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Sharing your planning and saving focus with your family will potentially strengthen the financial lives of your children and their children. It's a priceless gift! Joel Cavaliere, CFP® experienced this gift growing up...

Tax planning for your retirement future isn’t a luxury – It’s a necessity. Whether you’re retired or not, the type of investments and accounts you use, or actions you take, can end up creating some unexpected...

Roth IRA’s and Roth 401(k)’s are built on a similar foundation, but have a few key differences that’s important to know. Both accounts help create future tax-free income for your retirement, so should you have one or the other?

When creating your retirement plan, are you approaching it like a space engineer designing a rocket? Or are you swinging wildly from strategy to strategy unsure what to do next? What you do, and how you do it, matters! 

Do you really need to work with a financial advisor when it comes to planning for your retirement? How do you know who’s right for you, and what questions should you consider when you look for an advisor?

Retirement planning might not be as cut and dry as A, B, C, but could it be as easy as 1, 2, 3… 4? We’ll cover 4 steps that are often misunderstood that can help you put together a more secure, confident retirement. Blue...

It’s quite common for working couples to plan to retire at the same time, but that’s not always what happens. If one spouse is offered an early out, can you afford to take it, and how will that potentially impact your...

Without a written retirement plan, it’s just a wish list. Knowing how to invest and which accounts to draw from first are important items in a retirement plan.

If you’re one of the fortunate few who have a pension available to you, and if you have the choice of taking lifetime payments or taking a lump sum payout, there are some incredibly important questions to consider before you decide!

As Benjamin Franklin so wisely stated: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Well, when it comes to your future and taxes, that saying may be even truer than you think!

You might think you work well under pressure, but just-in-time estate planning is the last thing you’ll want to do. It’s critically important for both when you are alive and when you pass, so you want to get it right!

How do you balance growth with protection in your retirement portfolio? Too much in growth can be risky, yet too much in protection may not last long enough! Can you design a retirement plan that allows you to do both?

Wondering if or when you can retire? We hear this concern often. Listen to the story of “Nervous Bill”, who saved well, yet feels completely unprepared for retirement. If retiring worries you, listen now!

You've worked your entire career building up the nest egg, but when it comes time to crack it, are you ready? We’ll discuss how you can turn that hard-earned nest egg into a retirement souffle and not a sloppy mess!

Retirement is essentially 20 to 30 years of Planned Unemployment. Making the right choices during the final third of your life is absolutely critical! We’ll cover 7 retirement threats and mistakes to avoid, some of which could be costly!

The “money stuff” is an important piece but choosing how you spend your time is just as important. Whether you are already retired or planning to be, don’t miss the secrets we’ve learned over the years so you can enjoy a happy retirement!