Do You Need a Will, Trust, or Both?

Estate planning may sound like something only the ultra-wealthy need to think about. Images of sprawling mansions, vintage cars, and family heirlooms might come to mind. However, estate planning isn’t just about wealth. It’s about ensuring that what you leave behind, no matter how modest or grand, is handled the way you want it to be. Read More

How to Stay Retired

How to Stay Retired

Retirement should last the rest of your life.

Here are some tips on how to stay retired.

 

If you were to ask soon-to-be-retired Americans what they plan to do during their retirement, you’d probably get a huge range of answers: see the grandkids, travel, start a new hobby.

But if you were to ask those same people how long they would like retirement to last, you would likely get the same answer over and over again: “The rest of my life, of course!”

These are the Golden Years, and you want to spend them doing the things you enjoy at your own pace. After all, no one wants to retire and travel the world for 10 years…only to have to go back to work at the ripe old age of 75.

In short, you don’t just want to be retired, you want to stay retired! Read More