Ben Kunes
Safe Money Retirement Group
Articles
Why Should I Plan If I Don’t Ever Want To Retire?
March 23, 2022
Why should I plan if I don’t ever want to retire?“Many people, especially small business owners ...
Muni Bonds Generate Tax Free Interest - Or Do They?
March 21, 2022
Are Municipal Bonds Really Tax-Free?Municipal securities, also known as "munis," are bonds issued by governmental entities such as ...
Wall Street’s Latest Attempt To Create An Annuity: Bond Tents
March 23, 2022
Wall Street’s Latest Attempt To Create An Annuity: Bond TentsBeware of bond tents that are disguised ...
Insider Guide To Variable Annuities
March 21, 2022
It has always been fascinating to me why this segment of the securities business has been ...
Protecting the Family Inheritance: Beneficiary-Controlled Trusts
March 21, 2022
In a perfect world:Your will would be drawn up, your assets distributed in a timely, no-hassle ...
Making Retirement Savings Last
March 23, 2022
What is the number one worry for retirees?Not having enough money saved to last them in ...
Outsource Your Concentrated Risk To A Risk Bearer
March 23, 2022
Outsource Your Concentrated Risk To A Risk Bearer Coffee futures have dropped 18.35% in value; if you ...
Sequence Of Returns Risk
March 23, 2022
The “sequence of returns risk” or “sequencing risk” refers to the possibility that the timing and order ...
The Float, Warren Buffett, Annuities and You
February 24, 2022
Understand how Warren Buffett uses float "Float" is defined as the time delay between a bank check being ...
What is Probate? How does it work?
March 23, 2022
What is probate? How does it work?Simply put, probate is the re-titling (change of ownership) of ...
Common Money Myths That Keep You Confused
March 23, 2022
Are you confused and frustrated about money?As they say, “If you repeat a lie often enough, ...
The Golden Years Might Become Scary
March 23, 2022
When the Social Security Administration announced that for 2016, 2017, 2018, there would be NO “cost ...
Understand Your Social Security Survivorship Benefits
March 21, 2022
Understand Your Social Security Survivorship BenefitsWhile painful for most of us to contemplate, death is nonetheless ...
The Pros and Cons of Investing In and Owning Gold
March 21, 2022
The Pros and Cons of Investing In and Owning GoldThroughout history, gold has easily been the ...
What is tax-loss harvesting and will it work for you?
March 21, 2022
“For many investors, tax-loss harvesting is one of the most useful tools for reducing capital gains ...
Medicare Reimbursements Shrink As Medical Costs Increase
March 23, 2022
If Medicare Reimbursements shrink, who pays the difference?As we age, we become less worried about paying ...
Transparency It Had To Come We Knew It All Along
March 23, 2022
Transparency: It Had To Come We Knew It All AlongDisclosure Disclosure DisclosureOur grandson, Andrew, is a ...
401k Asset Allocation Strategies
March 21, 2022
Asset allocations and smart diversification might be a good choice Asset allocation and portfolio diversifications are words often ...
Baby Boomers And Mortgage Debt
March 23, 2022
Baby Boomers And Mortgage DebtI remember when our church in Emmett, Idaho finally retired the mortgage.Our parish ...
Can A Life Settlement Benefit You
March 21, 2022
What's a life settlement, and could you benefit from having one?"Older Americans don't know there may ...
Ben Kunes
Safe Money Retirement Group
6657 Winding Creek Way
St. Louis, Missouri 63129
ben.kunes@retirevillage.com
(314) 740-6278
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