Recently, a client sent us a copy of Suze Orman’s “Guide to Retirement” and asked us for our thoughts. Here’s what we told them: While I personally don’t care for how Suze delivers her advice or opinions, I do tend to agree with most of what she has to say, which is also very similar to Dave Ramsey and I’m sure many others like them. As I skimmed through the article, five thoughts crossed my mind:
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Prior to my talk at a recent speaking engagement, I walked around the room, consisting mostly of retirees and pre-retirees, asking everyone what they considered to be their top financial concerns. My unofficial survey results revealed the top two concerns being, not surprisingly, the fear of running out of money and poor or declining health. During my talk, I shared with the group a way to have increased confidence about the long-term outlook of your retirement money using what we call a Nest Egg Stress Test.
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Recently, I came across a “Wall Street Journal” article quoting someone from Morningstar, the mutual fund rating service, saying retiring is dangerous now because no one knows what is going to happen in the future. I am pretty sure this has always been the case. No one knows for sure what’s going to happen in the future. So, is retiring now dangerous for you? You really need to look at the question from two aspects.
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You probably noticed that when President Trump recently declared a trade war against China, it triggered sharp downturns in the stock market. But what exactly is a trade war and what really is a trade deficit? A trade deficit is a monthly calculation made by government economists. The value of products manufactured in China that are purchased in the U.S. are subtracted from the value of products manufactured in the U.S. that are purchased by Chinese consumers.
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Whenever we ask our retired clients “what is the single most important thing to have for an incredible retirement?”, they always say good health. Here are 4 tips to better health in retirement.
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