A reader makes a request that at first appears not achievable, but with some maneuvering of the retirement income plan building blocks, we find it can work.
Good retirement income planning involves adjusting to circumstances and evaluating innovative products. Consider an FIA to manage downside risk.
Unexpected events can upset the best-laid retirement income plans. These 2024 retirement planning updates are designed to roll with the changes more easily.
Here are some of the challenges that could lie ahead this year, plus some suggestions for how you might deal with them to help secure your financial future.
Hypothetical retirees from 2017 are in much better financial shape today, thanks to annuities and higher interest rates. Their kids and grandkids stand to also reap the benefits.
From higher prices and mortgage rates to AI planning our retirements: These are some of the conversations you might have as multiple generations gather for the holiday.
When interest rates rise, so do payments on new annuity contracts. Maybe it’s time to take another look at how annuities can fit into your retirement income.
There’s a lot of promotion of ’alternative investments’ these days, from gold to real estate and even to Bitcoin. Are you missing out?
An integrated approach of investments and annuities could provide you with more retirement income in addition to protection against inflation and late-in-life expenses.
Keep a generous amount of your savings in the stock market, but make stocks only part of your retirement income plan to manage the risks.
To be or not to be secure in retirement… Income planning is critical, and that means testing different strategies and products to get your best outcome.
How you handle your pre-tax and after-tax accounts can make a big difference in your income in retirement and the legacy you leave.
Financial adviser Jerry Golden posed retirement planning questions to ChatGPT. The results? A good start that begs for human intervention (though it had some things to say about Jerry!).
Let’s take a close look at ways to create the liquidity necessary in your income plan to cover big-ticket items later in retirement, such as long-term care.
‘Longevity insurance’ ensures you don’t run out of money in retirement. How to figure out how much you need, the types of annuities to use and when the income should kick in are tricky questions, though.
Planning that integrates income annuities can help alleviate the No. 1 fear of retirees, even in worst-case investment scenarios and when living way beyond your life expectancy.
Let’s explore how to figure out how much income your savings can generate at retirement and how to build a better plan when retirement is five or 10 years away.
Some are saying artificial intelligence can replace human financial advisers, but even ChatGPT recognizes the value of experience, judgment and a beating heart.