Inflation’s Big Bite

It's tempting to not get too worked up about inflation and its impact on your retirement plan. After all, CPI has been running at a fairly benign level of less than 2% for the better part of a decade. And in any case, how could such innocuous little numbers like 2% or 3% make a big difference in the success or failure of your plan?…

Dreaming of Early Retirement? Don’t Forget to Plan for Healthcare!

According to recent research released by Fidelity, conducted with the Stanford Center on Longevity, people retire an average of 4 years sooner than they had planned. For many who do have gap years between when they actually retired and when they had planned to retire, it can be a mad scramble to find affordable, quality healthcare coverage until they are eligible for Medicare at age 65....

The Big Payoff Debate

These days, more retirees are actually carrying mortgage debt into retirement. About half of all retirees ages 65 to 69 were mortgage-free in 2015, down from nearly 60% in 2000, according to mortgage giant Fannie Mae. So is carrying a mortgage into retirement is right for you?…