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Toll booths

I have mentioned in the past a friend/client of mine who was setting up toll booths for his retirement. He wanted to have multiple consistent income streams in his retirement, so he did not have to worry about where the money was going from. He had his and his wife’s...

Outliving your savings

Outliving my savings is a great fear of mine.  I have seen clients, of clients who struggle with Social Security as their sole income source.  They have depleted all their other monies and options. They were coming to the NFP to find assistance with everything, food,...

Premature retirees

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...

Retirement: the Fear

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...

Social Security a brief history

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...

Work till you drop

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...

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