At Dunncreek Advisors, we feel as though we get this question a lot. If you are wondering when the best, or right, time to start saving for retirement, the answer is yesterday. We say this not to worry you, but to stress the importance of a solid retirement plan. All over the internet, there are a million calculators telling you how much exactly you should put away. Where do they get their numbers? How does it all work? How can we know when the right time to save is exactly? Don’t worry, Dunncreek Advisors is here to help.Read Full Article
Retirement
Do Women Outlive Men?
For many couples, the idea of living longer than a spouse can be challenging to think about, but it is often the case that one partner will live longer than another, at least for some small amount of time. For women, it may be important for you to know that women outlive men often times. On average, women outlive men by about five years, which means that you may have five years of expenses, or more, once your partner passes. In order to prepare for this possibility now, it’s important to focus on your retirement plan, investments strategies, and possible extended care investments so that you have your finances in order long before you need to think about how you’ll use them. At Dunncreek Advisors, our St. Paul, MN financial advisors want to help you plan for your retirement, and we’ll help you create a retirement investment strategy that considers the trend of women living longer than men.Read Full Article
Investing for Retirement
While many people in St. Paul, MN, don’t necessarily enjoy getting old, the thought of retirement is sure to put a smile on the face of a lot of individuals. Some people in this country may choose to never retire, but for many of us, it is definitely a goal. Retiring from your place of work is not difficult, however ensuring that you and your family are financially stable at retirement is where the stress occurs. The big question around retirement is where will the money you live off of come from? Chances are that you won’t be winning the lottery soon, so taking the steps now to ensure a stress free retirement is your best bet. At Dunncreek Advisors, we feel that one great way to prepare for retirement is through investing.Read Full Article
Are You Paying Too Much for Your 401(k)?
A recent study shows that more than 90 percent of investors do NOT know how much their 401(k) costs. You can often reduce the cost of your retirement investments.
According to a NerdWallet study, roughly 92 perent of Americans have no idea what they’re paying in 401(k) fees. Many also underestimate their fees and wind up losing thousands of dollars in retirement savings. Of course, some of the expenses in your plan are set by your employer, but there are things you can do to reduce the bite that comes out of your account.Read Full Article
Investing in Extended Care
When you’re thinking about your life in 10 year, 20 years, and maybe even in 30 years, you probably like to avoid thinking about your healthcare needs. For many of us, we want to focus on the life we’re living now, and we set aside a retirement fund that we can let grow without any substantial help from us. Unfortunately, there are some things you just can’t avoid thinking about, including extended care. When you’ve worked for years and enter retirement, if you plan on living a long life, you may also plan to live a healthy life. But what happens if you can’t? What happens if you need extended care and you haven’t planned for it? At Dunncreek Advisors, we want to help make planning for your life easier by offering you our financial advising services to help you invest in extended care today so that you won’t have to worry about your healthcare tomorrow. Our St. Paul, MN extended care investment advisors are here to help you choose the best planning and investing methods for your budget and lifestyle, ensuring that you have the best possible extended care investment plan possible.Read Full Article
Make Your Farm Great Again – Keep the Kids in the Business
With the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President there has been a lot of talk about his family and their role in the family business. For many farm business owners this is common. Is it always good for the business?
We have seen a lot of the Trump family in recent months. The new President has said he will turn over all his businesses to his adult children. Is your operation ready for a similar change of leadership? Would it be a good idea?Read Full Article
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