by Leif Jensen | Sep 14, 2026 | Retirement |
I saw the article title “Premature Retirees” the same week I meet with a client who has technically retired in November when she was laid off from her job. It seems that there is a new survey says that most Americans are retiring earlier than they want to. TIAA and...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 10, 2025 | Retirement |
We have a situation that may sound like bad luck, but it’s a reality for many older Americans. About 1 in 5 people over 50 have no retirement savings at all, according to the AARP. This decline underscores a widening retirement savings gap between high- and low-income...
by Leif Jensen | Aug 11, 2025 | Retirement |
On August 9, 1935, The Social Security Bill (H.R. 7260) was sent to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his signature. An important part of the New Deal was the first national social insurance policy. It would help ensure that older Americans would have a stable...
by Leif Jensen | Jun 25, 2025 | Retirement |
The situation may sound like bad luck, but it’s a reality for many older Americans. About 1 in 5 people over the age of 50 have no retirement savings at all, according to a recent report from AARP. This alarming statistic highlights a growing crisis in retirement...
by Leif Jensen | Jun 2, 2025 | Retirement |
Do you have longevity in your family? I don’t but my wife does. Though I am getting closer to beating the age of my closest male relative, every day. Yet as lifespans lengthen, wages are not keeping up with inflation, and even a decent nest egg may not go far...
by Leif Jensen | May 21, 2025 | Retirement |
We are an aging population. A aging population that really did not save enough money for our retirement. So, it’s not entirely surprising in Vermont, where about 26% of residents 65 and older are still working—the highest share in the U.S. The state is at the...
