[This discussion may or may not apply to you, but it certainly applies to somebody you care about, so feel free to pass it on.] As I scan the retirement …
Daddy-Daughter Dance
Last weekend I had the pleasure of accompanying two of my daughters to the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance at their school. It’s a fascinating event, with pretty dresses, loud music, high-pitched …
The Battle For Status – Your Best Weapon In a Winning Campaign
Have you ever stopped to consider the role that status plays in your life? Of course, status is evident in our work relationships; supervisor, manager, and president are titles that …
Are You Settling, and What Is It Costing You?
Since the stock market has made back some lost ground and seems to be a bit more stable than it has been, I’d like to address a topic that is …
Tick, Tock: How Time Touches So Many Aspects Of Retirement Planning
If there’s one asset class that’s become much more valuable than all of the others, it’s time. It’s finite, making it scarce. It’s fluid, making it difficult to firmly grasp. …
If You Could Time Your Last Dollar With Your Last Breath
I often suggest that good financial planning means we die with money left over. Conversely, that must mean that bad financial planning means we run out of money before we …
Simple Process For Transforming Your New Year
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Do you also keep New Year’s Resolutions? I’ve kept just one in all the years I’ve tried to make them. What is it, you …
The Antidote To A Stressful Retirement
You may or may not be aware that I write a quasi-financial column for The Suburban Press called Beyond the Money. In it, I have the opportunity to share thoughts on …
Three Stages of the Typical Retirement
It’s easy to think of retirement as one thing, one phase of life that we all aspire to experience. And why not? After all, retirement is such a stark contrast …
Athletes Have Them, Why Not Retirees Too?
If you read last week’s Weekly (click here if you missed it), you know that I spoke about a retiree’s ‘inner game’, the deep-down motives for or against retiring, as …