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Which is Better in Retirement: Higher $ Total or Lower Monthly Expenses?
In this week's podcast, Brendan, Tim and Casey debate whether it is better to have more money saved in your retirement accounts or lower monthly expenses. They discuss the pros/cons of each and how these factor into making big decisions in retirement like...
Investing is All About Managing Your Expectations
In this week's podcast, Brendan, Tim and Casey discuss the most recent economic headlines including this week's inflation reading, last week's jobs report and Q2 earnings. The guys highlight a theme that's been apparent over the last couple of weeks... the...
2 Different Ways to Spend Money in Retirement
In this week's video, Casey discusses two competing ideas when it comes to spending in retirement. Should you spend conservatively because of the unknown factors retirees face? OR! Should you spend your hard earned money while you are healthy and can enjoy it most?...
What Should I Know About Saving for College?
The first thing to know about saving for college is that it's never too early to start. The earlier you start saving (and investing) for your child's future, the more time and flexibility you allow yourself. Saving for college can be difficult for parents to do on top...
What Should Investors Do in a Market Like 2022?
In this week's video Tom lays out what investors should be focusing on in a market like we've seen here in 2022. Warren Buffett said famously that "the stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient". Tom discusses how we need to...
Required Minimum Distributions Will NOT Drain Your Retirement Account
"If my required minimum distributions are 5% of my account, does that mean my account will be empty in 20 years?" In this week's podcast, Tom and Casey debunk this common misconception by explaining the math behind required minimum distributions. While you are...
Stock Market Pundits are Like Bad Diet Advice
In today's information driven world, it's crucial for stock market investors to get the right information and not get sucked into financial entertainment. The stock market pundits will always be telling you TO DO SOMETHING, even when they don't have your best interest...
Teachers Beware of High Fees in Your Retirement Account
A recent horror story came out about how over 1 million teachers have been misled about the amount of fees they've been paying in their retirement accounts. In this week's podcast, Tom and Casey discuss what other options teachers have and what steps they should...
Planning Your Lifestyle in Retirement
Your lifestyle will largely dictate the financial "success" of your retirement. Which is true before retirement as well. If you spend more than you make, you will struggle financially. In a recent blog post, I wrote about how you need to plan for what lifestyle you...
The Dangers of Margin Investing
Margin investing, or taking on debt to invest, is very risky. It always seems to gain popularity during market peaks. And make matters worse on the way back down. In this week's podcast, Tom and Casey discuss some recent events in the cryptocurrency space. We...
Your Odds of Making Money in the Stock Market
What are your odds of making money in the stock market? On a day-to-day basis it's basically a coin flip. But what about over a year? What about over 5 years? What about over 20 years? The longer your time horizon the more history is on your side. Tom breaks it all...
Does the Stock Market Move Ahead of the Economy?
It's often said that the stock market looks forward, while economic data looks in the rearview mirror. The stock market reacts to what it thinks is going to happen. While the economic data represents what has already happened. It is not uncommon to see the stock...
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Saving for College
In this week's video, Tim covers 3 things you might not know about saving for college. Can unused 529 account funds be used to pay off student loans? Can you roll a 529 plan into a Roth IRA? And what type of 529 plan should you use to build up that college savings...
What Are the Benefits of Delaying Social Security?
Social security benefits are a key part of any retirement plan. But deciding when to claim those benefits is something all retirees should think long and hard about. Deciding when to tap into your social security is a highly personalized decision. You paid money into...
Communicating With Your Investment Advisor
In this week's podcast, Tom and Casey discuss how crucial communication is for the investment advisor-client relationship. We take a different investment approach when money is needed in the short-term vs. growing it over the long-term. Things will change over...
2 Potential Changes Retirement Investors Should be Aware of
In this week's video, Casey discusses changes to retirement accounts that **could** happen in the near future. If you save for retirement in a 401(k) or IRA, you'll want to get these potential changes on your radar. We could see the age to begin RMDs pushed back and...
How to Start Planning for Retirement
Retirement is often thought of as one big decision. But planning for retirement is actually a series of small decisions made along the way. It usually starts out as wanting to know the answer to the BIG question of can I financially afford to retire? Or do I have to...
What if There is No Recession?
In this week's podcast, Tom and Casey discuss how the market has priced in a severe recession, and what that means moving forward. The guys review the latest charts and data points they've been paying attention to. With many of them pointing to improvements in...
4 Things Investors Need to Know Right Now
In this week's video, Tom discusses 4 things he wishes investors knew about navigating the market here in 2022. When investors are preparing for retirement, it's tempting to want to "turn off the risk" in their accounts. Tom explains why that's not a good idea while...
Interest Rates Are on the Rise Again… What Should We Expect?
In this week's podcast, Brendan, Tom and Casey discuss the Fed's decision to raise interest rates and the effects it might cause in the stock market and economy at large. The guys break down all the latest including inflation, oil/gas prices, housing and more....
