Tag: Retiree

Uncle Sam: Your Partner in Retirement
During your retirement years, there are numerous rules, elections, and key dates in your partnership with “Uncle Sam.” Let’s review key retirement milestones and some costly missteps you can avoid.

Retirement Heaven or Hell: Decide What You Need and Want in Retirement [On Demand Webinar]
This on-demand webinar looks beyond retirement savings to help you design the post-career life that’s right for you.

ESG Investing: Does Investing for Good Impact Performance?
While few can afford the philanthropic reach of well-known billionaires, mainstream investors can now align their investment portfolios with their personal beliefs. Senior investment research analyst Eamon Verdone provides more information about ESG Investing and how it may impact performance.

Health Care Subsidies in Retirement – What You Need to Know
Health care continues to be one of the largest expenses in retirement. If you’re looking for a way to retire before age 65 and bridge the health coverage gap, this post presents a strategy using health care subsidies that can help reduce your expenses.

Retirement in the New Year | On-Demand Webinar
Thinking about retiring in 2021? A new year offers a fresh beginning to think about your retirement and the possibilities. It can feel exciting and overwhelming at the same time and you may have a lot of questions.

Living Your Best Life in Retirement
John Ruedi wrote “Living Your Best Life in Retirement” for The Pantagraph, a daily newspaper that serves Bloomington-Normal and eight counties in the Central Illinois area.

Year-End Tax Planning and Strategies | On-Demand Video
In this recorded webinar, Kelli Peterson, Dominick Parillo, and Peter Doyle provide a summary of 2020 tax updates and year-end tax planning strategies to consider.

Enroll in Medicare at 65 and Consider Delaying Social Security
If you are one of millions of “Boomers” reaching age 65 each year, you must enroll in Medicare on time to avoid penalties. Financial advisor Kevin Kingston provides a helpful overview of important details you need to know about the enrollment process.

Benefits of Lump-Sum Pension Options
As more employers shift from pensions to 401(k) plans, more employees will need to figure out how to handle their options. Financial advisor Chris Ruedi discusses some of the benefits of lump-sum pension options.

Selecting a Withdrawal Rate for the Long Run
You may be wondering how to re-create a paycheck during retirement. Financial advisor Casey Christianson suggests you take a lesson from endurance runners when preparing for life’s next chapter.

3 Minutes to Assess Your Overall Financial Health
This assessment helps to highlight potential financial strategies, identify needless risk, and capitalize on available opportunities to closely align your actions with your ideal future.

Five Important Considerations of Involuntary Retirement
Because of COVID-19, many are faced with the choice of returning to work or entering a forced retirement. If you’re faced with involuntary retirement, here are five things you should consider.