If I Were Buddhist But Couldn’t Tell Anyone What would you do even if you couldn’t tell anyone about it? Would that vacation or that degree still interest you if you couldn’t tell anyone? Since retirement, I have […]
Self-Acceptance in Retirement A working person introduces themselves by what they do. When you retire, you introduce yourself as who you are. You have a different identity pre-retirement than when you retire. As we shift from “what you do” to […]
Just Keep Creating The key to life: keep creating. If you are creating, then that is enough. Creating every day is a goal too lofty for most. Oh, to fear nothing. To hope for nothing. To create every […]
And in the End Nothing Left How does healing happen? Can you heal with a degree of grace? Over time, you can heal with grace. Quickly—all of a sudden—and after just as much time as you […]
Are Target Date Funds Useful In Retirement? Let’s discuss reasons not to use target-date funds during the retirement drawdown phase. A fund-of-funds (like a target-date fund) is simple, efficient, and easy during accumulation. Remember, though, during de-accumulation, everything changes. […]
Medical Gaslighting After gaslighting became the world of the year, it is not surprising to hear of its use outside of the abusive relationship. What is medical gaslighting, and how does it affect physicians? Since this is a blog […]
Emotions Require the Serenity Prayer Emotions require wisdom to know the difference and just a touch of the rest of the Serenity Prayer. Managing your emotions requires unwavering authentic self-confidence. You must know who you are, or what Gen […]
Bond Tents for Retirement Asset Allocation Bond tents and Rising Equity Glidepaths are styles of glidepaths. Glidepaths describe the modulation of asset allocation before and after retirement. For example, traditional target-date funds decrease stock percentage to or through retirement and […]
Retirement Spending Smile or Lumpy Expenses? A major puzzle in retirement are future expenses. How much money will you need to spend in the future? You have ‘guaranteed’ lifelong sources of income, such as social security, pensions, and income annuities. […]
