Posts Tagged ‘retirement checklist’
Retiring Before Your Spouse: Health Insurance, Income, and Timing
A couple sat across from us recently, and the wife said something that got a laugh in the room. The part she didn’t like about their retirement plan was getting up and…
Read MoreYou Have $1 Million in Your 401(k). Now What?
Watching your 401(k) cross the $1 million mark is a real accomplishment. It may represent 30 or 40 years of contributions, company matches, market growth, and the discipline to keep saving along…
Read MoreDo Fiduciaries Recommend Annuities? How They Can Fit into a Retirement Plan
“Are you a fiduciary?” It’s a question we hear regularly from people getting to know us. For someone familiar with annuities, that question can come with another one: How can a fiduciary…
Read MoreHow to Build a Retirement Plan That Actually Fits Your Life
Regardless of how much someone has saved, it’s rare to meet someone who feels completely certain they won’t run out of money in retirement. We’ve had that conversation with households that have around half a…
Read MoreAccounts for the Kids: The Full Comparison for Parents and Grandparents
A client asked last week which account he should open for his granddaughter, and the answer probably wasn’t what he expected. We told him there isn’t one. There are five, and the right combination depends entirely on what he’s trying…
Read MoreConcentrated Stock Positions How to Diversify and Minimize Capital Gains Taxes
You worked at the same company for twenty, thirty years. You got your stock through RSUs or an employee purchase plan, mostly because that was just how the job worked,…
Read MoreThe ROUTE to Retirement – A Complete Evaluation of Your Retirement Plan
Ask a room full of soon-to-be retirees one question and watch the confidence drain out of the room in real time. “On a scale of one to ten, if the market dropped…
Read MoreMedicare’s GLP-1 Decision Should Change How You Think About Healthcare in Retirement
You’re one of the many people that have a carefully, thoughtfully made income plan for retirement. Fewer people have planned carefully for healthcare in retirement. Medicare’s new GLP-1 Bridge Program is a good…
Read MoreWhy Do So Many Retirees Feel Financially Stressed with Millions?
You saved for decades. You did the right things. But now, right when you’re supposed to be enjoying retirement, every market headline makes your stomach drop a little. Even when you were working, a market correction…
Read MoreSpaceX IPO and Your Retirement: What to Think About Before You Buy
SpaceX started trading publicly on June 12, 2026, and the phones have not stopped. Clients are texting. Friends are forwarding articles. And somewhere in your inbox right now there is probably a news alert…
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