by Tony Van Gelder | Sep 9, 2021 | Coronavirus, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “The Supply Crunch for Talent” Thankfully, the unemployment rate has been steadily decreasing since April of 2020 when it was 14.8% at its peak. As of August, 2021, the unemployment rate is now back down to 5.2% (it was as low as 3.5% before...
by Tony Van Gelder | Sep 3, 2021 | Investing Goals, Retirement, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Most Americans are Unprepared for Retirement” Perhaps this type of headline gets old, but the unfortunate reality is that it’s true! Based on research recently completed by the CFP Board, roughly 26% of Americans delay retirement savings until their...
by Tony Van Gelder | Aug 27, 2021 | Retirement, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog Managing the Initial Years of Retirement The conventional view of retirement is changing. Certainly, the age at which we retire, what we do during retirement years, and even how long retirement generally lasts look different than assumptions we made 15 years...
by Tony Van Gelder | Aug 20, 2021 | Estate Planning, Housing, Retirement, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Putting your House in a Trust” Trusts aren’t just for the uber-wealthy. Anyone with financial or physical assets may consider setting one up to make life a little bit easier for those you leave behind when you die. When you establish a trust,...
by Tony Van Gelder | Aug 13, 2021 | Investing, Investing Goals, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Changing the way You Feel About Money” Writer Ben Carlson over at A Wealth of Common Sense, recently published an article discussing how we feel about money and I thought it did a wonderful job explaining that our feelings towards money are usually...
