Articles

Understanding Social Security Benefits When Retiring Early

You’ve done it. You have worked hard and saved earnestly and have decided that working until 67 years old seems untenable or maybe just...

Sequence Risk: The Dangers of a Disorderly Retirement

Imagine two people washing their hands. Not a particularly difficult visual in today’s environment, is it? The first person applies soap,...

Who’s Going to Pay Your Paycheck in Retirement?

If you are still working today, then the answer is, at least in a large part, YOU! Pensions are becoming a historical pastime, so other...

On the Path to Retirement, Do You Have a Plan?

Do you plan to travel in retirement or have a bucket list purchase you have always dreamed of? Perhaps you intend to spend more time with...

Where to Live in Retirement – Part 2: Buying Versus Renting

For part II of this series, I wanted to address a common misconception that we have as Americans. In order to fulfill the “American...

Where to Live in Retirement – Part I: Considerations

This is the first post in a two-part series on the considerations of where to live through your retirement years. During our working...

Homeownership & Retirement Planning Part 1

The American dream has often revolved around owning a home: a place to plant roots and build a future.  While homeownership is a huge...

The Reality of Working in Retirement

Before we get into the core topic for this article, which is “working in retirement”, I want to point out some statistics that explain...