Building Your Dream Retirement: A House-Building Analogy

Imagine your ideal retirement as a beautiful, custom-built home that perfectly suits your needs and dreams. Just like constructing a house, building your desired retirement isn’t an overnight process; it requires careful planning, consistent effort, and ongoing...

Why You NEED An Emergency Cash Stash

How much cash should you have stashed around the house? This is a really important and often overlooked aspect of financial preparedness. This advice is not just for retirees but I believe is sound advice for everyone. Usually when we think of financial preparedness...

Commonalities and Benefits of Having Retirement Dream Team

In the past few posts we’ve explored the crucial roles of financial advisors, tax advisors, estate planning attorneys, healthcare insurance advisors and lifestyle coaches. While each plays a distinct part, their effectiveness is magnified when they operate as a...

Memorial Day: More Than Just a Long Weekend

For many, Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of summer – barbecues, trips to the lake and shopping the sales. But for us older retirees, this solemn observance often carries a more personal significance. In a world that sometimes seems to forget, this...

Retirement Team: Choosing a Lifestyle Coach

Today we’ll discuss what to look for when choosing a Retirement Lifestyle Coach. This is continuing with the “Retirement Warning: Don’t Go it Alone!” article where I discussed the importance of building a Retirement Team to help with retirement...