Carl Woolston discusses eight critical steps to help you prepare for the retirement jump. He emphasizes financial security, peace of mind, and ensuring you retire to something, not just from something.
Highlights the importance of giving every asset a specific job in retirement planning, moving beyond the single-minded goal of asset growth. Discusses the seven crucial jobs for retirement assets, emphasizing that a well-thought-out approach can ensure financial security, a fulfilling lifestyle, and peace of mind during retirement.
Explore three common pre-retirement mistakes that can significantly impact your financial future. The transition to retirement can be filled with uncertainty, worry, and complexity. Making mistakes in the process can lead to running out of money, excessive tax payments, and market losses.
What are your Medicare options? When should you sign up? Do you need to sign up? What’s the difference between Medicare Part A, B, C, and D? How much does Medicare cost, and how does it work? My guest Andrea Dover, CPA, lends her Medicare expertise to the podcast.
Reverse mortgages can be a financial tool to use during retirement in some situations. Technically, reverse mortgages are called Home Equity Conversion Mortgages or HECM… Read More »What is a Reverse Mortgage? -with Alan Blood
The stock market in 2022 has been volatile due to rampant inflation, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate increase since… Read More »Retirement Planning for Volatile Markets
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For most Americans, Social Security will be a foundational piece of their retirement income. How does it work and when should you take it? When… Read More »Social Security Q&A
Eventually, almost every person asks the question, “Is it time to retire?” The real question is, “Are you prepared?” It’s quite common for people to… Read More »Is It Time to Retire?
If you don’t know your current tax bracket and the basics of how tax brackets work, you could make major tax mistakes during retirement. Tax… Read More »Knowing Your Retirement Tax Bracket