On not holding anything back

From Retirement Now Newsletter 2-10-2022 I was jogging a couple of days ago with one of my kids. When an old (well just from the 90’s) movie’s inspirational scene popped into my head. Over 20 years ago a somewhat artsy fartsy with a sci-fi twist movie came out called...

The easily overlooked inflation hedge

From Retirement Now Newsletter 2-3-2022 I’m not a 100% all-the-time advocate of delaying Social Security. But for a lot of people it can be a really good decision. For instance, if the higher earning spouse is older than the lower earning spouse it may be a good...

Current inflation and the stock market volatility

From Retirement Now Newsletter 1-27-2022 Stock market volatility and inflation are probably two of the biggest topics retirees are hearing about right now. I’ve had my fair share of discussions with people talking about how much a foot long sub at Subway has increased...

Mark your calendars

From Retirement Now Newsletter January 6th, 2022 New Year has just begun. And if you’re like me you may be using this time of year to prioritize and plan for the upcoming year. Things like dates to mark on your calendar and such. So what better time than to give you...

4 resolutions for your retirement

From Retirement Now Newsletter December 30th, 2021 Tomorrow is the last day of 2021. Which means 2 things: You have today and tomorrow to do any charitable giving and potentially get a tax write-off for 2021 (assuming your itemized deductions exceed the standard...

Two ways to sabotage your retirement portfolio

From Retirement Now Newsletter December 23rd 2021 With markets doing as much fluctuating as they have been over the last few months I thought it’d be a good idea to discuss behavioral finance. Which is really the study of what affects the financial behavior of...