Many people don’t have a full understanding of what is happening within their investment portfolio. For a full picture of what your money is doing, it can be helpful to think of it within a bucket system. In this episode, Jim and Dan explain the three buckets, as well as how your diversification – the way you choose to balance your buckets – depends on what you want your money to do for you.
No matter how much you’ve saved for retirement, whether on your own or with an advisor, you can never be completely confident of your finances without having your entire portfolio analyzed. You may have stocks, mutual funds, maybe some bonds, and perhaps you’ve even been told you’re diversified and don’t have too many risks.
But, do you know for certain, 100 percent, that your portfolio will be okay if the stock market crashes? Unless you’ve had your entire portfolio analyzed, the answer is most likely no. The best way for you to be confident of your portfolio is to place it under a microscope and have a total portfolio audit. A total portfolio audit will:
Most retirees who have saved a significant amount of money for retirement rely on a financial professional to help them make the best decisions with their money. What your advisor does, and says, will tell you if you should feel confident with his/her advice. Here are some telltale warning signs:
#1- You don’t have a comprehensive written retirement income plan, nothing is in writing.
#2- You are told to “Ride It Out” or “Hang In There” when you are suffering through large losses.
#3- Your advisor acts like your dad, he/she acts like your money is their money.
If you’re nearing retirement, you want to feel comfortable about your money. To that end, it’s important to avoid common mistakes that could jeopardize your financial security and freedom. In this episode, Jim and Dan discuss what not to do when you’re in the Red Zone – ten years before retirement and during retirement.
Have you been led to believe that everything is great in your finances? Maybe you trust your advisor who says everything is okay. Perhaps you believe the news that everything is okay because the stock market keeps hitting all-time highs? Maybe you’re an optimist and just believe things will work out somehow and nothing bad will happen?
Here is your wake-up call: You can’t plan and handle your retirement finances this way. You’re putting your finances, and your family’s finances in jeopardy by hoping that you’ll get lucky.
At Peak Financial Freedom Group, we believe there are a distinct set of seven rules to live by in order to create retirement security. Today, we’re sharing the first lesson, which is that there are two stages in retirement planning when it comes to money. We detail all seven rules in our book, Momma’s Secret Recipe for Retirement Success.
If you’re retired or near retirement, we can help reduce your fears about your money and retirement.
We can create a written retirement income plan for you that will serve as a roadmap, like navigation in your car, to make sure you don’t get lost during retirement.
We can help eliminate your fear of running out of money by helping you create dependable income guaranteed for life.
We can help you protect and grow your assets without taking excessive risks, by using multiple, conservative asset strategies, making sure you don’t lose what you’ve worked so hard for.
If you’re a retiree who worries a lot about your money, implementing a Roadmap to Retirement might be just what you need. Having a financial plan, in writing, works like the GPS navigation in your car, making sure you get where you want to go and don’t get lost in retirement.
A written retirement income plan will show you how much income you’ll receive from each source each year, what’s guaranteed and what’s not guaranteed. It will show you the amount of risk in your portfolio and the fees you’re currently paying and then the reduced risk and lower fees you’ll pay going forward.
When it comes to retirement, the most common worry among workers tends to be whether they’re saving enough. However, with new reports showing that the average retirement debt is on the rise, many workers nearing retirement have an added concern to consider. According to the Federal Reserve Bank, Baby Boomers are carrying more debt into retirement than ever before.
Debt is often a serious source of contention and stress and carrying debt into retirement could be quite detrimental to achieving retirement dreams and goals. It can affect a retiree’s ability to pay necessary living expenses, keep their home, and even influence whether or not they can afford independent- or assisted-living facilities, should their health prevent them from living alone.
If you’re concerned about bringing debt with you into retirement, here’s how to tackle it ahead of time so that your retirement dreams can become your retirement reality.
It’s tempting to think about retirement savings in black and white: there’s a “right” number you need to reach, at which point you have enough money saved to sustain your retirement. The trouble is, there is no right number because every retiree has a different picture of what their ideal retirement looks like. That means the amount of money you’ll need to retire could be vastly different – either far more or far less – than others your age, or even in your social circle. In order to truly understand what your retirement savings goal should be, you need to forget arbitrary numbers and come up with you own personal estimate.
