Nothing “To Do” in Retirement for 10 Days I have ten whole days coming up to myself. No commitments. Nothing “to do.” Retirement involves doing less, but what about big chunks of time you never had working 80-hour weeks? […]
Retiring Physician Checklist Physicians love to make lists and check off stuff. ABG, check. CXR, check. Notes and basic hygiene… later. What about retirement? What items do you need to check off in your retiring physician checklist? Retirement planning starts […]
Should You Rebalance Your Portfolio in Retirement? When you are retired, should you rebalance your portfolio? Of course, it depends on your goals, timeframe, and the purpose of the money. But what evidence supports portfolio rebalancing when retired? I will […]
The opposite of scarcity is enough The opposite of scarcity is enough. Not abundance. In retirement, it is okay to be enough, and it is okay to have enough. Enough is the goal in retirement rather than abundance. Scarcity […]
Retirement Spending Smile or Lumpy Expenses? Future expenses are a major puzzle in retirement. How much money will you need to spend in the future? You have ‘guaranteed’ lifelong sources of income, such as social security, pensions, and good annuities. […]
The 50/40/10 Rule and Investing You can’t teach height in basketball. When investing, you need to know how tall you are. Right now, some should not be investing in the stock market. Not that these folks are crazy (or […]
RIP Retirement! RIP Retirement! We only knew you for a century! While retirement has evolved through the decades, there are some common themes: Traditional retirement is anachronistic. No longer does one work for 30-40 years, take a pension for […]
How can you maximize your social security bend points? Do you want to retire early but still get as much social security as possible? If so, you should understand the bend points of social security. Most financial planners don’t […]
Bond Tents for Retirement Asset Allocation Bond tents and Rising Equity Glidepaths are styles of glidepaths. Glidepaths describe the modulation of asset allocation before and after retirement. For example, traditional target-date funds decrease the stock percentage to or through retirement […]