Archive for 3. PROVIDE Retirement Income
America’s retirement coverage crisis is not income replacement, but funding future medical expenses. While 2019 marked the 16th anniversary of legislation that created Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), many still regard the HSA as a new, untested innovation. However, there is a growing convergence of health and wealth among plan sponsors who increasingly deploy the HSA […]
Read more →Michael Falk, CFA, CRC® challenges us to rethink several well-accepted schools of thought used today by many professionals for retirement planning, “immunize before we optimize”. There are several well-accepted schools of thought used today by many professionals for retirement planning. Based on his belief that it is important to “immunize before you optimize” for […]
Read more →Gain insight into how important it is that we help our clients prepare financially for retirement by considering their total wealth, and not only their investable assets. Financial assets, such as stocks and bonds, are only one component of an investor’s total economic worth. Other assets, such as human capital, real estate, and pensions […]
Read more →The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act has given us new rules relating to IRA distributions and contributions. Practitioners must understand how these changes affect their clients, so that they can help them plan accordingly. Some of these plans will necessitate revisiting and changing beneficiary planning strategies that were implemented for […]
Read more →The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is one of the safest ways to mortgage for seniors who are 62 and above due to the program’s federal guarantees by HUD. A little known strategy is to help clients purchase a new home so they can upsize, downsize, or right-size for their retirement home. By using […]
Read more →“How much can I spend in retirement?” Dr. Pfau has conducted an in-depth study and authored a new book that focuses on sustainable spending from investment portfolios in the face of a variety of retirement risks. Estimates provided by traditional studies about sustainable spending may be too optimistic, or may be even higher than […]
Read more →Understanding what retirees want and what keeps them up at night are major elements for financial professionals to resolve and solve for their pre-and-post retiree clients. It is important to build portfolios that create a base of income they cannot destroy, one they cannot outlive, and when done correctly, protect principal that cannot be […]
Read more →How you “tap” or liquidate retirement savings to generate income impacts portfolio longevity. Similarly, how you coordinate guaranteed income, Medicare and Social Security with the sequence you withdraw client savings impacts how long retirement savings lasts. Learn how to beat the “conventional wisdom” used to generate retirement income for your clients. In “How […]
Read more →Home equity is the largest asset middle market retirees have after the present value of their Social Security and pension benefits (working in retirement is 3rd; savings is 4th). In a time when lifetime income sources such as pensions and Social Security benefits are declining, accessing home equity will become more important as people […]
Read more →The act of investing almost always has a purpose, a goal. However, all too often, investors fail to do what’s necessary to increase the probability of reaching their goals. The causes range from too little investment literacy to disadvantaged (emotionally biased) decision-making or poor planning. Advisors need a simple, effective guide that can help […]
Read more →With the rapid decline of these traditional pensions over the past few decades, retirees must now create their own plans to ensure the savings they’ve accumulated for retirement last a lifetime. How can you help your clients determine an optimal product mix that incorporates maximizing either a sustainable lifetime income, planned financial legacy, or […]
Read more →The Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule is here and it is transforming the marketplace for advice. While managing conflicts of interest (fiduciary duty of loyalty) is the central focus of the Rule, the keys to compliance and advisor success are having policies, procedures, and practices in place to fulfil the fiduciary duty of care. […]
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