Is a Continuing Care Retirement Community Right for You?
March 20, 2025
Many seniors have a strong desire to remain in familiar surroundings, making aging in place a popular option in many cases, as we’ve discussed previously.
Many seniors have a strong desire to remain in familiar surroundings, making aging in place a popular option in many cases, as we’ve discussed previously.
The fact that many of us will enjoy longer lifespans brings up some questions that our ancestors didn’t need to consider: How do I want to spend my retirement years? How much will it cost to live the way I want to live? Do I want to continue to work part-time after retirement—or even start a new career? All of these considerations are important, but there is one more that perhaps trumps them all: Will I stay in my home, or move into a retirement community?
After all your years of working, saving, and paying taxes, you’re finally approaching retirement, and it’s time to ensure your benefits and income sources are in place. For many retirees, Social Security benefits make up a sizeable portion of the funds you’ll need to maintain your retirement lifestyle.
In a recent article published by InvestmentNews about phased retirement, The Planning Center highlights that phased retirement can help individuals transition smoothly into this new life
In this brief article, we’ll take a quick survey of the major types of retirement savings vehicles to provide basic familiarity, then we’ll point out the advantages of certain types for various circumstances.
As you retire from state service, or even if you are in the private sector but have prior State of Alaska employment, it’s important to take stock of the available benefits.
Facing up to the reality of a failed marriage is one of the most difficult life passages anyone can be called to make. No matter who initiates the dissolution of a marriage, it is tough for everyone involved: emotionally, legally, socially, and financially.
While it is true that the overall rate of divorce in the US is falling, there is one segment of the population that is running counter to the trend: divorces in marriages that have lasted 30 years or more.
There has been much debate in recent years about the State of Alaska’s ability to attract and retain talent for state government jobs. One of the biggest issues to address is how employees receive benefits in their retirement years.
In this post, I aim to demystify TIAA’s structure by breaking it down into 7 distinct layers. We will start with the broadest layer (TIAA itself) and work our way down to the most specific (the individual investments available to you in your TIAA contracts).
In a fascinating article from USA Today, JJ Sessions provides valuable insight into the intricacies of inheriting a Roth IRA. As a guest, Sessions delves into
Join us on CNBC as we take an in-depth look at the global migration trend with our guest speaker, Jude. Together, we’ll explore the increasing number
Stay informed with the latest financial insights from our experts.
ALASKA
310 K Street
Suite 405
Anchorage, AK 99501
FRESNO
7055 N Maple Ave
Suite 108
Fresno, CA 93720
QUAD CITIES
1615 Fifth Avenue
Moline, Illinois 61265
IOWA CITY
136 S Dubuque St,
Iowa City, IA 52240
CHICAGO
303 West Erie Street
Suite 311
Chicago, IL 60654
NEW ORLEANS
1521 Washington Ave.
Suite B
New Orleans, LA 70115
TWIN CITIES
800 N Washington Ave.
Suite 701
Minneapolis, MN 55401
The Planning Center © 2025