Retirement and Your Money - Dollars and Sense Radio

Life needs checklists.  From family, to job, to retirement.  Do you have a retirement checklist?  Let's make one, right now.

We love to research stuff, and one of the most important research projects you should be doing is about your retirement.  You're listening to this podcast because you wanted to know more.  Great start.  

You've got to start that conversation about your retirement, but you really don't know what kinds of questions to ask.  Take a moment and jot down a few of those important things you have on your mind.  It's a great start to a productive conversation and a successful retirement.  Then, pick up the phone and talk to Doug.

Retirement is much more than packing up a box and heading home after a lifetime job.  Retirement starts well before you even get there.  So, how are you preparing?

You may be a single or a double income household, and one of those incomes might come with a pension.  So, how does that factor into retirement and how can you make the most of your pension.  

Quick answer, as much as you can.  That's not always the case, but it isn't a barrier to making your retirement work.  Let's figure that out together.

Some folks love doing things on the spur of the moment.  Spur of the moment doesn't work in retirement.  You need a plan.  You need an expert, and a good listener.  Guess what, you can start right now.  

For most folks, retirement isn't about hitting the jackpot.  Retirement takes even more planning than living those working years.  Do you have a path to retirement?  Maybe it's time you did.

Peace of mind in retirement starts with a conversation.  Together, you plan for the things you look forward to doing.  So, let's start that conversation, right now.

You don't head into retirement without preparation.  If you do, your retirement might not be exactly what you had in mind.  And in retirement, you get one chance to get it right.  Let's find out if you're on track.

So, you were going to say...last week, right?  Listen, retirement is a personal thing and we all operate on our personal time line.  But the obvious here is, what have you done to set that retirement date.  Are you ready to craft a beautiful retirement?

I guess the question should be is, how should my retirement look.  What can I do and how will I live my retirement years.  That takes planning.  Here is some good advice...listen.

Sure, stuff is more expensive.  Yeah, inflation happens and it will direct the course of our retirement.  How about if we get ahead of inflation with a solid retirement plan.  Good idea, huh?

It's really not a question of when, it's what have I done to set that retirement date.  So, have you prepared for your retirement?  It's time.

Ever had a chance to sit down and discover what your working years investments might do for you in retirement?  Ever think that maybe making some adjustments in how you invest and adjust as you near retirement might be the difference between success and frustration?  Let's talk about that.

Give a little, take a lot.  Or better yet, give a little and get some financial peace of mind in retirement.  It's your money.  Discover the smartest way to make sure it stays "yours".

You can do all the research you want and still have some questions about your retirement dollars.  Let's make some sense out of guaranteed annuities.  Take a listen.

So you grab your box of stuff at the office on your final day and you sail off into retirement.  Let's try that again.  You plan for retirement and head off on your retirement adventure with a solid financial plan.  Much better, isn't it?  Here are some good strategies.

Plan your life, work the plan, retire.  Not always easy, or not always the way it works out.  But you need a plan and you need a retirement specialist to help put it together.  Good thing you dropped by today.  

Since you were a kid you were taught (hopefully) to save for a rainy day.  That rainy day is also called retirement.  So, how's it going?

Social security.  Yeah you will survive, but in retirement you need to thrive, not just survive.  Learn how you can bundle some nice perks for your retirement as you listen to this podcast episode.  

Everyone has a different opinion about how to do retirement.  Like anything in life, you need to find a specialist who lives in that world.  By listening to this podcast today, you've found a goldmine of information from a reliable source.  Time to learn some new stuff.

Every story has a beginning, middle and an end.  Hopefully for you a happy ending.  So, how do you start the retiirement process?  What are the first steps?  Let's find out.

Quick answer: there are no dumb questions.  Listen and discover how you can get the retirement conversation started.  Doug Horne is ready to get you some solid answers.

You can ask a friend or relative about retirement, but you're not going to get a beneficial answer.  A retirement specialist is just that: a specialist at crafting a soild retirement plan that fits you and only you.  Retirement is not cookie-cutter.  Listen and learn how the conversation can get started.