Not everyone poorly plans for retirement.  Some folks have the right person or persons they deal with, got good advice, made good choices along the way, and retired on time and do all the things we think retirement is supposed to be.  It’s not too common, I’ll give you that, but it’s not out of [...]

I can’t remember what exactly sparked my idea for this particular blog.  But it was something very moving, maybe on ESPN or a commercial.  It’s safe to say I have a soft spot for disabled children, whether it be physical or mental.  It’s also something that’s very close to home as a very close associate [...]

As complicated as saving for retirement is, many often revert back to the golden 4% rule or sticking to the “I need 80% of my current income per year during retirement.”  Although these are viable options, every retiree needs to take into consideration their own unique goals.  Here are four simple steps to help one [...]

Women have it tougher than men.  I say the generally, but it still holds water to this day and even from planning for retirement has merit.  There are a few reasons why, and retirement revised sights some extensive reasoning and studies into this theory.  I’ll cover the points I agree with.   One of the [...]

Yesterday we talked about the 10 best places to retire on just your social security check.  Today we’ll take a look at the 10 most expensive places, and I’m guessing unless you are a millionaire, will want to avoid for retirement.  Investmentnews lists them, and it’s not surprise the majority of the places are in [...]

The cost of living, inflation , and lifestyle types are all pieces of the retirement puzzle to piece together when thinking about where to live.  How far does your dollar stretch where you are currently living?  Well , if you don’t think it’s going to be far enough, USNews lists 10 places you can retire [...]

At Annuity Think Tank, we would like to commend columnist Scott Burns.  Scott has been an outspoken critic of annuities over the years.  He is often introducing good debate and discussion over the place of annuities in a client’s retirement and safe-money portfolio.  And while we don’t always agree with Scott opinion, he has never [...]

USA Today’s Rodney Brooks had a good article on some of the numerous missteps and miscalculations retirees AND advisors face when planning for income needs in retirement years.  Click here for the whole article, but here’s a list of the Top 7 Mistakes:   Are you really going to spend less when you retire? Do [...]

Retirement Planning is a difficult balancing act of allocating your money in a responsible way and making proper decisions.  A recent article offered by Investopedia gave an easy to read, common sense approach to the mistakes one should avoid when planning for retirement.  After the financial crisis of 2008 wreaked havoc on so many retirement [...]

If you are like many others, Social Security is a bit of a mystery.  The Financial Samurai wrote a piece on what his SS would be.   I recently signed up for My Social Security where anybody can track their Social Security benefits online.  Even though I don’t count on Social Security in my passive [...]