Welcome to my website, where I hope to offer you something of life changing value.
If you would like to know more about how I approach the markets and working with clients, check out my interview in Proactive Advisor Magazine.
Whether you are already retired or working to accumulate enough capital to fund retirement, you are likely aware that serious problems for most investors are the low levels of current income available from the bond markets and the possibility of devastatingly substantial losses that seem to lurk around the corner every few years in the stock markets.
If you've ever been let down by or are skeptical of the standard advice of relying on asset allocation, along with its attendant reduction in returns and the wishful thinking of "staying the course" during market declines, consider that diversification by strategy is a more successful method of managing risk.
My focus with clients is to enable them to:
* Secure a desired level of lifetime guaranteed
income either now if already retired or later
upon retirement.
* Steadily grow investment capital to a needed
amount by combining multiple risk
management strategies so as to smooth out the
variance of returns by minimizing the downside
and upon retirement, convert enough of it into a
desired level of lifetime guaranteed income.
* Continue using multiple risk management
strategy combinations with the remaining
non-income capital once in retirement in order
to regularly fund increases of their lifetime
guaranteed income while retired.
Understanding bear market history helps define the challenge.
Knowing the history of asset allocation returns helps define at what point on the risk/reward spectrum you are either currently positioned or considering exposing yourself to.
We use a blend of different risk management strategies designed to gain as much on the upside as possible, while avoiding most of the downside.
If you would like to learn about investing in a liquid, risk managed advisory account that pursues a goal of achieving above average returns with below average risk, reply here with your name(s), a portfolio model selected for comparison from the history of asset allocation returns link above, your currently available account value(s), age(s) and state of residence.
If you would like to know how much is needed to secure a specific lifetime guaranteed income amount for one or two people, reply here with your name(s), desired income amount, age(s) and state of residence.
Newsletters
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Don’t Forget About Credit When Planning for Retirement
Credit may not be at the top of the list when it comes to retirement, but good credit can make a big difference for retirees. This article looks at some key factors that lenders consider.
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HOT TOPIC: Can Productivity Keep Driving the U.S. Economy?
This article looks at the importance of productivity to the U.S. economy, possible contributing factors to the recent surge, and the prospects for an extended period of strong productivity growth.
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How to Kill Your Zombie Subscriptions
With inflation cutting into consumers’ purchasing power, getting rid of a few unnecessary recurring charges could be a painless way to help balance the household budget.
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HOT TOPIC: Rescuing America’s Safety Net
This article looks at the current fiscal outlook for the Social Security and Medicare programs and presents some potential changes that might help to strengthen them.
Calculators
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Savings Goals
How much do you need to save each year to meet your long-term financial goals?
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IRA Eligibility
Use this calculator to determine whether you qualify for the different types of IRAs.
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College Funding
Use this calculator to estimate the cost of your child’s education, based on the variables you input.