September 2019

Monday’s Coming Like A Jail On Wheels…..When Is My Retirement?

Unlike Antonio Brown, most of show up for work and respect our bosses. This won’t guarantee a successful retirement but reading this weeks’ terrific links might. Low-interest rates aren’t good news for pensions. MarketWatch Not knowing the difference between a 401(k) and an IRA can lead to very expensive mistakes. The Wall Street Journal Parents…

The Antonio Brown of Annuities

Timeshares and investment never belong in the same sentence. Replacing Timeshare with Indexed Annuities leads to similar results. Many are marketed with the calling card of Charlatans since the beginning of time – Low risk, high returns. 95%  of funds invested in Indexed annuities go into bonds. The rest is allocated to derivates, or call…

Get Busy Living, Or Get Busy Dying

Why can’t we plan our working lives the same way we plan for retirement? Waiting for 75% of life to pass by before doing stuff you enjoy is a pretty dumb strategy. The concept…the very idea…of retirement is dumb. Waiting until some arbitrary age to enjoy life PLUS stopping all meaningful work all at once…DUMB….

“Monday’s Coming Like A Jail On Wheels”…..When Is My Retirement?

Every year there’s Labor Day, Retirement Day is up to you. Learn how to make this day happen by reading this week’s terrific links. Most Americans pay a steep social security penalty. MarketWatch Moving near grown children in retirement may not be a good idea. next avenue Pre-retirees need to stress test their portfolios. Morningstar …