Month: February 2022

Why Should Retirees Avoid Volatility?

Understanding the Impact of Large Portfolio Losses on Your Retirement Security

The following is adapted from our book, Momma’s Secret Recipe for Retirement Success. Get your copy here to read more!
We think 15-years is a long time. If you’re 70, then 15-years could represent your life expectancy. That’s why we did significant research on the S&P 500 Index starting in 1999 and ending in 2013, back when we finished writing the text of one of our books titled Don’t Bet the Farm. Because we work with retirees, we wanted to review what had happened over the previous 15 years in the stock market to prepare for what types of pitfalls may lie ahead in the next 15 years based on normal average life expectancies. There was volatility, and there was growth. But what we ultimately found out was nothing short of astonishing.

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Designing a Retirement Asset Allocation Strategy Part III: Growth

Designing a Retirement Asset Allocation Strategy Part III: Growth

How to Fill Your Second Bucket in Our ‘3 Bucket Safe Money Approach’

The following article features content adapted from the book Momma’s Secret Recipe for Retirement Success by Dan Ahmad, Jim Files, and Jack Canfield. Get your copy here!

At Peak Financial Freedom Group, we encourage you to get serious about your retirement security. We believe strongly in a comprehensive, written retirement income plan to tie everything about your money together, which we recommend doing with what we call the “3 Bucket Safe Money Approach.” If you’ve been reading our blog for a while now, you’ve seen articles about Bucket #1 and Bucket #2, where you allocate assets to retirement income and liquidity. Now, we’re going to discuss the importance of Bucket #3.

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