Best Retirement Podcasts 2024 Which podcasts are the best retirement podcasts for 2024? I like retirement podcasts, which are information-rich and focus on the planning or financial aspects of retirement. Other podcasts that cover the purpose and emotions of retirement […]
Cash Flow Index vs Debt Snowball? Cash flow index. Who knew there was a third strategy for debt repayment? Traditionally, Dave Ramsey’s followers subscribe to the debt snowball in which the smallest debts are paid first to free up money […]
Average Net Worth of Physicians at Retirement Some physicians are excellent accumulators of wealth. Most are not. What is the average net worth of physicians at retirement? Doctors are a heterogeneous lot; this much is true. Let’s review the epidemiology […]
Self-Acceptance in Retirement Working people introduce themselves by what they do. When you retire, you introduce yourself and say who you are. You have a different identity pre-retirement than when you retire. As we shift from “what you do” to […]
Are Target Date Funds Useful In Retirement? Let’s discuss reasons not to use target-date funds during the retirement drawdown phase. A fund-of-fund (like a target-date fund) is simple, efficient, and easy to manage during accumulation. Remember, though, that everything […]
IRA Legacy Planning Let’s look at IRA Legacy Planning. IRAs are tax timebombs, and someone will pay the taxes. Who? You, Your Spouse, or Your Kids? Do you and your spouse want to pay the taxes or leave them for […]
Get the Last Doubling – The Portfolio Size Effect The portfolio size effect leads to a tough decision: a tradeoff. All investment decisions are tradeoffs. You want to get what you can from the market before you retire while […]
SLATs If you have succeeded in gathering and protecting assets, you may have a Federal Estate Tax problem. Consider a SLAT. How about that for a new financial goal: I want an estate tax problem! Worried about Estate Taxes? […]
Should You Use your Non-Governmental 457(b) Plan? This is the ultimate guide to non-governmental 457(b) plans. If you are a highly compensated employee of a non-profit institution and want to know if you should use your 457 plan, chances are […]