RETIREMENT EDUCATION BLOG

Cover All the Bases with Your Retirement Plan

As you think about your financial future, it’s important to make sure your retirement plan is more than just savings—it should be a complete strategy that supports your lifestyle, preserves your assets, and helps you retire with confidence. Be sure that all applicable areas of your life are addressed by your plan. Start by defining… View Article

Make Sure Your Insurance is Aligned With Your Needs

As the year comes to a close, it’s a great time to take a fresh look at your financial and retirement plans—especially your insurance coverage. Life changes quickly, and your insurance should keep pace to help protect what matters most. Start by reviewing your life insurance. Does your current coverage still reflect your family’s needs?… View Article

Optimize Your Tax Situation

As we approach the end of the year, it’s a great time to review your retirement plan—not just for investment performance, but for tax efficiency. Here are a few strategies that could potentially help you keep more of your retirement income: Be sure that you’re doing everything you can to keep what’s yours. A call… View Article

Portfolio Management – Building a Diversified Investment Portfolio

Building a diversified investment portfolio is important for your long-term financial goals. A well-diversified portfolio can help you manage risk and take advantage of investment opportunities in a variety of market conditions. Portfolio management starts with a thorough analysis of your investment objectives, risk tolerance, and financial situation. We then use this information to create… View Article

Make Sure to Update Your Retirement Plan

Don’t look now, but we’re already in the home stretch of 2025. We’re sure you have plenty of holiday plans filling up November and December, so now is a great time to take a final look at your current plans to make sure they’re updated so you can get to celebrating with friends and loved… View Article

Keep An Eye on the Market to Help Manage Your Retirement

There are many different investment options you may be using to build – and possibly grow – your nest egg as retirement approaches. No matter your plans, the most important aspect of managing your accounts and investments is to aim for the goal of having enough to STAY RETIRED once you make the leap. One… View Article

Savvy Design – The Importance of Confident Investing

We believe that savvy design is the key to confident investing. That is why Market Guard® investment strategies are based on a deep understanding of the market and the factors that drive it, and we use this knowledge to design investment portfolios that are aligned with our clients’ goals and risk tolerance. Savvy design starts… View Article

How Will Retirement Affect Your Taxes?

No matter your line of work or saving/investing strategy, it’s likely that taxes are a constant point of emphasis when considering your finances. One of the downsides of retirement is that even when the work stops, taxes will remain. Depending on where your retirement income will be drawn from, there are tax implications that may… View Article