It seems like every dollar you receive these days is taxable income. And with our country’s debt chances are tax rates will be going up sometime in your future! So, that creates some real concerns! The good news is that…
Your Money Your Retirement®! It’s not just the name of our radio show! It’s the driving force in our practice! Today, we’ll review one of the most important chapters in Linda’s book, Your Money Your Retirement, as we focus on…
Will your money last…how will inflation, future taxes and healthcare expenses impact your retirement? Will your loved ones be financially ok when you’re gone? Do you know where your retirement income is actually…
A recent survey of U.S. workers shows many Americans are not confident about the state of their finances. Credit card debt, costs of homeownership, and inflation, were cited as main struggles according to Edelman Financial Engines, who conducted the survey.
We’ve all experienced a series of unprecedented events in recent years, from a global pandemic to higher levels of interest rates, inflation, and global unrest. If you’re like many people, you might feel you have less control over your future. Now we’ll discuss what you can do right now to help take back control of your financial future.
There are more than one million tax preparers in the U.S., so there’s no shortage of help when it’s tax time. But how do you find the right help with tax planning for your retirement?
Many people assume that their taxes will go down once they stop working. While this might be true for some of you, for many, taxes could actually become one of your biggest expenses in retirement.
Gone are the days when retirees could rely heavily on substantial external support—like Social Security and robust corporate pension plans. Today, not only are pensions a fading memory, but the reliability of Social Security benefits is also increasingly uncertain, placing the burden of securing a financially stable retirement more firmly on individuals.
Lots of Americans are missing a written financial plan and have never talked to a financial planner about retirement. People without a plan tend to feel less confident about their future. So how do you get started on a path to more confidence through planning?
There are 5 financial stages of life, and three of them happen before your retirement years. Your pre-retirement years are where some of the most critical financial decisions are happening and we want to tackle some of those decisions.
We’re faced with questions every day. What’s for dinner? When’s the meeting? How was your day? These are questions that are – or should be – easy to answer, but when you’re starting to consider retirement, the questions can get a lot more complicated.
It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep that counts. As you start to think about your finances and retirement have you ever considered this? Some may tell you ‘it’s less about the number of dollars you’ve saved and more about strategies you use with your savings.’
Do you think you would make the grade when it comes to financial literacy? Most Americans between the ages of 50 and 75 scored low marks when it comes to retirement income literacy quiz. According to the American College of Financial Services.
Have you ever been afraid to take a financial risk?
Or maybe you’ve found yourself buying something just because everyone else is?
These are examples of how our behavior plays a big role in our financial decisions.
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