Ben Kunes
Safe Money Retirement Group
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Estate Planning – Get Organized!
March 23, 2022
Estate planning and financial planning can, at times, be overwhelming. Many individuals are daunted by the complexity ...
Making Retirement Savings Last
March 23, 2022
What is the number one worry for retirees?Not having enough money saved to last them in ...
Are US Treasuries A Smart Bet For You?
March 23, 2022
Are US Treasuries A Smart Bet For You?US Treasuries are the safest possible place to invest ...
Retirement Planning With Overlooked Expenses
February 17, 2022
When Planning, Don’t Forget These Often Overlooked Retirement Expenses“There is a massive disconnect between how much ...
Is Investing In Bond Mutual Funds A Good Idea? Let’s Look at The Disadvantages
March 21, 2022
Look before you leap when it comes to bond mutual funds.Bond funds are similar to stock ...
Credit Score Information Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
March 23, 2022
Credit Score Information Frequently Asked Questions and AnswersMonitor and guard your credit rating.Learn how credit bureaus ...
INcome Versus IFcome
October 1, 2022
INcome Versus IFcomeThis is the most critical part of retirement.It is not necessarily the amount of ...
Invisible Fees in Mutual Funds
March 21, 2022
Transparency in the financial world has traditionally been lacking.As information sources have increased, along with it ...
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 ...
The Thrift Saving Plan (TSP)
March 21, 2022
The government version of a 401(k) makes sense. A Thrift Savings Plan or TSP is a retirement plan for ...
The Times They Are A Changin For Annuities
March 23, 2022
The Times They Are A Changin For AnnuitiesI remember the early years in Olympia, Washington, learning ...
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 ...
Women Focused Financial Planning
March 21, 2022
Women-Focused Financial PlanningMany women, especially those in their 60s and 70s, grew up with the idea that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trust: Use the Ronald Reagan Approach
March 21, 2022
Trust but verify The other night I saw a feature on the news about the lawsuit between ...
How much money do I need in retirement?
March 23, 2022
"One of the thorniest issues facing retirees is how to determine much money they will be ...
Social Security Will Run Out of Money
March 23, 2022
I know that is a broad and concerning statement intended to cause the reader to investigate ...
The Glidepath And Systematic Withdrawal Theory: Do They Still Apply In Today’s Interest Rate Environment?
March 1, 2022
William Bengen is considered the father of the systematic withdrawal theory. Bengen, in his extensive research, ...
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 ...
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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