15 Steps for a Better Retirment

Most people have wild and elaborate dreams about what retirement looks like. Planning is an essential part of those dreams, so Ben and Seth took the time to write up 15 essential rules to follow when planning for retirement. This episode will make you feel less intimidated by the mountain you may have to climb when it comes to your future. As always, Brayshaw Financial group is just a phone call or email away.Why doesn't inflation feel like the official 3%?Because inflation is the rate at which prices rise, while affordability is the level of prices you have to live with — and that level never resets. Retirees also buy a different basket than the CPI emphasizes: shelter costs, insurance, property taxes, healthcare, prescriptions, food, and fuel, several of which run far hotter than headline inflation. Oil compounds it, touching every leg of the delivery chain. A resilient retirement plan stress-tests income needs well above the Fed's target and fights back with pricing-power equities, reasonable bond yields, guaranteed lifetime income for core expenses, and tax mitigation that lets you keep more of every distribution.