financial planning

Retirement

What’s the “Magic Number”?

Often people have an idea there is a “magic number” they need to save for retirement to be a reality. While savings goals are great, the ability to retire is much more closely tied to a different number: Monthly Expenses!

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1,000 Pieces

If you had a 1,000 piece picture puzzle with the pieces dumped on a table in a disorganized pile, what is the most important part of that puzzle? Most might say the corner or edge pieces. As a planner, I would say . . .

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Spend Your Money?!

Have you heard your Financial Planner express “Go! Spend your money! Take that trip!?” Or, maybe you are like me, and you hope to hear those words in the future? I’ve had the privilege of joining several meetings where the JBA Planner assured clients they could afford to spend more.