Eliminate the Guesswork

A survey released in 2019 found that 46% of Americans are guessing at how much money they need for retirement. With increasing life expectancies and financial uncertainties, guesswork is playing a big part in determining whether Americans have enough saved to make the decision to stop working and cross over to retirement. Our office can help you eliminate that guesswork by introducing you to a product that provides a guaranteed income you can’t outlive without having to worry about it decreasing when the market goes down. Call us so we can tell you all about it: 949-955-3755. We’re always here

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The Best Day to Start Saving

This week’s article tells us: “The best day to start saving is today, even if you can save only a little bit.” The math is very interesting and worth the read. The article explains, “If two people put the same amount of money away each year ($5,000), earn the same return on their investments (6 percent annually) and stop saving upon retirement at the same age (67), one will end up with nearly twice as much money just by starting at 22 instead of 32. Put another way: The investor who started saving 10 years earlier would have about $500,000

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Rethinking Retirement Savings

We came across an article written in the Harvard Law Review and thought to share it with you all. This article discusses rethinking retirement savings and puts into context how much money we have in retirement accounts ($35 trillion collectively!), where it comes from, and what ‘buckets’ exist that provide any economic security for American workers facing retirement. Take a look and let us know what you think. We’re here to help you find safe (rather than risky) places to put your savings for retirement. That’s always been our priority. Give us a call and we’ll help you plan a

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Starting to Worry Again?

Are you holding your breath starting to worry about the market again? Fortunately, you can build a diversified portfolio with principal protection. Our team at Financial Resources Group can assist you in building your portfolio in a way that distributes risk and prepares your retirement savings for growth in a variety of economic environments. If you include Fixed Index Annuities in your plan, it’s possible to guarantee income over a period of time…even over a lifetime. FIA Insights tells us, “unlike a 401(k), with an FIA, the insurance company absorbs the risk of market downturns, guaranteeing a minimum floor, and

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The New ‘Life-Is-Short’ Mindset

This week’s article explains how affluent Americans are rushing to retire sooner than they had originally planned due to the new ‘Life-Is-Short’ mindset, a product of the pandemic. Even if we now have the ‘Life-Is-Short’ mindset, Americans are still living longer and will need income during retirement that won’t be outlived. Regardless of whether you think of yourself as affluent or not, there are options that will help you feel more comfortable with your retirement strategies. Call us at 949-955-3755 to talk about which retirement strategies are best for your plan. You have options. Read the full article about Americans

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Is Your Social Security Check Going to be Enough For You?

Whether you’re recently retired, nearing retirement, or a few years in, an annuity can help build tax-deferred savings. Why is that important? Annuities can provide a guaranteed lifetime income to supplement your social security. According to a Gallup poll, 85% of investors “strongly agree that it’s important to have a guaranteed income stream in retirement to supplement Social Security” and 61% strongly or somewhat agree they are willing to give up access to some money in order to provide for a guaranteed retirement income stream.” If you’re nervous that your social security check won’t be enough for you during retirement,

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Benefits of Fixed Indexed Annuities

As a reminder when you are considering where you can place your hard-earned savings to generate a guaranteed income, remember that FIAs are insurance products that can guarantee income over a period of time — even over a lifetime. Unlike a 401(k), the insurance company absorbs the risk of market downturns, guaranteeing a minimum floor, and protecting contract holders from market losses. In other words, an FIA offers the potential for interest, based in part on the performance of an external index without the risk of market loss. Your principal amount is guaranteed, subject to any withdrawals you take or

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The New Retirement

As we are starting to emerge without masks, this week’s article discusses the ways that COVID-19 has impacted the economy and retirement. “COVID-19 has accelerated many of the trends that were already challenging the outdated study-work-retire model…” and has us rethinking retirement. If you’re feeling less secure about your finances due to the pandemic, you’re not alone. Call the team at Financial Resources Group. We’re always here to help. Click here to read the full article.

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Retirement Calculator

This week’s article includes a retirement calculator to assist you in determining whether you are successfully targeting what you need for a secure retirement. It even includes information about Social Security (which is calculated on a sliding scale based on your income) and how to allocate for a non-working spouse in your plan. Household income, the age you wish to retire at, and when you may and may not make contributions to your savings are factored in as well. We know every retirement plan is different and we’re here to help you personalize yours. Use this calculator to create your

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It’s Not Magic

Retirees sometimes get to the point where, as the saying goes “it is what it is” and there “is” only so much money in their retirement savings account, and it won’t or can’t get any bigger. So then the question becomes, what can be done with that savings to last through what is hopefully a very long retirement? We have told you in the past about different articles that discuss financial products that exist that can turn a retirement savings account into an income stream that you can’t outlive. But, did you know that there are new ways to increase

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