Steve’s Blog

So…how much money will you really spend in retirement? Probably a lot more than you think, says Dan Ariely,  the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University writing in the Wall Street Journal. Ariely conducted an in-depth...

Researchers at Yale and MIT have completed Nobel Laureate research on potential retirement outcomes for today's retirees. The reason the picture is not pretty for many Baby Boomers, even those with million dollar+ portfolios, is just what you might...

How to Help Prevent Aging There is no magic pill that will keep us from getting older. Trendy fashions, dancing like no one’s watching and laughing with friends can make you feel young and invincible, but it won’t stop the process. Aging is biological, and inevitable....

Here's the deal: There are vast differences between annuity payouts when compared with the more than 1200 available. Both Fidelity and Vanguard rank in the middle of the pack. For your retirement, why not the best? We all want the most for our money and that is...

What if you never had to worry about another market crash as long as you live, while at the same time having more guaranteed income than you’ll ever need? Might that change the way you see your future? Might you worry a little less? Once a person retires, it is normal...

Something that seemed so far away when you started your first job—is suddenly here. You’ve dreamed and fantasized about the days when your time can truly be your own. But now, as retirement is coming faster with the close of each workday, are you truly ready? Or, if...

The joy and solid feeling you get from knowing your money will protect your life and your lifestyle as long as you live is a good one. Billionaires get that feeling because it is pretty hard to screw up a plan that starts out with a billion dollars. But let's face...

Over the past century, markets have crashed A DOZEN TIMES, several times by more than fifty percent, leaving investor’s dreams in disarray for YEARS. Not only is money lost, but TIME is lost. It takes time to build up a nest egg. The last thing anyone wants is to...

Most people have a primary source for their investment advice and ideas, whether it’s a friend, a relative, a newspaper or online columnist, a stockbroker, an advisor or a planner. But, I believe, too many people are far too casual about where they turn to for advice....

It really breaks my heart when people don’t plan ahead. Why? Because it's so easy to do. You don’t fix your roof when it’s raining, you do it when the sun is shining. You've worked twenty, thirty, or forty years to be where you are now. How will you make sure your...