by Joseph Falbo, CFP®, AIF®, CRC® | Nov 22, 2019 | Retirement Planning
How inflation was supposed to destroy the stock market. August 13, 2019 was the 40th anniversary of a BusinessWeek article, “The Death of Equities.” This article talked about the Labor Department ruling that allowed pension fund money to “go into listed stocks and...
by Joseph Falbo, CFP®, AIF®, CRC® | Nov 22, 2019 | Retirement Planning
Bruce and Jitendra had planned for their retirement about five years before Bruce was ready to leave his job as a school principal. Many of their friends were either retired or facing retirement and provided the couple with good examples of both what to do and not to...
by Joseph Falbo, CFP®, AIF®, CRC® | Nov 22, 2019 | Retirement Planning
In my discussions with my clients, we often talk about what role “work” might play in retirement. While some clients would never consider such a thing, many understand the value that work provides in their lives and they try to incorporate work activities into a...
by Joseph Falbo, CFP®, AIF®, CRC® | Nov 22, 2019 | Retirement Planning
When considering all of the various options for your retirement some important questions to ask yourself are “What are the positive impacts on my life from staying in the workforce?” and “What is the ‘good stuff’ I get from being employed?” Even if you are really...
by Joseph Falbo, CFP®, AIF®, CRC® | Nov 22, 2019 | Retirement Planning
“When you wake up one morning and decide that, from this day forward, you can do what you want, when you want, and how you want—you are retired.” – Barry LaValley There is an old story that can be used to describe how aging boomers think about retirement. A...
by Joseph Falbo, CFP®, AIF®, CRC® | Nov 22, 2019 | Retirement Planning
There is a tendency to demonize work in order to make retirement look more attractive. In this blog, we look at the value that work provides. Our retirement consultant Barry LaValley of the Retirement Lifestyle Center has suggested that you consider the things you...
