Retirement Blog

Ralph Short has been helping Virginia residents strategize and plan for retirement for nearly four decades. There are many people who have worked hard and saved up for their envisioned future, but that is just part of the journey.

Ralph routinely posts informative blogs and articles that help retirees and pre-retirees alike with topical information on a financial world where trends and regulations are constantly in motion.


Coordinated Income Plan

As we just celebrated Independence Day, it is a good reminder that financial independence in retirement does not happen by accident. It often comes from having a thoughtful plan for when and how to use the income sources available to you. When those pieces work together, retirement can feel a...

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Your Retirement Number

For retirees, it is often much easier to worry about how to grow their wealth than to feel confident in the wealth they have spent a career building. Will it be enough to support the lifestyle you dreamed of? Will it be able to cover unexpected medical or life-change expenses?...

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Better Question Than, “What Will the Market Do?”

One lesson stands out across American history: Plans that survive change are built to adapt—not to predict. That’s as true for retirement planning today as it has ever been. If you would like help understanding how your current plan may respond to:  We offer a complimentary retirement planning review designed...

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