As I write these words at the market close on March 11, 2020 it seems a bear may be upon us. Those gnashing teeth, those grisly (bad pun) paws ripping […]
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Tag: financial planning
A Retirement Calculator Worth Your Time
When I was working to determine “When Can I Retire”, I was focused on finding a retirement calculator that answered all of my questions. Based on the many emails I […]
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Lacking The Courage To Quit
Last week I wrote about what I was thinking. This week I’m writing about what you are thinking. Many of you are lacking the courage to quit and are trying […]
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What Was I Thinking (when I was in your shoes)?
What was I thinking? For each of us on our retirement journey, we’re walking in the footprints left by those who have retired before us. If you’re one year […]
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10 Most Common Retirement Questions…Answered!
Have you ever wondered what the most common retirement questions are? Would there be value in finding those questions and their related answers in one place? I trust the answer […]
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Money for the Rest of Us
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links and I will get commissions (at no extra cost to you) for purchases made through links in this post. How much would you spend […]
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How To Manage The Bucket Strategy
The most popular post I’ve ever written was titled How To Build A Retirement Paycheck, which outlines the details of how we were setting up The Bucket Strategy for retirement. […]
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The Top 10 Posts of 2019
By this time tomorrow, my wife and I will be driving North to spend the Christmas holiday with our families in Ohio and Michigan. As the final post before the […]
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5 Critical Steps To Take Within 5 Years of Retirement: A Case Study
If you’re within 5 years of retirement, welcome to The Red Zone. It’s a time where retirement planning gets serious, and today’s post examines the critical steps to take within […]
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How (& Why) To Execute A Before-Tax Rollover Into A Roth
I’ve been planning the move for several years, and I just pulled the trigger for the first time in my life. I plan on pulling that same trigger annually for […]
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