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Helping Clients Understand When They Have Enough Retirement Savings To “Coast FIRE” (And Keep Working Without Necessarily Contributing More)

Nerd's Eye View

Many financial advisory clients might work for 40 years or more, ideally seeing their income – and capacity to save for retirement – increase over time as they advance in their careers. Still others, including adherents of the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement, may hope to retire even sooner.

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Helping Clients Grasp Abstract Retirement Income Strategies With Historical Market Visualization

Nerd's Eye View

For many financial advisors, a core part of the retirement planning process involves simulating whether the client's assets will last through retirement. One way that advisors can help bridge this gap is by using Historical Market Visualization (HiMaV) as a more intuitive alternative for illustrating retirement income strategies.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 30–December 1)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: While many financial advisors are paying close attention to the potential extension of sunsetting measures within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in the coming year, legislation related to retirement savings could be on Congress' agenda as well Fidelity is planning to change the default for its existing RIA non-retirement (..)

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Can You Live Off Dividends In Retirement?

Darrow Wealth Management

The idea of living off dividends in retirement sounds nice, but investors often don’t realize how much money they’ll need invested to generate enough income from dividends to cover lifestyle expenses. You may need more money than you think to retire on dividends. Retire on dividends?

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Cerulli: Gen X Presents the Next Great Opportunity for Financial Advisors

Wealth Management

As a result, financial advisors should start honing the services Gen X members will likely benefit from the most, including retirement planning, estate and tax planning and mortgage refinancing. CCPA: Do not sell my personal info | Terms of Use | Code of conduct events | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy trillion annually.

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The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses

Wealth Management

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Are PEPs the Wild West or Are They a Way to Tame It?

Wealth Management

Fred Barstein , Founder and CEO , The Retirement Adviser University August 4, 2025 6 Min Read American Stock/ClassicStock/Archive Photos/Getty Images As the Department of Labor issues a request for information in preparation for its report to Congress on the state of pooled employer plans after SECURE 1.0 Yet the downsides of PEPs are real.