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Are You My Mother? Are You a Prior Planner?

April 5, 2022 By E.J. Smith

Do you have a plan? Are you my mother? Because when I hear about planning, that’s who immediately comes to mind. As I wrote to you yesterday, my mom’s a planner. When asked how she was able to take certain trips or go to space camp as a teacher, she would respond, “Prior planning.” As a teacher, she taught her students to believe in themselves, and if they wanted something in life, they could get it with some simple prior planning. Easy to say. Hard to do—much more exciting than arithmetic. That’s the beauty of her teaching. Prior planning. Isn’t that what successful retirement investing is … [Read more...]

What to Consider When Planning a Phased Retirement

April 5, 2022 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

More Americans are phasing in their retirements, and that strategy has its own challenges and advantages. At The Wall Street Journal, Anne Tergesen suggests some considerations for those exploring such a strategy. She writes: Planning your income To supplement your phased-retirement pay, you might want to take withdrawals from your 401(k) plan. Many employers allow employees ages 59½ or older to tap their accounts, but some don’t, a detail you’ll find on your plan’s summary plan description. If you want to continue contributing to your retirement account, find out whether you remain … [Read more...]

“If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail”

April 4, 2022 By E.J. Smith

You know about my recent trip to Key West here, here, and here. One night, after dinner with friends, sitting around the outdoor dining room table, they shared stories about their COVID trip pulling an RV trailer from Key West to Colorado to Disney—specifically Fort Wilderness—and back. They made incredible memories, despite some scary hairpin turns driving up and around the Rockies. Afterward, I told them about our trip to Fort Wilderness as a kid. “I remember one time we pulled in around midnight in our Winnebago,” I told them. “Parked at the reservation building, we ran inside with my … [Read more...]

What’s the Real Value of YOUR Financial Plan Today?

April 1, 2022 By E.J. Smith

“Do you do financial planning?” “How much income can I expect to draw?” “Do you consider taxes?” “Will I receive checks?” These are just some of the questions I receive from investors. If you’re with me, you know these items are part of our regular conversations. If you’re not with me, then I hope you have someone you can depend on for the answers you need. But for today, let’s tackle some of these and get into this. As I’ve said before, investing is more of an art than a science. As we all know, you can’t always follow “the science.” In other words, glossy financial plans or … [Read more...]

Tom Brady Is Proof You Shouldn’t Retire if You Still Love Your Work

March 17, 2022 By E.J. Smith

You know that Your Survival Guy thinks you should keep working if you still can. For most Americans, the years just before retirement are the most lucrative. You've reached the top of your field, and are paid well for your experience and deep knowledge. Why give that up if you still love your work? Now, Tom Brady, who claimed to retire earlier this year has already decided to come back to football for another year. He obviously loves his work, and feels like he can contribute more to his field. The Wall Street Journal reports: Six weeks, basically. The life cycle of a hardy mayfly. A brief … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy’s Super States on $1 a Day?

March 2, 2022 By E.J. Smith

You want to see Your Survival Guy’s Super States on a buck a day? In my conversation with you yesterday, you said, “Hang on Survival Guy, we just arrived at the RV manufacturing plant in Iowa.” There’s a brief pause, I’m put on speaker, and I hear my client say “OK hon, you can drive. I have him on speaker.” Not knowing their travel plans just yet but knowing they would be available at this specific time, I was curious. “What’s up? Where are you guys?” I asked. “We just picked up an RV,” they said. “We flew into Minneapolis last night, we’re in Iowa now, and just left the lot. For a dollar … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy Hears the Craziest Investing Stories

February 18, 2022 By E.J. Smith

It’s pitch black outside Your Survival Guy’s home office this morning. It’s blowin’ a gale, feels like a tree could come down at any moment, and it’s raining sideways, with rapid-fire drops rat-a-tat-tatting against my bay windows. Louis is tucked into himself on his dog bed beside my desk. It’s a balmy 56 degrees outside—it’s February for cryin’ out loud—and get this, by tonight, it will be 21 with a chance of snow tomorrow. Crazy times. Speaking of crazy, Your Survival Guy hears the craziest investing stories on any given day. Here’s one I received this week from a husband and wife. It … [Read more...]

It’s Still Risky to Retire Early

February 14, 2022 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

Despite all the money you may have made in the stock market lately, it's probably still to risky to retire early. During an elevated market, it may seem like a great choice to retire. But what if the market dips over 30%, or 40%, or even 50%? The threat mega bear markets of this century saw dips just like those. If another one happens, will your portfolio hold up? Anne Tergesen writes in The Wall Street Journal: If you own stocks or real estate, you’re probably richer than you were when the pandemic began. That could put early retirement within reach. Taking such a step is still … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy Remembers this Advice from Grandma

February 11, 2022 By E.J. Smith

Happy Friday. Have you improved your personal safety and financial situation this week? Have you taken actionable steps to improve your self-reliance and financial independence? Where would your family be without you? It’s sad to think about, but it’s deadly serious business. It’s why your focus on personal safety and finance is so crucial. As Your Survival Guy, much of my day is spent talking with successful Americans like you about their lives and investments. They trust me as a partner in their financial well-being. But a huge part of our talks is how they’re living right now and the … [Read more...]

Bomb Cyclone to Hit New England and Other Observations

January 27, 2022 By E.J. Smith

Happy Thursday. Your Survival Guy and coastal New England are prepping for a “bomb cyclone” that could dump over a foot of snow on Saturday. Bring it on. I don’t mean to sound like a parent, but, when I was a kid, we didn’t plan four days ahead for a snowstorm. It would snow. We’d help clear the driveway, and then we’d play outside to the point of exhaustion. If we went inside for hot chocolate, and wanted to go back outside, we’d put our feet in sandwich bags and stuff them into our boots and go back outside. Not a big deal. Your Survival Guy’s boots on the ground experience on Monday: … [Read more...]

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