Retirement Planning

10 Questions You Need to Be Asking Your Financial Advisor

Complexity can lead to confusion. Confusion can lead to inaction. Inaction can lead to lost dollars. Don’t let complexity cost you. Use these ten questions to help you find an individual you can trust to guide you in turning complexity into opportunity.

Did You Miss This in Your Retirement Plan?

Have you ever considered your marital status during retirement – and its financial and social impact that it may have on you?

Too Much Information

As of January 2021 there are over 1.83 billion websites on the internet. There is no doubt that the instant availability of information has been life changing. However - if we aren’t careful - it could be our demise.

How to Lower Your Tax Bracket in Retirement

We were honored to have our friend Jim Farmer, Managing Partner of Financial Strategies Group, LLP join us this week as our special guest. We discuss Jim's two part article that he had published in Forbes explaining strategies you can use to possibly lower your tax bracket in retirement.

What Are You Retiring To?

Planning for retirement has never been just about the money. It’s about having, and taking, the time to bring a fullness to your life; the opportunity to accomplish personal goals you’ve been setting aside and to enrich those relationships that sustain you emotionally and spiritually.

Do You Cut and Paste Your Decisions About Money?

Think of your 3 favorite restaurants. Now imagine the head chef from each made his/her very best dish for you. Sounds splendid, right? Now imagine if you took a big bowl and mixed these three dishes together with a wire whisk. How does that sound? Not so good, right? So why do we do that with our money? We cut and paste every strategy that sounds good and mix it all together. No matter how superb each strategy may be, when you mix the 3 they may not mesh well together at all.

The Retirement Dream

Imagine that you’ve worked 45 years and saved all you can only to hear that taxes are going to crush your retirement goals. Don't worry, there's hope! Learn how you can retire and stay retired successfully.

Congress Update

This week we talk about the updates to the economic relief package. So if you're a farmer, rancher, business owner, or non-profit, you don't want to miss this week's episode.

The Most Googled Money Questions in 2020

It’s not always about getting an answer. It’s about getting the right question to ask. Here's a list of the top money questions people searched using Google in 2020...with a KFS twist.

Election Results & Your Next Steps

Right now, post-election, is the time to prioritize your to-do list in light of the results. Here are 5 priorities to consider.

10 Financial Questions Everyone Over 60 Should Ask

Did you realize that reactive and creative are an anagram? We’ve realized that far too many people fail to ask the “right” questions regarding their unique situations. The result: reactive. We encourage you to spend a little time being creative so you don't have to be reactive. You can begin by asking these 10 questions:

Ranch Entities

Are you a farmer, rancher, or business owner? Then you don't want to miss this week's episode of Life Planning 101. The Working Ranch Radio Show interviewed us recently and a listener asked a question: What type of legal ownershipshould you have for your ranch and property?