Ben Kunes

Safe Money Retirement Group

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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Einstein Quantum Compounding

February 22, 2022

Use the 4% withdrawal rule, add the inflation factor and guess what? They still cannot compete. ...

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Ever Wonder How the Stock Market Works?

March 23, 2022

Ever Wonder How the Stock Market Works?Every night watching the news, we are bombarded with stories ...

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Should Pre-Retirees And Retirees Rebalance Their Investment Portfolios To Mitigate Risk?

March 21, 2022

“The main reason for rebalancing a retirement portfolio should be risk management. Other rationales for rebalancing ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Am I A Senior?

March 23, 2022

Am I A Senior?Who are seniors? Does that mean old folks? Does it mean retirees? What is ...

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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 ...

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Promissory Notes May Not Be Real Promises

March 21, 2022

Promissory Notes May Not Be Real PromisesIf you are considering the purchase of a promissory note, ...

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Can Contentment Cause People To Be Blind To Danger

March 21, 2022

As defined by http://www.dictionary.com, a parable is a short allegorical story that illustrates or teaches some truth, ...

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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 ...

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Avoiding Future Family Squabbles By Getting Started With Basic Estate Planning

March 21, 2022

Get Started with Basic Estate Planning Once you undertake the process, decisions need to be made and ...

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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 ...

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Tax Loss Harvesting

March 21, 2022

What is tax-loss harvesting and will it work for you?“For many investors, tax-loss harvesting is one ...

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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 ...

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Chickens, Pigs, Bulls, and Bears: The Stock Market Is a Barnyard

March 21, 2022

The great novel Animal Farm written by the legendary author George Orwell is about animals and ...

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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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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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