Your retirement number doesn't mean much without a lifestyle plan
Most retirement planning starts with a savings target and works backward. I do it the other way around — lifestyle first, math second — and it changes everything.
Read the articleTax law changes. Social Security timing. The decisions you'll face in the ten years before retirement. No jargon, no fluff — just the things I find myself explaining to clients on a regular basis.
Most retirement planning starts with a savings target and works backward. I do it the other way around — lifestyle first, math second — and it changes everything.
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