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Your Retirement Financial Advisor Should Address Long-Term Care

Retirement Financial Advisor – Long Term Care
Retirement
One of the most important topics your retirement financial advisor should cover with you is your risk for needing long-term care in retirement. A common misconception among pre-retirees ...
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What a Retirement Fiduciary Should (and Shouldn’t) Do.

Retirement Fiduciary – Decker Retirement Planning
Retirement
What Is a Retirement Fiduciary? A licensed fiduciary, especially one who specializes in being a retirement fiduciary, can have a huge impact on the success of your retirement. ...
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How a Retirement Planner Can Help Protect You

Retirement Planner – Decker Retirement Planning
Retirement
What a Retirement Planner Does A good retirement planner should work closely with a client to determine how much money they will need to have accumulated in order ...
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What a Fiduciary Is…and Isn’t

Financial Fiduciary – Retirement Fiduciary – Decker Retirement Planning, Inc.
Contributors Retirement
There is a lot of buzz about the word “fiduciary” right now, but the trouble is, there is also a lot of confusion. Some advisors who claim to ...
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How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?

How Much Money Do I Need to Retire – Decker Retirement Planning, Inc.
Retirement
If you’ve been asking yourself the question, “How much money do I need to retire?” you’ve probably been confused by conflicting advice. So here is a little food ...
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How Much Risk Do You Need In Retirement?

Risk
Contributors Retirement
By Brian Decker For some retirees, the answer to how much risk they should take in retirement is none. However, depending on your monthly income stream compared to ...
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The Two-Sided Strategy for Retirement

Retirement Planning
News Retirement
The lure of the stock market, when it comes to retirement, is the larger potential return it offers compared to other types of investments. Unfortunately, that potential big ...
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Income In Retirement

Income in Retirement, Retirement Income, Decker Retirement Planning
Contributors Income Retirement
We believe that the number one issue in retirement is creating income. In retirement, having enough money to live on every month without working, and without running out ...
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The Importance of Estate Planning

Estate Planning, Decker Retirement Planning
Contributors Retirement
Structuring your estate is a very important part of retirement planning. After all, you want to make sure that your legacy and final wishes are carried out, and ...
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Retirement Planning Can Save You Money on Taxes

Contributors News Retirement
Non-qualified vs. Qualified Money Non-qualified money has already been taxed, like your bank accounts, CDs or Roth IRAs. Taking money out of these accounts does not trigger income ...
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