Oh, the day you can hang up your career and ease into that status you’ve been working toward most of your adult life, the place that brings a smile to your face, your happy place where you no longer answer to an employer, where you set your own schedule—that magical place called “Retirement.” You’ve been saving and planning and getting [...]
Saying you need an estate plan is like saying you need to eat your vegetables. You know it’s good for you but there are other things you’d rather do. A survey by Caring.com shows that in 2021, 25% of Americans ages 18-34 had some type of estate planning document, 22.5% ages 35-54 had a will or trust, and only 44% [...]
Retirement is a magical word. It means different things to different people. Whether it’s traveling the world and never having to work again, beginning a new career or business, or volunteering, you need enough income to pursue your definition of retirement. How much money do you need? The number is different for every person. But there are certain markers everyone [...]
Alhambra's Bob Williams offers tips on being the executor of an estate.
“What in the world does that mean?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked that question during almost 30 years in the financial industry. Clients naming beneficiaries on IRAs, 401(k) accounts, annuities, or insurance policies stop dead-in-their-tracks when asked to decide whether they want beneficiaries to receive proceeds from their account Per Capita or Per Stirpes. After [...]
There’s an old axiom that says nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. True enough. But there’s one other thing that’s certain; we’re all going to retire—sometime. The number one retirement question I’m asked is, “What is the perfect age to retire?” Close on its heels is, “When should I start taking Social Security?” The Social Security question [...]
Alhambra's Bob Williams tells you whether you are automatically enrolled in Medicare when you reach age 65.
Someone trusts you so much that they name you to settle their estate after they die. You’re honored they have that much confidence in you, but you don’t think much about what’s involved in settling an estate. Among the long list of items you have to deal with is settling the deceased’s tax bill. You may have to file just [...]
Alhambra's Bob Williams describes Social Security Breakeven Age and how it can help determine when to begin receiving your Social Security benefit.
Alhambra's Bob Williams describes how working past age 70, after delayed credits have stopped, can still increase your Social Security benefit.
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