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.
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.
Newsletters
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The United States Is Older Than Ever Before
The median age of the U.S. population rose to a record high in 2022, a demographic trend that has implications for the economy and government programs like Social Security and Medicare.
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Watch for These Hazards on the Road to Retirement
The road to retirement is typically not a smooth ride. This article looks at five potential risks that can slow progress along the way.
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Eight Great Investing Quotes
This article offers eight quotes from successful investors, economists, and other insightful thinkers that may help provide perspective and focus for an investing strategy.
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Fixed Annuities: Retirement Income for Now or Later
Purchasing a fixed annuity shifts the risk for future investment returns to the insurance company and could help create a pension-like income stream for retirement.
Calculators
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Taxable Equivalent Yield
Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.
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Estate Taxes
Use this calculator to estimate the federal estate taxes that could be due on your estate after you die.
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Required Minimum Distributions
Estimate the annual required distribution from your traditional IRA or former employer's retirement plan after you turn age 73.
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IRA Eligibility
Use this calculator to determine whether you qualify for the different types of IRAs.