by Michael Lecours, CFP | Jun 30, 2020 | Economy, Investment Strategies, Retirement, Trend Updates
https://www.wealthstrategiesteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Office-Hours-Episode-2.mp4 Welcome back to WST Office Hours! Well, we’ve ripped the band aid off and jumped in feet first to our virtual Office Hours. We got some great feedback (make it shorter!),...
by Michael Lecours, CFP | Jun 1, 2020 | Economy, Investment Strategies, Retirement, Trend Updates
https://www.wealthstrategiesteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Office-Hours-episode-1-2.mp4 Welcome to Episode 1 of Office Hours! So much has happened over the last few months, we have not had time to cover it all in the typical manner through our blog and...
by Michael Lecours | Oct 9, 2017 | Finding Confidence, Retirement, Rule of Thumb, Saving
This article has been shared widely since it was published a few days ago. I appreciate the perspective the author shares as a journalist who’s covered personal finance topics for 14 years. He has had to share many sad truths with his readers about how the majority...
by Michael Lecours | Aug 1, 2017 | Retirement
Money Magazine’s August issue had a very good (but perhaps too short of an article) on five common reasons someone’s retirement dreams never actually become a reality or become a reality much later than originally planned. I have summarized the major derailing...
by Michael Lecours | Jul 3, 2017 | Retirement, Rule of Thumb, Saving, Uncategorized
Recently, an article has been floating around the internet that presented a simple strategy to retire early. It seemed too good to be true. The gist of it is “Even by simply upping your savings rate from 10% to 20%, you could shave off over 14 years from your...
by Michael Lecours | Jun 27, 2017 | Retirement
Good overview of Retirement Planning. How to Turn a Glass of Wine Into A $173,000 Bump in Your IRA 7 Often-Overlooked Great Reasons To Use A 401(k) Account