by Jason Sechrist | Jan 19, 2023 | retirement
A new AARP study finds a wide gap between how people feel about retirement planning and how prepared they say they are for life after work. A new study by national retirement advocate AARP found that on average 42% Americans do not feel prepared for retirement, even...
by Robert Sechrist | Jan 9, 2023 | financial planning, retirement
Healthcare is one of the biggest costs you will face in retirement. In fact, by many estimates, it’s the single biggest cost for retirees. A representative study by Fidelity found that a 65-year-old couple in 2022 will need more than $315,000 to cover their healthcare...
by Jason Sechrist | Dec 29, 2022 | financial planning, Investments, retirement
Lists of retirement advice for the year to come generally all sound the same—but that’s not the case this year. Retiring during a bear market is challenging enough. But the 2023 retirement outlook includes a host of other major threats, such as high inflation and...
by Jason Sechrist | Dec 22, 2022 | retirement
The news regarding Social Security and Medicare for 2023 is in — and it’s good news. Social Security is getting its biggest cost of living boost since the 1980s, while the cost of Medicare Part B premiums is going down. To put this in accounting terms, for many...
by Jason Sechrist | Sep 22, 2022 | retirement
Generally, the different parts of Medicare help cover specific services. Most beneficiaries choose to receive their Parts A and B benefits through Original Medicare, the traditional fee-for-service program offered directly through the federal government. It is...
by Robert Sechrist | Jul 25, 2022 | Investments, retirement
Here’s what experts say to do Inflation may have you worried about your retirement. Prices have been rising on everything from food to housing. In April, the consumer price index, which measures the prices of goods and services, notched an 8.3% increase from the...
