Investing Means Tolerating Some Risk

Investing Means Tolerating Some Risk

When financial markets have a bad day, week, or month, discomforting headlines and data can swiftly communicate a message to retirees and retirement savers alike: equity investments are risky things, and Wall Street is a risky place.   All true. If you want to accumulate significant retirement savings or try and grow your wealth through […]

Should You Use 529 Plan Funds on K-12 Education?

Should You Use 529 Plan Funds on K-12 Education?

When President Trump signed the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act into law late in 2017, new possibilities emerged for the tax-advantaged investment vehicles known as 529 college savings plans. Funds from these accounts may now be used to pay for qualified elementary and secondary school expenses under federal law.1      Unfortunately, some state laws for […]

Good Reasons to Retire Later

Good Reasons to Retire Later

Are you in your fifties and unsure if you have enough retirement savings? Then you have two basic financial choices. You could start saving and investing more of your pay than you currently do, or you could work longer so you have fewer years of retirement to fund.   That second choice might be more […]

Will Debt Spoil Your Retirement?

Will Debt Spoil Your Retirement?

The key points of retirement planning are easily stated. Start saving and investing early in life. Save and invest consistently. Avoid drawing down your savings along the way. Another possible point for that list: pay off as much debt as you can before your “second act” begins.    Some baby boomers risk paying themselves last. […]