Apr 29, 2015 | Do You Know, News, Pension Parameters, Planning for Longevity, Retirement Plans
The road to retirement can be littered with potholes, so the clearer the warning signs, the better. Some potential financial risks are outlined persuasively by Tom Sightings in an excellent piece for usnews.com headlined Watch Out for These 4 Retirement Land Mines....
Apr 27, 2015 | Protect Your Family, Retirement Plans
“A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue”—Truman Capote The best ideas start as conversations, and talks between retirees and their adult children are always a good idea. They’re also a two-way street. Much has been written about a retirement income impacted by...
Apr 23, 2015 | Pension Parameters, Planning for Longevity
Contemplating retirement, are you an optimist or pessimist? Or, to borrow from Oscar Wilde, are you the former who sees the donut or the latter who sees the hole? In that vein, it’s been said that in pondering one’s financial future, personal outlook is key. “ Getting...
Apr 21, 2015 | Retirement Plans
There have been several press stories recently drawn from an interesting Vanguard global survey on DB and DC plans, and here are excerpts from a thinkadvisor.com article: “Employers are taking more of a responsibility in the defined contribution plans offered to their...
Apr 17, 2015 | Do You Know, Protect Your Family, Retirement Plans, Small Business Needs
We Seinfeld fans certainly remember the classic episode in which Kramer, fed up with a seemingly never ending stream of catalogues deposited in his mail box, takes his complaint to the Post Office. That comes to mind because although it’s sometimes easy to miss among...