by Eve Kaplan | Jan 31, 2019 | Fee-Only Financial Planning, Financial Planning for Women, Social Security Benefits
By Eve Kaplan, Certified Financial Planner™ Women run a higher risk of outliving their money in retirement than men. The risk is even greater for single women – especially women in the lowest pre-retirement wage earning quartile (meaning the lowest 25% of wage...
by Eve Kaplan | Nov 30, 2018 | Fee-Only Financial Planning, Senior Citizens, Social Security Benefits
By Eve Kaplan, CFP® Practitioner New data show the powerful positive financial impact of delaying retirement by even just a few months. Postponing retirement even by a month – for some – can equal or exceed the positive impact of saving more each year for 10 years...
by Eve Kaplan | Apr 26, 2018 | Financial Planning, Social Security Benefits
By Eve Kaplan, Certified Financial Planner ™ Social Security has been around for decades and it’s not about to disappear. Why? Social Security is not an “entitlement” (gift) – it’s a forced savings scheme that Americans pay into in their working years in order...
by Eve Kaplan | Mar 23, 2018 | Fee-Only Financial Planning, Fiduciary Standards in Financial Planning, Financial Planning, Long Term Care, Retirement Planning, Social Security Benefits
By Eve Kaplan, Certified Financial Planner™ Let’s get real about retirement. Will you have enough to remain comfortable in retirement for 30 years or more? Studies show this is a recurring fear many Americans feel. As a Fee-Only financial advisor, my number...
by Eve Kaplan | Sep 23, 2016 | Financial Planning, Long Term Care, Retirement Planning, Senior Citizens, Social Security Benefits
By Eve Kaplan, CFP® Are you tired of hearing about the pending retirement crisis –because you’ve heard about it so much, it’s boring and you think it doesn’t apply to you? You might be in your 70s or 80s before you realize all that “yadda yadda” about “planning”...
by Eve Kaplan | Dec 23, 2015 | Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Social Security Benefits
by Eve Kaplan, CFP(R) There are big changes in Social Security benefits headed your way. Congress surprised the financial advisory community in November 2015 by killing off two Social Security strategies many of us advisors utilized to maximize benefits for our...
