Updates to Rates of Return. Rates of return are tied to a dollar’s expected usage point. ROR assumptions are crucial to retirement financial planning because they anticipate how dollars will meet plan needs over time. Short, Medium, and Long-term money will each have different expected usage points. Naturally, these different pockets should have varying risk […]
The Secure Act 2.0 overhauls, pioneers, and expands upon many new rules for retirement savers. But what are key provisions that new retirees should be aware of? The full text of the omnibus bill text can be found here. What are the important retirement provisions? Section 107: Increases to RMD ages for some retirees Effective […]
The annual Retirement Confidence Survey consistently shows retirees’ expectations pre, and post-retirement may not always be realistic for specific areas of retirement planning. A realistic financial plan will consider all variables and any high-risk scenarios. Being real with expenses Expenses are one of the most disliked aspects of developing a financial plan. It’s almost impossible […]
Planning a sustainable withdrawal strategy is one of the most overlooked areas of financial planning. Having a clear and coordinated withdrawal strategy is crucial because it will ultimately determine how an individual will create sustainable income throughout retirement. Successfully navigating sequence risk Sequence risk is the risk in the timing of withdrawals from a market […]
#1 Not having a rational process Having a rational process for decision-making helps maintain focus, reduces uncertainty, and ensures that everyone remains on the same page. Having a process translates to efficiency and usually results in more money spent AND less frustration. Having a process should allow individuals to internalize planning subjectivity and view the […]
Considering or not considering Long Term Care Insurance is a personal choice. By reading this article, you are saying you are open to the concept of Long-Term Care Insurance for later years in retirement. If you don’t believe in the idea, or the decision has already been made, then you can probably save yourself the […]
COVID placed a ‘wedge’ in the retirement plans of almost all retirees. Far too many people I meet think of their money as one giant “lump.” If you think of it that way, then you are likely missing an opportunity to be efficient (and probably in multiple ways). You’re missing a “broad landscape” opportunity to […]
So the larger planning firms must be better at what they do, right? They must have proprietary skillsets, technology, and other solutions that are only available through them. After all, they currently hold almost all of America’s wealth and frontload a shocking amount of lobbying money against the fiduciary standard. The assumption by many clients […]