Ben Kunes
Safe Money Retirement Group
Articles
Making Retirement Savings Last
March 23, 2022
What is the number one worry for retirees?Not having enough money saved to last them in ...
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 ...
One Of The Best Financial Products Of Which Few People Have Heard
March 23, 2022
As more and more seniors look for ways to lower their taxes in retirement, QLACs are ...
Why Both Spouses Must Be Involved When It Comes To Retirement Planning
March 23, 2022
Why Both Spouses Must Be Involved When It Comes To Retirement Planning "But my spouse is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Legacy Arbitrage
February 24, 2022
Use Legacy Arbitrage to extend benefits to heirs.Definition of 'Arbitrage' from Investopedia"The simultaneous purchase and sale ...
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 ...
Minimizing Probate By Using a POD and a TOD
March 23, 2022
Use ‘Transfer on Death’ Form to Avoid Probate CourtAvoiding probate can be tricky, but you might ...
When Harry and Sally Met Their 401(k)
March 23, 2022
Harry and Sally White are regular people.Harry and Sally work for the same company; actually, that ...
Promises Made Promises Kept Cross Our Heart
March 21, 2022
Make promises, keep promises Promises.We make promises many times in our lives to spouses, kids, friends, and ...
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 ...
Charitable And Individual Gifting Considerations
March 23, 2022
Charitable Gift AnnuitiesA charitable gift annuity (CGA) provides a structured way to give to charity while securing ...
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 ...
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 ...
What Are Annuities?
March 21, 2022
What Are Annuities?In its simplest definition, an annuity is a written contract between the annuity owner ...
Should You Be Concerned About Required Minimum Distributions
March 23, 2022
Should You Be Concerned About Required Minimum DistributionsIf your Required Minimum Distribution is not managed properly, you may ...
Insider Guide To Variable Annuities
March 21, 2022
It has always been fascinating to me why this segment of the securities business has been ...
Could Investing In Treasuries Be A Mistake?
March 23, 2022
Could Investing In Treasuries Be A Mistake?US Treasuries are considered the safest investment in the world.The ...
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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