Retirement

The stock market recently went through another correction. During the last quarter of 2018, media outlets were happily giving bad news day in and day out. At its worst, the market fell almost 3% on Christmas Eve alone. From all-time highs in September to the Christmas Day low, the market had taken a nearly 20% tumble. As usual, many investors agreed that it was finally a good time to panic.

The other day I saw a headline “Cancer overtaking heart disease as leading cause of death in many states”.  The headline grabbed my attention and I continued to read to see if my state was one of the states where c

At retirement, once you have made thoughtful decisions about how to get the most out of your Social Security and pension the balance of your retirement income will have to come from you

Past generations took little thought regarding how they would maximize their Social Security benefits. After all, it really didn’t matter how and when benefits were claimed if the retiree lived only a short time after retiring.

We have shared other blogs with you that offer you some insight to the very temporary nature of a bear market as well as the illusion that equities are a dangerous place to invest. With these two blogs as a foundation, we would like to warn about certain types of investments that could really do serious damage to your retirement.

If you’re approaching retirement age, you may be considering a move to a more retirement-friendly state, particularly if your current state of residence imposes numerous taxes on social security, pensions, and other retirement income. While making the decision to relocate is not something that can be done lightly, there are a variety of options available nationwide that may allow you to retain more of your retirement income.

GRAND ILLUSION #4: EQUITIES ARE TOO RISKY AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED

Grand Illusion #3: The Persistence of Performance

“If past history is all there was to the (investment) game, the richest people in the world would be librarians.” -Warren Buffett

Grand Illusion #2: Superior Investment Selection

Grand Illusion #1: Market Timing

The first “grand illusion” of investments is market timing. Market timing presupposes that those who are smart enough, or follow the markets closely enough, can figure out both when to get into the stock market and when to get out. The goal is to miss the pain and experience the gain.