Retirement Planning
Why You Need PLAYchecks in Retirement
Summer’s finally here, and it’s beautiful in Maryland. There are so many things you can add to your Summer Bucket List such as sailing on the Chesapeake Bay or eating crab cakes at Chick and Ruth’s Delly before strolling down to the docks in downtown Annapolis. You’ve waited through the long cold winter months for…
Read MoreShould You Use a Reverse Mortgage to Fund Your Retirement?
John and Mary grew up during the depression era; John had an 8th grade education and Mary had a high school education. Both of them were hard-working and although they did not have high paying jobs, they were able to build a future for themselves and purchase a home where they raised their family. As…
Read MoreWhat to Do with Your Old 401ks
You’ve accepted a new job, congratulations! It’s all excitement and fun, until you realize you have decisions to make regarding your 401k and confusion sets in…what do you do with your 401k?! Unfortunately, I’ve seen the old adage, “A confused mind does nothing” played out over and over again in this scenario. It’s not uncommon…
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Wealthy and Healthy:
A Powerful Combination in Retirement
Last month we talked about the 6 F’s of Retirement Planning – faith, family and friends, fitness, finances, fun and finality. The focus of today’s article is the third F dealing with Fitness. Focusing on each of these stages of retirement, I have put together a set of tips to be mindful of when entering…
Read More6 Fs of Retirement Planning
Have you ever experienced flatspotting? It’s when you have left a car parked too long and a temporary condition called “flatspotting” occurs. It causes you to feel a ride disturbance or shimmy the first few miles you drive the car, until the tire warms up and smooths back out. Some people report a kind of…
Read More3 Ways to Save for Retirement
According to Forbes only 1 in 3 Americans have anything saved for retirement. There are 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day over the next 20 years. If only 1 in 3 have saved anything, that means only 3,333 of that 10,000 have saved for their retirement. That’s alarming, especially since the IRS has several…
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