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Rethinking Retirement in a Pandemic

Even if you have done everything by the book for decades, chances are good that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected your retirement plans. Some people are making less money or have lost their jobs altogether. Others have seen employers decrease or completely eliminate company matches to 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement accounts. And the stock market, while it may seem to be recovering one day, it changes directions the next. Market uncertainty and the volatility that goes with it a...

Retirement Financial Planning Financial Advisor Estate Planning By on Oct 01, 2020

Ten Biggest Mistakes 1031 Exchange Investors Make

A 1031 Exchange can be confusing and stressful leading many 1031 exchange investors to make critical mistakes.

Retirement COVID-19 Financial Planning By on Aug 13, 2020

Retirement in (and after) the age of COVID-19 (Part 2 of 2)

This is the second part in a series on Retirement and COVID-19. Read Part 1 here. In our previous post, we began to look at the questions that may be on the minds of individuals either nearing or entering retirement in this current state of disruption caused by the far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As mentioned, I recently had the opportunity to address many of these questions during a TV interview with local station KMAX and I wanted to provide some insights from that interview her...

Retirement COVID-19 Financial Planning By on Jul 29, 2020

Retirement in (and after) the age of COVID-19 (Part 1 of 2)

There are very few life events that have not been impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world we live in. Just look at education, sports, entertainment or more memorable events like births, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, and funeral services. All have been disrupted in their own unique ways. Yet there is another life event, less discussed but equally influenced by economic ravages of the virus, and it is perhaps one we should give our heightened attention to. It is retir...

Retirement COVID-19 Financial Planning By on Jul 01, 2020