A&I Financial Services

Retirees spend money in surprising ways! At a recent lunch and learn, we discussed spending in retirement. Many of us go into retirement hoping to enjoy life, traveling, planning on a life of leisure. You may be surprised at where retirees are actually spending their money! Listen to an expert and see the statistics on...Read More

Halloween is here! Let’s make it real. Here are The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, written by Bronnie Ware in 2009.  Our friend Annalee Kruger has spent more than 30 years as a professional caregiver and is now an instructor to caregivers, as well as financial planners like me. Regrets of the dying: I...Read More

In our most recent Lunch and Learn, Ryan from Transamerica taught us about the increasing costs of Healthcare in Retirement. One slide in particular took our breath away. Here is an image of that slide: Click the link to jump to Ryan’s presentation on Healthcare Cost Estimates . Today’s 55 year-old is likely to spend...Read More

You may live to 100. In fact, a researcher at Stanford predicts that someone alive today may live to 200! Stanford University Center on Longevity suggests that we need to continue WORKING for the rest of our lives! Yes, I said working. People need to feel needed. Stanford’s research summary is full of diagrams and...Read More

You may live to 100. In fact, a researcher at Stanford predicts that someone alive today may live to 200! Stanford University Center on Longevity suggests that we need to continue learning for the rest of our lives! People who are more highly educated: Gain access to health-improving resources and surroundings, and those advantages accrue...Read More

Financial planning for a long life. Explaining Stanfords map of life which shows that we may live to age 100.Read More

If you have Medicare, you may already know that different medicines are covered by different Medicare plans. Some medicines may not be covered at all. And, plans may change year over year. This can be complicated!   The good news is that the Medicare.gov website has an impressive tool to help you choose which plan...Read More

Investors often ask, “When is the right time to enter the market?” Often, the best answer is now.Read More

On September 7th, 2023, live in person or live via Zoom at 11:30 we had an expert on Medicare teach us about Medicare. Learn the rules and how to choose the best coverage for your situation. Understanding Medicare can seem stressful, but our speaker makes it easy to understand. As the diagram shows above, you...Read More

Recently, Stacey and I had a chance to visit Tanzania. Truly, the trip of a lifetime. One of the adventures gave me perspective on financial planning and investing. I learned a traditional way to make coffee. We took a coffee bean from the plant all the way to the pot and then poured a cup...Read More