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Retirement Risk #20: Heirs — Balancing Legacy & Retirement Spending

Leaving a Legacy vs. Enjoying Retirement: It Doesn’t Have to be One or the Other

Retirement Risk #19: Home Healthcare — An Essential Piece of Aging in Place

What Retirees Could Expect in Home Health Costs

According to

Retirement Risk #18: Long-Term Care — One Risk Many Retirees Worry About

Addressing the Elephant in the Room

Long-term care often comes with a hefty price tag — one retirees may struggle to ...

Retirement Risk #17: Aging at Home — The Potential Costs of Staying Put

Challenges & Opportunities for Retirees Who Want to Stay in Their Homes

Aging in place is something many retirees ...

Retirement Risk #16: Loss of a Spouse — How to Help Plan for the Unimaginable

Losing a Spouse in Retirement Can Have Financial Impacts, Too

No one wants to think about what would happen if ...

Retirement Risk #15: Home Maintenance & Repairs — Plan for Hefty Costs

Even Mortgage-Free Homes Can Cost Retirees Bigtime

Retirees may underestimate how much home maintenance could ...

Retirement Risk #14: Dental Care — Costs Could Deplete Retirees’ Nest Eggs

Surprising Costs of Aging Teeth 

According to healthcare cost software provider ...

Retirement Risk #13: Uncovered Prescription Costs — They Can Really Add Up In ...

Retirees May Be Surprised to See Their Monthly Drug Expenses 

There’s a common misperception that all you ...

Retirement Risk #12: Health Care Costs After Age 65

For Retirees, Health Expenses Can Really Add Up

Some of the biggest unknowns in retirement can be how much medical ...

Retirement Risk #11: Health Care Costs Up to Age 65 — An Issue for Early ...

Health Care Costs Don’t Have to Dictate Your Retirement Timeline

For most, paying high premiums for health ...

Retirement Risk #10: Caring for Aging Parents — A Costly Challenge

Elder Care for Your Elders: Addressing Something Many Retirees Don’t Think About  

The longer we live, the more ...

Retirement Risk #9: Helping Kids and Grandkids

How Retirees Can Help Prepare for Family Emergencies

We retire from careers, not being parents or grandparents. So, ...

Retirement Risk #8: Emergency Fund for Unknown Expenses

How Old Money Habits Can Serve Retirees Well

How should retirees pay for emergencies? While retirement nest ...

Retirement Risk #7: Rising Expenses (Inflation) — Powerful Enough to Erode ...

Why Even Small Inflation Rates Deserve Retirees’ Attention

These ...

Retirement Risk #6: Running Out of Money — A Real Fear That Can Derail ...

Making Our Savings Last Can Be Challenging  

Running out of money has been a top concern for ...

Retirement Risk #5: Economic Uncertainty — Don’t Let it Upend Retirement

The Unknowns in Retirement Can Stump Even the Most Prepared Retirees

The ups and downs of our economy can be ...

Retirement Risk #4: Canceled Plans — Addressing a Subtle Risk

The transition to retirement can be tricky for many, as spending discretionary income we can’t make ...

Retirement Risk #3: Early Retirement Income Shortfall — Some May Face a Gap

Navigating a Potential Roadblock to Early Retirement

Being mentally and financially ready for retirement are ...

Retirement Risk #2: Salary Dependence — When Spouses Stagger Timelines, Trouble ...

Marriage May Be Less Blissful When Only One Retires

It’s not uncommon for one spouse to retire before the other does. ...

Retirement Risk #1: Loss of Income — A Common Roadblock for Retirees

How Not Planning for This Reality Can Complicate Retirement
...

New Year, New Retirement Withdrawal Strategy?

For retirees who are already receiving income from their 401(k) or other accounts, the new year is a great time to evaluate how their ...

Ring in 2020 with These 4 Retirement Tips

As 2019 comes to a close, we wanted to leave you with some of our favorite retirement insights from Heyday Contributors on a range of topics.

Retirement Planning: Have You Saved Enough?

Can you say that about your retirement plan?

Whether longevity runs in your family or not, planning for a long life in retirement may be a ...

How to Create a Personal Retirement Income Plan

 

It may seem complicated and a little overwhelming to create a personal retirement income plan that ...

7 Ways Retirement 'Paychecks' Empower Retirees

There’s a lot of information out there about the many benefits of guaranteed retirement income, which

Income & Retirement: Should You Go Back to Work? [Seminar Recap]

 

The Heyday team recently held an educational Heyday Live event for ...

The Best 3 RV Trips to Take in Retirement

Finally in retirement you have all the time in the world, to go wherever you want. Now, traveling is probably the first thing you want to plan. ...

Should Retirees Expect More From Their Retirement Plans?

Heyday’s Forbes article, “

How to Give Your Retirement Plan a Confidence Boost

Retirement plans look different for everyone. But the tips we share in our latest article published in 

Retirement Readiness Questions that Have Little to do with Money

For many, retirement feels like a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can be what we’ve worked toward for so many years — a well-deserved ...

5 Key Retirement Risks: 1 Move to Help Address Them All

Whether we like to think about it or not, retirement can leave us exposed to a range of financial ...

What Happens to Retirees When One Spouse Passes Away?

No one likes to think about what would happen to our financial future if our spouse passes away in retirement.

Don't Worry, Retire Happy! 6 Steps to Help Make it Happen

When it comes to retirement — or any future event — we may not have as much control over what will ...

3 Surprising Facts About Inflation That Could Impact Retirement

 

As you’re probably aware, inflation is defined as the rising costs of goods and services. There are several factors that go ...

Retirement Readiness: How Do You Stack Up? [Infographic]

A recent survey on retirement readiness yielded some pretty interesting facts and attitudes about ...

A Tool to Help Retirees Make Retirement Their Heyday

At Heyday, we believe that retirement should be the reward you always hoped it would be. And with nearly two decades of experience in ...

6 Things to Look for in a Retirement Income Plan

While most retirees may receive some level of income in retirement from Social Security, it will most ...

The Final Step in Retirement Planning May Not Be Saving

For those nearing retirement, saving as much as possible is essential. But there is one additional step that can be quite beneficial for ...

Why Success in Retirement Isn't All About Assets (and What it is About)

Most of us, and rightly so, view retirement as the ultimate reward for a lifetime of hard work. There ...

How to Determine How Long Your Portfolio Could Last in Retirement

There are many unknowns retirees could face in retirement.

Women in Retirement: How to be Empowered with a Solid Plan

No matter our gender, retirement planning is something that should be approached with great ...

How to Plan a Conservative Retirement that Doesn't Feel Like One

 

For many pre-retirees and retirees, one approach to financial planning is to be more conservative ...

3 Things People Overlook When Planning Their Income in Retirement

 

For some, an ideal retirement means traveling around the country, or even the world. For others, it means spending more time with ...

Living Longer Can Impact Retirement (Here's What to Do)

 

While most everyone has specific retirement dreams and goals, the way we are able to spend our time ...

Will Your Retirement Income Withstand Future Inflation?

Many retirees are concerned about how future inflation will affect their standard of living. Heyday's latest Forbes article dives into ...

Will Your Social Security Retirement Income Be Enough?

When it comes to Social Security, there are several factors retirees may not be aware of that could impact their ...

How to Help Address Running Out of Money in Retirement

 

If you’re one of the millions of Boomers nearing retirement and concerned about running out of ...

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