Retirement: How to Protect Yourself During Market Volatility
Great article, from The Week, about how to understand and cope with the extreme volatility in today's invetsing environment. -...
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Welcome to our Blog! Here you will find a selection of handpicked articles and original posts that can help you think about how you want to plan your retirement. You can use the filters below to switch between original 'Posts' and 'Articles' from various categories about all things retirement!
retirementgoat
- Jul 25, 2023
- 1 min
What is Elder Fraud and How to Avoid It?
It seems like the thing that would never happen to me! However, scams are getting more sophisticated that even those among us who...
retirementgoat
- May 18, 2023
- 1 min
How to Choose the Appropriate Spending Level for Retirement
As much as income, spending and lifestyle decisions impact happiness (and solvency) in retirement. Here is a great article on...
retirementgoat
- May 1, 2023
- 1 min
I'm 65 Years Old and Retiring Soon: How Should I structure My Portfolio?
A quick read from SmartAsset citing some key considerations rather than a "fixed" one-size-fits-all approach. Important consideration, of...
retirementgoat
- Apr 11, 2023
- 1 min
The Role of Real Estate in Your Retirement Plan
From Entrepreneur, this article focuses on real estate investment, rather than habitation, and some of the benefits of maintaining...
retirementgoat
- Apr 2, 2023
- 1 min
Don't be fooled by these 9 money myths
A lot of valid, and a few reassuring, pieces of advice here. - RetirementGoat
retirementgoat
- Mar 31, 2023
- 1 min
4 Simple Ways Beginner Investors Can Build the Classic 60/40 Portfolio
This article from CNBC explains what a 60/40 portfolio is (60% stocks/40% bonds) as well as why is is a classic "moderate risk" portfolio...
retirementgoat
- Mar 25, 2023
- 1 min
What are your income sources for retirement in Canada?
A short summary, for Canadians, from Vancouverisawesome. I note that continued employment income, often on a part-time basis, is a choice...
retirementgoat
- Mar 19, 2023
- 1 min
How to Save Money: A Comprehensive Guide
From Fortune, a good common-sense primer on how to approach financial planning. While not a retirement planning guide, most of the advice...
retirementgoat
- Mar 5, 2023
- 1 min
10 Best Women in Personal Finance You Must Follow
Whether you want to follow some of these financial writers/bloggers to support women in finance or strictly because they can help...
retirementgoat
- Mar 1, 2023
- 1 min
What Is Dividend Yield? Why Is It Important?
Good introduction to Dividend Investing with an explanation on how they are calculated, why they are offered by companies and also, an...
retirementgoat
- Feb 25, 2023
- 1 min
Annuities: The Pros and Cons
Annuities are one of the many forms of guaranteed income in retirement. this article from Entrepreneur summarizes some of the benefits...
retirementgoat
- Feb 14, 2023
- 1 min
Top 4 Takeaways From My Past Decade of Investing Experience
I would suggest that this verges on "must read" territory. This is a two-part article from Seeking Alpha, with the first three learnings...
retirementgoat
- Feb 10, 2023
- 1 min
Financial Literacy: 10 Ways to Improve It
This article, from Entrepreneur, provides a number of suggestions to improving financial literacy, rightfully starting with starting or...
retirementgoat
- Feb 8, 2023
- 1 min
Bonds Can Be Taxable or Tax-Free - Here's Your Guide
Quick Primer from Business Insider on the tax implications of personally investing in bonds. - RetirementGoat
retirementgoat
- Feb 7, 2023
- 1 min
Growth vs Value: Two Approaches to Stock Investing
These are investment terms that are used often in financial articles. This article from TipRanks explains the differences, and...
retirementgoat
- Feb 2, 2023
- 1 min
How to Create a Retirement Income Plan Based on Cashflow
Really smart approach from Kiplinger, particularly for retirees with multiple sources of incomes, company pensions, government,...
retirementgoat
- Jan 31, 2023
- 1 min
What to do when your term life insurance is ending?
This is a decision for many on when do you no longer need life insurance or how much? Good overview on some of the options and...
retirementgoat
- Jan 30, 2023
- 1 min
Dividend Growth Stocks as a Driver of Retirement Strategy
In this article from The Street, dividend growth stocks are discussed as part of an investment strategy with some of the benefits as well...
retirementgoat
- Jan 20, 2023
- 1 min
Annuitization vs Lifetime Withdrawls
Here is a pretty subtle difference for many of us that can have large impacts in a number of ways when considering a financial product...
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