Posts by Michael Andersen
How to Set Yourself Up for Success in Retirement
In this episode of Wise Money, Michael walks through a few of the rumored bi-partisan proposals floating around Washington and whether he thinks they’ll help or hurt your retirement savings plans. He also discusses Roth conversions and other ways that you can manage your money so that you minimize your taxes and maximize your savings.
Read MorePlan Around What You Know and Adjust As You Go
Ultimately, even though we’ve been living through seasons of intense change it seems, the basic fundamentals for our financial planning have stayed the same: plan around what you know and adjust as you go.
Read MoreWhere Do We Go From Here? Retirement Planning After the Election
While this isn’t a political show, the reality is that whoever wins the Presidential election will have a real effect on the economy, our future taxes, and as a result, our retirement savings. So, how can you best build a retirement plan that will stay steady no matter who wins the election? That’s what today’s episode is all about.
Read MoreAnswer These Important Questions to Know When You are Retirement Ready
Being retirement ready can be a difficult and daunting task but these questions can help get you started on the right track to achieve all your retirement dreams.
Read MoreHow to Plan for the Future In the Face of Unpredictability
As humans, our brains are wired for the predictable, so making it through 2020 and all of its unpredictability has been incredibly hard. This episode is all about how to plan for the future when we have so many things distracting us and pushing us off course. Michael Andersen will also touch on risks that you should be prepared for as you plan for retirement, and how to mitigate them.
Read MoreHow the National Debt May Affect Your Retirement Plans
Michael Andersen uses this episode of Wise Money to discuss the ways in which your retirement planning, and things such as Social Security and Medicare, are going to be affected by the nation’s growing debt. As well as steps that you can take to ensure that no matter what comes, you’re staying on track to accomplish your retirement and financial goals.
Read MoreLooking Forward Towards 2021: Is It Too Soon?
Though things may seem pretty divided now, studies suggest that we can all agree on one thing: 2020 has been really rough. With depression rates almost tripling, it can be tempting to just want to forget about the next few months and look towards 2021. However, is that a wise move?
In this episode, Michael Andersen discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding what could happen over the next three months and how it may affect the economy, the stock markets, and your retirement plans. It’s an episode you don’t want to miss.
And as always, the best way to protect your retirement for anything the future may bring is to implement a retirement plan that’s strong and sturdy. If you’d like help with your retirement plan, please contact Michael today at 410-690-4894.
Read MoreProceed With Caution: What’s Your Risk Ratio?
A lot of people have a fixed income rate once in retirement, but what happens if the cost of living and medical care goes up while your retirement income stays stagnant? In this episode of Wise Money, Michael Andersen provides some of his ideas and tips for building a retirement plan that can support you, even through inflation.
Read MoreThe Six-Step Estate Plan
Having an estate plan is essential to ensuring your assets will be distributed to your heirs according to your wishes when you die.
Read MoreShould You Be Concerned About Your Social Security Benefits
It’s estimated that a couple will spend about $1,250,000 over the course of their retired life, which comes down to around $100,000 yearly. That’s a lot of change! In this episode of Wise Money, Michael Andersen discusses things that you can do to prepare for this price tag so that even when your income stops, you’re still able to thrive during retirement.
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