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Retirement Center
We're happier
today than we've ever been before. And we're living the retirement of our
dreams!
Thanks to years of commitment to following our financial plan, I was able to
retire at 60 - with enough income to allow us to lead the active lifestyle we
enjoy so much.
What's ahead for us? Our first trip to Europe, next spring.
Over the years we've seen again and again how planning pays off.
Retirement. Just the sound of it brings a smile to your face. Rolling over instead of rolling out, or maybe volunteering at your favorite charity or traveling while still young enough to be adventurous! Our clients ignore the old stereotypes that financial independence means feet up watching daytime television. But So regardless of your age, where you work or your life situation, you should start planning now for your retirement. Even if you have a company retirement plan and expect to receive Social Security, those funds may not be enough to maintain your lifestyle when you retire. However, if you start planning now, you can take steps toward the retirement income you want.
Whatever your goals, a host of obstacles stand in your way. Taxes, inflation, a long life, medical expenses, low investment returns, too much (or too little) investment risk, all conspire against a successful retirement. Longer life expectancies, fewer defined benefit pension plans, corporate "rightsizing," the trend toward multiple job - even career - changes, and rising health care costs all make planning for retirement more critical now than ever before. Advice from advisors not experienced in the your unique needs and goals can create more problems than it solves.
We have over 20 years experience in working with clients planning for and successfully enjoying early retirement. We know the pitfalls and the cost of mistakes. If you're serious about obtaining and marinating financial independence before the rest of the crowd, give us a call or send us an e-mail to schedule a no cost meeting.
What You Should Know About Retirement
- Retirement - Planning for an Unplanned Retirement
- Retirement Income Projections - Getting Useful Numbers
- Investment Risk: A Short Course
- Tax Tips for Early Retirement
- Long Term Care: A discrepancy between fact and fiction
- The Changing Face of Retirement
- Insurance Information for Retirees
- Comfortable Retirement
- Long Term Care Insurance- Smart Ways to Save
- Questions for Your Retirement
How to Select a Financial Advisor
- 10 Questions to Ask your Financial Planner
- Why you should choose a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) (.pdf)
- How a Financial Planner Can Help You...And How to Choose the Right One (.pdf)
- Selecting an investment advisor- The investor's right to know (.pdf)
- Why select a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder? (.pdf)
From the Financial Planning Association (.pdf)
- How a Financial Planner Can Help You...And How to Choose the Right One
- Planning for the Stages of Retirement
- Planning for the Cost of Higher Education
- Planning for Long-Term Health Care
- Estate Planning for Everyone
The How and Why of Financial Planning
- What you should know about Financial Planning (.pdf)
- Savings Fitness: a Guide to your Money and Financial Future from the USDA (3.2mb) (.pdf)
- Real Life Examples of How Financial Planning Pays Off
- General Information about Financial Planning
- Stock Option Financial Planning
Articles on Specific Topics
- Learn how to evaluate investment portfolio performance (.pdf)
- Managing the relationship between you and your advisor (.pdf)
- The value of an annual report (.pdf)
- Defining your investment objectives (.pdf)
- A quick look at proxy statements (.pdf)
- College Planning
- Estate Planning
- Financial Planning
- CFP- Why is it important? (.pdf)
- Long term care brochure from the Financial Planning Association (.pdf)
- Avoiding financial Scams
- 10 Questions to Ask Your Financial Planner
- Planning a Comfortable Retirement
- Information on a Reverse Mortgage (.pdf)
