Tweets of The Week
Favorite Articles
- Justin Castelli: A Risk To Your Financial Plan You Aren’t Talking About – “There’s another risk that can be just as detrimental to a well constructed financial plan and I am willing to bet very few of you are thinking about it, let alone planning for it. I’ve had a few conversations with clients recently that have made me think about how I can help clients plan for, or at least research, their risk exposure. What’s the risk. Your parents. Are you prepared to help support your parents as they age? For many families, money is still taboo. You don’t talk about how much money you make, how much you have, or don’t have, saved, and you definitely don’t share your money demons.”
- Alex Zepkowski: The Retirement Gambit– “You can look at funding your retirement in much the same way. Setting aside a portion of your income in savings vehicles – such as your employer sponsored retirement plan, Individual and/or Roth IRA, Health Savings Accounts – to fund your retirement is a gambit that should be happily accepted. The sooner, the better. While you might need to sacrifice the short-term pleasure of the additional discretionary income to play with, your future self will thank you. Automate the savings directly from your paycheck into your 401(k) and/or set up a schedule to automatically have a portion of your direct deposit pulled into a retirement account and you won’t even view it as a “sacrifice”.“
RLS Weekend Review
Each week my colleague, Justin Castelli, breaks down the headlines that may be impacting your financial plan.
