Retirees: You Might Be Able to Spend MORE Money, Ep #191

Retirees: You Might be able to spend more

I read an article in Barron’s entitled, “Retirees Aren’t Spending Enough of Their Nest Eggs. Here’s Why.” Why are people not spending enough? Should retirees be spending more? How do you figure out how much you can spend? In this episode of Best in Wealth, I talk about sequence of return risk, the Bengen Rule,…

How the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Will Impact Your Investments, Ep #190

How the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Will Impact Your Investments

Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. Not surprisingly, the stock market did not respond well to the news. Investors sold off considerably in the morning’s open. But things began to stabilize when no one expected it to. On day three of the conflict, the S&P 500 was up almost 3%. Why did that…

Reframe How You Think About Retirement, Ep #189

Reframe how you think about retirement

I routinely talk about why you need a new routine in retirement, that you cannot just wing it. Retirement gives you time to accomplish everything you have wanted to do that you have never had the time to do. Retirement can be fulfilling and full of purpose. I have always referred to what you want…

Market Predictions: Where is the Stock Market Heading? Ep #188

Stock Market Predictions

I am a huge Packers fan. The Packers recently hosted the 49ers in a playoff game they were expected to win. They had the home-field advantage and key players who had been hurt were returning. Even better, the Packers had beat the 49ers earlier in the season. Analysts and Vegas odds gave the Packers the edge.…

Why it Pays to be Optimistic about the Market, Ep #187

Why it Pays to be Optimistic about the Market

Think back to the beginning of 2021. Do you remember what was happening? Do you remember how you were feeling? The odds are that you would not remember because of recency bias. Recency bias means that you are more likely to remember things that happened in the immediate past. You might have made some predictions…