by David Schaeffer | Oct 8, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
Boo who? I do not know and that is the problem. Who can you trust these days? What sources do we have to make good decisions? Again, I say Boo. The WHO and the CDC cannot agree. The President may know something we do not know, but he is not an epidemiologist, and...
by Marc Frye | Sep 29, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
The last couple of months, I am seeing the same questions quite a bit. Primarily from my 64 and 65-year- old’s. I’ve been laid off or furloughed. I was going to wait a few more years to retire, but I think I want to retire now. Should I take my Social Security income...
by David Edge | Sep 24, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
If you’ve been our client, you know that each year during Medicare’s Annual Election Period (AEP) we contact all of our clients via email or phone call. We get this opportunity each year from October 15th through December 7th to shop and select a new plan that starts...
by Sharon Groves | Sep 17, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
So, while we are all trying to handle the challenge of Covid 19, we’re also aware of the excessive heat we are all experiencing here in AZ. We have even broken all records for the number of 110° days! That brings us to an important fact… Water! Are you drinking enough...
by David Edge | Sep 10, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
As we go through our daily lives, we occasionally get an unexpected curve ball tossed at us from nowhere. Sometimes it’s a blessing, like extra money we didn’t expect, a gift, a winning lottery ticket, or an unexpected phone call or visit from a loved one. Other...
by David Edge | Sep 3, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
It’s a fall like we never had before; late school openings, kids still at home, shortened college football seasons, or, worse, terminated completely. The baseball season should be entering the playoffs soon, but not this year. Leaves are starting to turn their...
by David Schaeffer | Sep 1, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
Last week we had a little normal. Not a lot, just a little. In the olden days just about every day, we (the executive team of American Retirement Advisors) would gather for lunch to chat and discuss the business. We would go to a favorite spot in North Scottsdale. It...
by David Edge | Aug 25, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
Pricilla called our office wanting to ask a few questions about retirement in general. So, our customer service team member let her know right away that she indeed had called the right place. “If it’s got to do with retirement, we do it.” she simply stated. As the...
by Marc Frye | Aug 20, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
Toxic Money Thoughts. This can ruin even the biggest nest eggs. Ready to retire and just going for it without doing calculations is a mistake. You have your lump sum and decide, “I’m going to buy a motorhome and travel the country. I’m going to pay cash! I’m going to...
by Sharon Groves | Aug 18, 2020 | The American Retirement Advisor Blog
Hi, everyone! So, here we all are again, walking down this unchartered road to ???? I think that’s what’s most unnerving to all of us… the unknown! I feel that most of us are taking responsibility and doing the necessary things to stay well and keep our families safe....
