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Five Lessons From History
The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that are so broad they can apply to other fields, other eras, and other people. That’s where lessons have leverage and are most likely to apply to your own life. But those things take some digging to find,...
Your Pre-Retirement Planning Checklist
Not all of my clients are on the verge of retirement. Some have 10 or more years to go and are trying to get a head start. Others have already retired and are going back to retool their plans, working to get back on track, or checking to confirm that they are already...
Our Brains Are Ill-Suited to Investing
Interesting piece about Ed O’Brien’s research on how quickly we make snap judgments. While this may come in handy if we are faced with life-or-death decisions, it doesn’t always work so well when it comes to investing. Download the full article. Joseph F. Falbo, CFP®,...
End of Life Planning
One thing we all have in common is that we are going to die. Although death is not something we want to think about, dying is a reality that is best handled when we have planned for it. The truth is, most people will become seriously ill or incapacitated leading up to...
5 Truths to Learn from The Death of Equities
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...
American Household Net Worth
It’s not all doom and gloom. A constant theme here at Falbo Wealth Management is how financial journalism has consistently ignored the upsurge in American household net worth. Household monthly financial obligations are at historic all-time lows and have been for...
Mentally Preparing Yourself to Retire
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...
Have You Thought About Working in Retirement?
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...
People Behave Badly – The Power of Diversification
Indices v. Investors Investors, left to their own devices, can work against their long-term interests. When people react with emotion they tend to make snap decisions that don’t always work in their favor. In my experience, Human nature is a terrible investor. If you...
What Are Your Work Options in Retirement?
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...