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Hi Reader, What happens when the life you planned no longer fits the person you’ve become? Retirement planning can create space to reconsider where you live, how you work, and what you want your next chapter to look like. "The easier path might have been the house in the suburbs and the 2.2 kids and the cute little doodle dog. But I'm having fun, and I'm having adventures, and the trust and the belief in myself, it's never been stronger." MEG MCKEEN Rethinking Retirement: Building a Life on...
Hi Reader, Life changes, but the beneficiary forms attached to your retirement accounts, insurance policies, and other assets may still reflect decisions you made years ago. "You want to make sure your beneficiary designations reflect your life today, not the life you had when you filled out that form." ERIC BLAKE Beneficiary Designations: 9 Key Questions for Retirement Planning In this episode, I explain why beneficiary reviews should be part of ongoing retirement planning and walk through...
Hi Reader, Retirement investing can raise many questions, especially when your savings must support your lifestyle for decades. How do you balance growth, income, taxes, and market uncertainty when planning for life after work? "When I ask a soon-to-be retiree what their number one fear is, the most common answer is, 'I don't want to run out of money.' But when I ask what the primary objective of their portfolio is, the typical response is, 'preserving my principal.' These two statements are...