According to a report from AARP, over 80% of adults age 50 or older are struggling with some aspect of their financial lives, which includes saving for retirement. Today Dave and Jonathan dig into why people might be putting off proper retirement saving or planning, and what steps they can take to put themselves back on track to make the process a bit easier to deal with.

You can find out some things about a financial professional on a web site or with a phone call, but what happens when it comes time to meet with one face to face? Today Dave and Jonathan address what it is like to come in to one of the Altmeyer Financial offices, as well as about how their process takes place to put a retirement income plan together first, then to address the other areas you will need for a solid and successful retirement plan.

Even if you have been saving for retirement, there may be questions in the back of your mind about how can you make your money cover inflation if it becomes higher than expected, or unexpected health care costs. Today Dave and Jonathan go over some ways to make adjustments that can help.

People have many concerns in addressing retirement. Today Dave and Jonathan take a look at some of those and how they work to address them in putting a solid retirement plan together for clients.

Will your retirement nest egg last as long as you need it to? This is one of the biggest questions people have, and today Dave takes a look at the various tools and strategies to help make sure your assets will last throughout your retirement, even through down markets and inflationary times.

There are a lot of suppositions about Social Security that are not what people may think. Today Dave goes over some of them, including what your specific full Social Security retirement date is, how these benefits are taxed and many other areas to help guide you in making sure you get the most from Social Security when it comes time to take it.

Before retiring, there are several important questions to answer. Today Dave discusses these areas, including what you might want your retirement life to look like, how much money to save to make that happen, and others.

Is your balance sheet healthy enough for retirement? Today Dave takes a look at how you can answer this question, as well as steps you can take to strengthen your outlook if it's not up to snuff.

Has your retirement savings been made in a way to make sure it will last? And wouldn't you want to know if there are potential issues with your savings? Today Dave takes a look at how to plan for flexibility in case your needs change unexpectedly.

Generally retirement life has three stages - an active early period, a transition period and the final years where activity is greatly diminished. Each stage has its own unique risks and financial needs, and today Dave discusses these stages and how to prepare for each one.