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Retirement spending guidelines

Retirement spending guidelines

Retirement, per se, is still a relatively new phenomenon. Not all that long ago, people pretty much worked until they died. “Retirement” as a definite period of your lifetime is something that only really came […]

How much of your retirement income are you planning to spend on Health Care?

How much of your retirement income are you planning to spend on Health Care?

According to HealthView’s annual report: The average healthy 65-year-old couple retiring this year is projected to spend $288,400 in today’s dollars on lifetime Medicare Parts B, D and supplemental insurance (Plan F) premiums. When dental, […]

Stocks have to go down

Stocks have to go down

Stocks have to go down… This is why they’re called risk assets. When the possibility of loss goes away, so too does the probability of gains. These are the times that successful long-term investors separate […]

It’s Vu jà Dé All Over Again

It’s Vu jà Dé All Over Again

Happy New Year’s Eve! The most natural thing to do this time of year is to reflect back on the past year, lay out some hopeful intentions for the coming year and generally ‘take stock’ […]

HERE COMES THE NEW YEAR!

HERE COMES THE NEW YEAR!

In writing this letter each week, I try to be a translator, coach and disparager of inaccurate conclusions for you by attempting to help you navigate the confusing daily mass of information around the markets, […]