Personal Pension

On this episode of Money on Tap, Ben and Seth define the meaning of some really important retirement terms, such as ‘annuity’ and ‘pension.’ Curious to know how those affect your retirement plans? Tune into this episode to find out how to make your money work best for you, even in the long run towards retirement.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.