Today Jeff and Camille discuss what is good and what is not about certain things regarding retirement planning, using scenarios that people might try to do regarding income and other issues.

We all want a wonderful holiday season, but financially it can put a strain on anyone's budget, especially in retirement. Today Jeff and Camille discuss staying within your means for the holidays and how planning for extra expenses can keep your plan on track. They also discuss Social Security and the importance of taking your benefits at the right time to optimize them for your situation.

Inflation has been a hot topic that affects everyone. Jeff and Camille discuss the rising costs going on now and how to plan for that when retirement comes along. They also take a look at year end strategies to employ before the end of the year that could save you in taxes and set you up for better possibilities with your money in 2022.

Around two thirds of Americans do NOT have a written financial plan. But if you don't, it's never too late to begin. Today Jeff and Camille go over all the things necessary to put a written plan in place to cover all the areas needed, including income, health care, taxes, and estate planning.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute conducted a recent survey that outlined the four major factors that people who were comfortable in retirement had in common. Today Jeff and Camille go over each of these areas, including having some kind of guaranteed income such as a pension or other regular payment, as well as having no debt. They also talk about the best ways to achieve each of the points the study outlined and how to incorporate those into your own plan.

It's Open Enrollment time for Medicare through December 7th, and the choices are endless. And not all of them are right for any particular person. Today Jeff and Camille discuss the Medicare program, what its benefits are and how you can best find the choices that are right for you.

Women can have specific needs for retirement planning, especially if they outlive their husbands and inherit his retirement plan. Today Camille goes solo to explain the strategies and ideas women should keep in mind in case the day arrives where they become widowed and how their finances are affected, especially when it comes to taxes.

Some of the things folks worry about when it comes to retirement income include outliving their savings, a reduction in Social Security benefits, and ever rising costs of health care. Today Jeff and Camille discuss these and other topics and how best to plan to make sure they don't affect your retirement.

Interest rates have been near zero for some time in the U.S. and they are not rising any time soon. Jeff and Camille take a look at how low interest rates affect savers and ways to work around that to get growth in your retirement savings but still have a portion working for you safely.

Getting established in a career and a family, as well as building savings, implementing a plan and then living out retirement are among the stages of life building as the years go along. Today Jeff and Camille discuss each stage and what to do regarding how each relates to eventual retirement, as well as strategies involved in making each stage as successful as it can be.