Ben Kunes

Safe Money Retirement Group

Articles

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 ...

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Is Financial Planning Different Than Retirement Planning

March 23, 2022

Is Financial Planning Different Than Retirement Planning What is the difference? Make sure you know.Yes, it most ...

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Get a Paycheck for Life with the Guaranteed Lifetime Income Rider

March 21, 2022

Understanding Income RidersIncome for life is in reach. As I speak to so many callers to my Safe ...

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Legacy Arbitrage

February 24, 2022

Use Legacy Arbitrage to extend benefits to heirs.Definition of 'Arbitrage' from Investopedia"The simultaneous purchase and sale ...

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Is It time For Your Company’s 401(k) Plan’s Annual Checkup?

March 21, 2022

Every night on the nightly news, it seems there is bad news about retirement plans, especially ...

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Is too much derisking of your retirement fund a good idea?

March 21, 2022

Is too much "de-risking" a good idea? "If you are thinking about rolling your 401k into an ...

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The Zoo: Understanding Bulls, Bears, and the Deer

March 23, 2022

The Zoo: Understanding Bulls, Bears, and the DeerAnimals can help us understand how the market dictates ...

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Local Content Is Good Business

March 21, 2022

Local Content Is Good BusinessBy Syndicated Columnists|Throughout history, residents of smaller communities have relied on local tribunes, ...

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Does Your Advisor Have A Contingency Plan? If Not, Your Wealth May Be At Risk!

March 1, 2022

"You spent a long time locating the perfect financial advisor. But, are you prepared for the ...

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Glass, Toilet Paper And Cell Phones

March 23, 2022

Glass, Toilet Paper And Cell PhonesWhat do glass, toilet paper, and cell phones all have in ...

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Should you put an annuity inside your IRA? The answer is a definite MAYBE.

February 22, 2022

An ongoing dispute among financial advisors concerns the question of whether it is ever a good ...

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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 ...

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Market Volatility: Safety Nets Are Available

March 23, 2022

Market Volatility: Safety Nets Are AvailableA safety net can be important when things go bad.Several noted ...

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Is the Stock Market Being Artificially Manipulated

March 23, 2022

Is the Stock Market Being Artificially ManipulatedBeing on Wall Street means being in The Old Boy’s Club.I ...

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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 ...

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Annuities and Asset Protection

March 21, 2022

Annuities And Asset ProtectionAnnuities and Asset Protection: What you need to know!Joe Richmond (not his real ...

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Is Your Retirement Income A Guess Or A Guarantee

October 1, 2022

When planning retirement, do you depend on projections based on future conditions, or do you plan ...

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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 ...

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Running Out of Money Before You Run Out Of Life

March 23, 2022

A recent article in Money Magazine (https://money.com/save-for-retirement/) shined a bad light on Americans planning retirement. Health care expenses, living ...

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Estate Executor: Duties and Obligations

March 21, 2022

An executor is a person responsible for managing the administration of a deceased individual's estate.Obligations can ...

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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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