Healthcare costs can skyrocket in retirement and threaten to derail many retirement plans. People in their early 60s are often exposed to higher health risks but are not yet eligible for Medicare coverage. A thoughtful financial planning process should aim to help people – while they are still … Read More
How Your Health Can Put Your Home and Your Retirement at Risk
In our Retirement Is For Living blog series, we have introduced a planning process which includes a consideration of the risks you may encounter in the decades ahead. So far, we have examined family, financial, and public policy risks. However, we saved one of the biggest retirement concerns for … Read More
Three Public Policy Risks That Could Impact Your Retirement
Our Retirement Is For Living planning process includes a careful consideration of the risks you may encounter in the decades ahead. These risks range from financial, healthcare, and housing to public policy concerns. Among this last category, Social Security has arisen as a key area of uncertainty … Read More
Retirement Planning Tips to Prepare for the Unexpected
One challenge of retirement planning is trying to predict events that could happen many decades in the future. Your lifestyle, work ethic, and prudent habits may offer you a lot of control over your health, income, and savings; however, they don't give you any guarantees. Even if they did, you … Read More
Beyond Contribution Limits: How to Save More for Your Retirement
When you make more than you spend, one financial goal is to make annual retirement savings up to your contribution limits. Even so, many of you high earners still won't save enough to maintain your current living standards during retirement. To help achieve your retirement goals, you'll need to do … Read More