Since 2020 members of the Ruedi Wealth team have been writing weekly investing and retirement planning columns for our local newspaper, The News-Gazette.
Nobody likes to think about how they will handle slowing down physically and mentally later in life. But failing to plan for the later years of retirement creates problems that could have easily been avoided.
After three years of extremely strong returns from the S&P 500, many investors’ expectations are getting just a little too rosy.
Life without a paycheck can be scary. But, a sound financial plan can address your retirement fears and prevent them from becoming a reality.
Though it does make sense to be somewhat conservative, especially in the beginning of retirement, many people live unnecessarily frugal lives just to end up “the richest person in the graveyard.”
Term, whole, universal, variable... life insurance comes with a lot of options, and the differences really matter.
Though comparing yourself to others can be a recipe for unhappiness, it is only natural to want to benchmark our savings to see how we’re doing.