Archives for July 2018

Monthly Archives: July 2018

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Changing the Definition of Risk in Retirement Planning

For retirement savers, risk is about more than seeing your investments fall short of a benchmark. Risk manifests differently at various stages in the investment process: Volatility becomes ...
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3 ways to recover from a late start on retirement planning

If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. When the Employee Benefit Research Institute asked workers as part of its latest Retirement Confidence Survey how much ...
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Advisor Spotlight: Brandon B. Des Moines. Iowa

A Shurwest Advisor Spotlight interview with Brandon B. in Des Moines, Iowa. Brandon uses his Medicare expertise to meet new clients.   ...
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Retirement planning: Go abroad and you can live nicely on just $30,000 a year

If you’ve been racking your brain about where to retire on a budget, it might be time to think outside the U.S. A ...
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Retirement planning 10 years after the financial crisis

Ten years after the start of the 2008 financial crisis, the retirement income conversation is starkly different than it once was. In fact, ...
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Baby boomers are ready to retire; their debt isn’t

Many seniors are carrying a bigger debt burden into retirement, according to this article on Nasdaq. The article cited stats from the Federal ...
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