Retirement Watch Weekly
A Case for Investing in Emerging Markets
Jeremy Grantham of GMO isn’t optimistic about U.S. stocks and bonds for at least 10 years. He’s anticipating a 1% to 3% return from a traditional diversified portfolio. Here he makes the case for increasing your allocation to emerging market stocks. He also is recommending that his clients (institutional investors) make big bets in favor […]
Direct IRA Rollovers Q&A
https://www.retirementwatch.com/IRAs-quick-reference-guide-q/ Bruce Miller is a certified financial planner (CFP) who also is the author of Retirement Investing for INCOME ONLY: How to invest for reliable income in Retirement ONLY from Dividends and IRA Quick Reference Guide. […]
Direct IRA Rollovers
https://www.retirementwatch.com/IRAs-quick-reference-guide-q/ Bruce Miller is a certified financial planner (CFP) who also is the author of Retirement Investing for INCOME ONLY: How to invest for reliable income in Retirement ONLY from Dividends and IRA Quick Reference Guide. […]
The New Retirement: Renting versus Owning a Home in Retirement
The current generation of retirees changed a lot of the rules. Here’s another one. According to this article, senior Americans are driving a lot of the growth in the rental apartment market, and most of these seniors can afford to own their homes. They don’t want to. It’s a lifestyle choice that appears to be […]
7-Step Checklist: How to Shelter Your Financial Security from Natural Disasters
The recent string of high-profile natural disasters caught many people by surprise — and created major gaps in their financial security. It can happen to any of us… It doesn’t have to be an historic hurricane, flood, or wildfire. You could be at risk from a broken water pipe, a tree falling on your home, or some other event. Bottom line: You […]
Withdrawals from Roth IRAs Q&A
https://www.retirementwatch.com/IRAs-quick-reference-guide-q/ Bruce Miller is a certified financial planner (CFP) who also is the author of Retirement Investing for INCOME ONLY: How to invest for reliable income in Retirement ONLY from Dividends and IRA Quick Reference Guide. […]
Is Inflation about to Stir?
Inflation has been one of the major puzzles since the financial crisis. Many people expected that after the Fed began its zero-interest-rate and quantitative-easing policies in 2009, inflation would rise to troublesome levels. That didn’t happen, and inflation has been stubbornly below average for years. Inflation has increased the last few years, but it has […]
The Florida vs. New York Retirement
As I’ve written many times before, retirement has changed and will change again. One change is fewer people opting for the stereotypical retirement to Florida or Arizona. This article discusses that change and how to decide which type of retirement is best for you. We all probably know what a “Florida retirement” is. In fairness […]
