Last week I had the pleasure of teaching two classes at BGSU at Levis Commons called ‘Your Retirement And Taxes.’ In the classes, we sought to deepen our understanding of …
Healthcare May Be Broken, But Your Retirement Plan Doesn’t Need To Be
Live on less than you earn, pay less interest on debts than you receive on your assets, mind your taxes, and you’ll be fine. It sounds so simple, and it …
The Fiduciary Standard And You (And Us)
If you’ve been unable to disconnect from the political news scene, it’s likely that you’ve heard some talk about a ‘fiduciary standard of care’ being imposed on financial advisors by …
5 Steps To Take As We Head Toward 2017
Impossible. How can another year have passed by so quickly? It seems like yesterday that it was January and we were lamenting the stock market’s worst start to a year …
“What happens when my spouse dies”
In a recent meeting, I was asked, “What happens, financially, when one of us dies?” It’s a topic we don’t discuss all that often, given that all of us will …
Times Like These: Why Clear Financial Objectives Are So Important
When I first began doing this work, a bit more than 15 years ago, I’d managed to arrange meetings with a number of very serious athletic coaches (one of whom …
10 Ways To Improve Your Family’s Future, Starting With You
I rarely, if ever, play re-runs of my writing. TV shows often do it, and so do radio programs. I’ve chosen to create new content each week, until today. You …
A Single Pill For a Successful Retirement?
Dave and I recently attended the Global Leadership Summit, a two-day intensive deep-dive into all things leadership, simulcast all over the world. There were many big ideas, game-changing revelations, and …
Progress Reviews: The What and When
We’re in the business of helping people by building retirement plans with and for them. Perhaps for you. As part of that process, we meet regularly to ensure that the …
Six Of One, Half Dozen Of The Other
Certain tools are extremely useful in making our lives easier. This makes intuitive sense since a tool was likely invented in the first place in order to solve a problem. …