Retirement Savings Research: Are You on the Right Track? Ep #176

Retirement Savings Research: Are You on the Right Track?

A recent Charles Schwab survey of 401k participants found that they believed they needed to save at least $1.9 million for their money to last through retirement. When Schwab did this survey in 2019, the target retirement savings was $1.7 million. People are projecting needing $200,000 more over a short two years! So let us pretend that your…

Everything Screams Inflation: What Does it Mean For Your Portfolio? Ep #175

Everything Screams Inflation: What Does it Mean For Your Portfolio?

A Wall Street article, “Everything Screams Inflation,” was published on May 5th, 2021. The opening line says, “We could be at a generational turning point for finance. Politics, economics, international relations, demography and labor are all shifting to supporting inflation.” Is inflation headed higher? The short-term answer is that it already has. So what does…

The 4 Pillars of the “New” Definition of Retirement, Ep #174

The 4 Pillars of the New Retirement

Edward Jones recently completed a large study on the 4 pillars of the “new” retirement. So in this episode of Best in Wealth, I am going to talk about some of the topics covered in this study: changing times, the definition of the new retirement, the definition of success, and the 4 pillars. Don’t miss…

Don’t Let Your Investments Drift Away, Ep #173

Style Drift

What is style drift? Style drift is when the fund you are invested in drifts away from its investment objective. Why is this problematic? How can it impact your portfolio if your mutual fund is not actively managed? In this episode of Best in Wealth, I will share more about style drift, give an example…