and their money. Because Humans…Read More
How Confident Do You WANT to Be That Your Money Will Last During Retirement? I remember having a conversation once with a woman named “Julie.” She was 62, retirement was right around the corner…Read More
Will a Recession Rob Your Retirement? Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, high inflation and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic caused concern that the risk of…Read More
What Does Volatility Truly Mean? Nowadays, the word “volatility” seems thrown around more than ever. Usually, when it comes to financial talk, volatility is used…Read More
Should You Take Social Security Early as Part of Your Retirement Income? Social Security is confusing and many people contact us with questions about it. One of the more popular questions is,…Read More
How to Create Tax Advantages for Yourself During Retirement You’ll likely have several sources of income in retirement that can be taxed, such as IRA distributions and Social Security…Read More