by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
This risk will multiply the effects of all the other risks. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
Some folks are prepared for retirement and some aren’t but baby boomers are rushing into retirement and are in a tough spot as they are late in the game. If you’re in this group, there’s no way around it. However, there are things that you can do on your own that have nothing to do with investing. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
Why are investors and financial advisors so consumed with market timing and stock selection when it makes up less than 10% of where your returns come from? Here is the 90% that is actually important. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes.CFP
The 3rd Monday in January is it’s the most miserable day of the year triggered by money worries and failed new year resolutions. It is known as blue Monday. Read More
The more people know, the more they come to believe they know even more than they actually do and this will absolutely kill your portfolio and your retirement. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
Next to longevity risk and inflation, knowing how much one is able to withdraw is crucial to your retirement success. Most people have no idea how dangerous it is to withdraw too much each year. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
Over my years in this business I have learned that there is absolutely no route that I am aware of to retirement and your future financial independence that does not require being patient. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
It is important to understand that longevity is a multiplier to all the other risks. The longer you live the more risk you have in being able to sustain a reliable and inflation adjusted income stream. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
Imagine an advisor coming to you with an investment plan which sounds something like this….when times are good, when stocks are higher in price, and you feel good…we are going to buy because we want to make sure you feel good. And, of course, when times are bad, when stocks are bad and they are going down and you feel fearful, we are going to sell and go to cash. Because it’s always more important that you feel good.
I am describing it sarcastically and it sounds ridiculous – Right? But that’s actually what people want to hear, what they have come to expect, and what most of the financial advisors and many in the financial industry preach that they can do. Read More
by Richard E. Reyes, CFP
There is a tendency to seek comfort in complexity for the mere simple reason that simplicity is hard. Read More