Retiring Early Isn't Always a Choice — Are You Ready If You're Next?
Many people plan to retire around 65, but new research shows a large percentage are leaving the workforce several years earlier—and often not by choice.
Do you have questions about retirement? Financial planning? What about taxes, insurance, investments, risk, and the hundreds of other retirement planning questions that are probably on your mind? Join Certified Financial Planner Anthony Aulffo of Cardinal Wealth Group in Cherry Hill, NJ to learn about important financial topics and retirement planning tips. Listening to each episode will get you that much closer to being prepared for your retirement future.
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Many people plan to retire around 65, but new research shows a large percentage are leaving the workforce several years earlier—and often not by choice.
Retiring before Medicare can create a major healthcare expense, and recent subsidy changes have made that gap even more important to plan for. Anthony explains how modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) can affect what you pay for coverage and walks through a real client case where coordinated planning dramatically reduced projected healthcare costs. When those pieces work together, the difference can be measured in tens of thousands of dollars.
Anthony walks through the simple process Cardinal Wealth Group uses to help clients calculate their true lifestyle spending without tracking every individual purchase.
Worried you’ll never feel truly confident about retirement, no matter how much you’ve saved? Anthony explains why financial anxiety often has less to do with your account balance and more to do with uncertainty. He breaks down the four pillars of retirement confidence and shares that true retirement confidence comes from clarity and planning, not the size of your account balance.
What happens when you’ve maxed out your 401(k), but still want to save more for retirement? In this episode, we talk about smart next steps for high earners and serious savers.
Are you being smart with your money, or too conservative for your own good? In this episode, Anthony explains how investors can evaluate whether they should take on more risk, especially as they approach retirement.