Retirement Minded
Helping you confidently aim for your retirement goals
Flipping from accumulating assets to spending retirement savings can be scary. Integras Partners with people who are planning for, or in retirement. First, we help you confidently make this life-changing decision, and then to maintain the peace of mind that allows you to go out and enjoy retirement.
This confidence to quit earning comes from seeing detailed cash flow projections based on your personal finances. We know this is an emotional time and seeing this output is empowering.
Knowing both your capabilities and limitations provides the comfort that you’re not overspending. It often allows you the freedom to have more fun than you might have in retirement.
This peace of mind is sustained by a custom portfolio mix that matches investment risks to your timeframes. This enables you to spend today, knowing that risk assets have time to grow for the future.
Our strategies help you live a life where your spending choices aren’t dictated by today’s news or market gyrations.
We encourage clients to “Go Live your Lives, and let us worry about the markets.”
No matter where you stand on your financial journey, we’re here to help.
Insights for the Retirement-Minded
Smarter Investing: Considering Today’s Economy and Markets
Smarter Investing
Why Target Date Funds May Miss the Mark
Most 401(k) and other retirement plans offer Target Date Funds (TDFs) as a default choice. They have become increasingly popular for a few good reasons but are rarely the best solution once your accounts achieve some size.
Factoring Inflation into your Retirement Plan
Inflation can’t be controlled, but evaluating it within your retirement plan can help identify ways to mitigate it. Here are a few ways inflation can be considered.
Age-Based Milestones for Financial Planning
Reaching certain ages can be meaningful for financial planning. Age can affect contributions and withdrawal rules from retirement accounts, social security and pension options, and even taxes as many aspects of the tax code are linked to age.
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Laser-focus on inflation was the key driver of both interest rates and market performance over the past two years.
Reflecting on 2023
While the S&P 500 rose 26% at the headline level, it was almost entirely due to just seven “magnificent” tech stocks.
Closing the Gender Gap in Investing
19% of women report feeling confident selecting investments that align with their goals
Strategies for Charitable Giving – Part 2
If you are already charitably inclined there are two gifting strategies that you should be aware of, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) and gifting appreciated stock.
Strategies for Charitable Giving – Part 1
If you are already charitably inclined there are two gifting strategies that you should be aware of, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) and gifting appreciated stock. To realize tax benefits for 2023, both need to be done before the end of the year.
Where are the Opportunities in Today’s Markets?
Bullish sentiment ran out of steam during Q3 2023. In a previous blog we discussed the primary culprit for that. All that said, we are now in the final quarter of the year.
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