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.
Retirement can be tricky when you are still in the planning process. The idea of retirement should be full of hopes and dreams – plans to do or experience all the things you have wanted but have not had the time or money to achieve earlier in your working life....
Read MoreRetirement should be all about relaxation and enjoyment, but that doesn’t mean winding down. While helping ensure that you have enough money saved to live comfortably is a big factor for happiness in retirement, studies show that life satisfaction tops out at an annual salary of around $75,0001 and that...
Read MoreRetirement might bring about visions of life slowing down and getting far less complicated. However, both time and the experiences of past generations of retirees indicate that the only predictable thing about life is that it is often unpredictable. No investment plan is totally safe from an economic crisis. The...
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