Do you need long term care insurance? I don’t know. I can tell you that you should definitely prepare for the expense of long-term care, including memory care. Purchasing some type of insurance policy to offset the risk of facing this expense could be a part of your...
Last year we advised a client to consider rolling over a 401k that they had with a former employer to their SIMPLE IRA with their current employer. Several weeks later, Chris sent us this e-mail. We have edited it to protect the privacy of the client: I am having my...
A while back a client and I were discussing his investment accounts. During the conversation, he mentioned how he paid attention to the “market” as a proxy for the relative performance of his account. In other words, when the “market” was up, he figured he was up. And...
The lifetime of experience you've accumulated in your career doesn't become any less valuable once you've retired. Many seniors turn to part-time jobs, volunteer positions, tutoring, and mentorship to stay sharp, stay active, connect, and give back in retirement....
The Preparedness Project, an initiative founded by financial advisor Paul Peeler, has made it their mission to provide specialized financial planning support for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) caregivers and their families.
According to a recent worldwide study of nearly 60,000 employees at over 1,600 companies, job satisfaction is at a three-year low. Factors like unfair treatment, inconsistent pay, unpopular return-to-office policies, a lack of meaning, and global economic uncertainty...
Most children learn the ins and outs of responsible wealth-building from their parents. As kids grow, simple conversations about saving and spending often branch out into investing, compounding, and comprehensive Life-Centered Planning. But no matter how many good...
The Preparedness Project, an initiative founded by financial advisor Paul Peeler, has made it their mission to provide specialized financial planning support for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) caregivers and their families. As part of that mission, Peeler has produced a...
According to a recent report by T. Rowe Price, the COVID-19 pandemic created 2.4 million "excess" retirements in 2020. Some folks retired due to family health issues. Others retired from high-stress positions in health care or education. And many were forced into...
When you're a new retiree, staring at that blank page where your work schedule used to be, time might seem so abundant that you forget just how valuable it really is. But if you treat retirement like an endless weekend, you might be surprised to look up in a month, a...