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 ...
To Bonds Or Not To Bonds That Is The Question
March 23, 2022
Have bonds earned a place in your portfolio?Beginning in 2020, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates ...
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 ...
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 ...
Corporate Bonds, How Safe are They and What Happens if a Company Defaults.
March 21, 2022
Bonds are backed by the financial strength of the bond issuer.If the bond issuer is not ...
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 ...
Elder Abuse and Tax Scam Issues
March 23, 2022
Don't be scammed by crooks when it comes to taxes.Regardless of what happens with the DOL ...
Charitable Gift Annuities
March 23, 2022
A charitable gift annuity (CGA) provides a structured way to give to charity while securing your future. ...
FINRA And Its Relentless Attack on Excessive Fees
March 21, 2022
Let’s see…..hmm. The Commissioner of Baseball is also one of the franchise owners.The NFL is a ...
How to Modernize Life Insurance at Retirement Time
March 21, 2022
I can remember my dad buying a house in 1962 for $9,000.To make sure the mortgage ...
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 ...
INcome Versus IFcome
October 1, 2022
INcome Versus IFcomeThis is the most critical part of retirement.It is not necessarily the amount of ...
Should I Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?
March 23, 2022
Should I Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?“Long term insurance protection for nursing home care does not have ...
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 ...
457 Retirement Plan Option
March 21, 2022
A 457 Plan might be a good choice for your retirement planningWhat Is A 457 Plan?A ...
Does Your Financial Plan Have A Cavity?
March 23, 2022
Regardless of age, oral health plays a massive role in your physical health and wellbeing. This is ...
Annuities Dirty Little Secret: Number 1
May 7, 2023
Annuity secrets will tell you the truth about annuities You have probably seen this ad: “Invest in an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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