“When will I die?” The projected length of your life is a question you must ask yourself in your financial independence / retirement planning process. It’s a question that goes hand in hand with “How much should I have in savings?”. You never really get to know exactly how long you will live. But, one […]

Although it’s rarely discussed, this quiet, boring, little topic of inflation is actually the single greatest threat to your retirement. Stated simply: Inflation is a retirement–eater that will whittle away the value of your retirement funds, year after year. This level of threat presents an increased risk for women (vs. men) since we tend to […]