Retirement Income Archives

Planning for Retirement Income Beyond Social Security

Planning for retirement income is a crucial aspect of achieving a secure and comfortable retirement. With longer life expectancies and the need for additional sources of income, it's essential to consider various strategies to supplement Social Security benefits and ensure financial stability during retirement. Importance of Supplementing Social Security Benefits While Social Security provides a financial safety net for retirees, it's important to recognize that it may not be sufficient to cover all expenses during retirement, [...]

Rebecca Mack2024-07-19T18:09:21+00:00July 19, 2024|Financial Planning, Retirement Income, Social Security|

Balancing Income and Growth in Your Retirement Portfolio

First of all, if you’ve made it to your retirement, congratulations! But we do have some other news: you’re not done working yet! Now that you’ve entered your golden years, you’re going to have to build up income strategies to make sure that your money will last for the rest of your retirement. The trick now is going to be figuring out how to balance how much money you’re generating, how much money you’re spending, and [...]

Rebecca Mack2024-06-12T20:06:28+00:00June 12, 2024|Financial Planning, Retirement Income|

Retirement Tips from Warren Buffet

Warren Buffet is one of the richest men in the world, and he is regarded as one of the savviest investors in history. Thankfully, he is fairly open about his investment strategies. If you are feeling a little lost about where to get started with your retirement plan, you may want to take a look at these tips. Here is Warren Buffet’s retirement strategy: Consider Paying Down Credit Card Debt. Buffet may be a wizard when [...]

Rebecca Mack2024-05-02T11:49:18+00:00May 2, 2024|Investment Strategies, Retirement Income|

Tips for Your Passive Income Strategy in Retirement

There’s a hack to retirement that you may not know about: passive income strategy. The usual tried and true plan for retirement, where you save money in a tax-advantaged account and claim Social Security, is a great backbone for your plan. But people often don’t think about what passive income can do for their savings. So, what is passive income? Passive income tends to come from investments that provide regular payouts. Here are some options for [...]

Rebecca Mack2024-04-25T14:59:29+00:00April 25, 2024|Financial Planning, Investment Strategies, Retirement Income|

You’ve Grown Your 401(k)…Now What?

Unfortunately, saving a ton of money in your 401(k) isn’t the last step in your retirement plan. You might think that if you have a lot of money in your 401(k), then you don’t have anything to worry about. But there are still strategies and complexities to retirement even after you’ve saved up. To put this in perspective, most financial professionals divide retirement plans into two broad categories. The first is the accumulation phase. This is [...]

Rebecca Mack2024-04-19T13:58:00+00:00April 19, 2024|Retirement Income, Retirement Planning|

Help Boost Your Income with These 3 Strategies

Do you feel like you have enough saved for retirement? Do you have anything saved for retirement? If your answer to either of these questions is no, then our advisors may have some strategies to help you turn your retirement income strategy around. Here are some things that our advisors recommend when it comes to boosting your retirement savings: Assess Your Financial Situation Honestly This isn’t as easy as it sounds. When you were a kid [...]

Rebecca Mack2023-12-06T12:16:31+00:00December 6, 2023|Financial Planning, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning|

Understanding the Four Phases of Your Retirement Budget Strategy

One way of thinking about retirement is that it happens in phases. The length of each phase and the strategies for each are going to differ from person to person, but this can be a helpful way to break down a very complex topic. We’re going to break down each one of the phases and explain some important financial moments in each. Phase 1: Pre-retirement (Approximately Ages 50-62) This is around the age when you will [...]

Rebecca Mack2023-11-20T16:07:06+00:00November 20, 2023|Retirement Income, Retirement Planning|

Reexamining the Retirement Investment Portfolio

When talking about retirement financial planning, we often take investment strategy at face value. But what does an investment strategy really consist of? An investment strategy is utilized to help your wealth not only retain its value against inflation but hopefully grow as well. When it comes to retirement, there’s another aspect of income generation that is introduced. But no matter if you’re considering wealth growth or income generation, your investment decisions will involve calculations around [...]

Rebecca Mack2023-10-13T15:48:54+00:00October 13, 2023|Investment Strategies, Retirement Income|

Should I Convert My 401(k) To A Roth IRA?

Let’s say you’ve just changed jobs. What are you going to do with your 401(k)? You may be able to convert your 401(k) to a Roth IRA, but is that a good option for you? In this article, we’ll talk about what happens when you make this conversion and give you some examples of different financial situations for when this could be the right move for you. Making the Calculation One of the most important things [...]

Rebecca Mack2023-08-30T18:08:03+00:00August 30, 2023|Investment Strategies, Retirement Income|

Understanding Your Savings Goal – How Much Do You Really Need to Retire?

“How much do I need to retire?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions in the world of retirement finance. If you don’t have a lot of retirement planning experience it can also be a tough question to answer. This article will hopefully give you some sense of where you might want to be headed in terms of answering this question and also get you up to speed on the classic retirement savings advice. [...]

Rebecca Mack2023-08-17T17:34:30+00:00August 17, 2023|Retirement Income, Retirement Planning|