August 2017

The top risks that could derail a good retirement plan

Ask any experienced financial planner what causes a retirement plan to fail, and they will likely agree that it is never a result of bad portfolio returns. So if a poorly performing portfolio is not the problem, then what is? Some of the answers may surprise you. Here are examples of how life's circumstances can derail even the best retirement plan, and what to do to avoid, fix or repair it. With improvements in medical treatment and increases in longevity,...