Leibel on FIRE (Shorts): Recent Episodes
Leibel Sternbach
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How do you know when you have enough saved for retirement? How does the 4% rule factor in? and how does inflation impact how much you can take in retirement - according to the FIRE movement.
Never heard of the FIRE movement? The Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement gained steam over recent years...but how does it apply for those of us with silver in our hair?
How does someone begin to decide when they can or should retire? How does someone know the best age for them to stop working? Are there milestones we can use as guides to determine if retiring at 50, 55, or 65 is possible or advisable?”
Recently the IRS tweaked the contribution limits for accounts like your 401(k) and Roth IRA. This means that you can save more for retirement tax-free (yay!)
What is an "emergency fund?" How much is enough? How should you invest it? Should you have one fund or multiple funds? Discover the answers you need in this Leibel on FIRE podcast.
When purchasing life insurance, here are some strategies, tips, and information that can help you make the best decision for yourself and your loved ones.
An honest look at the pros and cons of a home warranty. Warranties are a tool for homeowners to protect themselves from unpleasant surprises. Here's how they work and when and how to consider them as part of your financial plan.
When it comes to financial planning, having someone who you trust, someone who understands you and your family, is critically important. Oftentimes, we know the right choices to make, we just need someone who will help re-assure us during trying times, someone who can push us to do what we know we should already be doing.
Getting your taxes done right and reducing the amount you owe is an important task each year. In retirement, we lose many of the credits and deductions we had in our working years – which can increase our effective tax rates.
The right decisions are always obvious in hindsight. The real trick is to have foresight. To have the ability to predict, with a general level of accuracy, which decisions will lead to advantageous outcomes.
If you’ve been looking at the markets lately and have been scared, that is okay. Anyone who has lived through the dot-com crash, the Great Financial Crisis, or the multiple COVID-induced crashes, has every right to be scared.
Here are the risks we are monitoring as they relate to the market and your retirement savings.
As investors, we need a strategy that is adaptive to changing marketing conditions. We need a strategy that will allow us to sleep at night. Here are 8 ways to recession-proof your investments today.
How does someone know the best age to stop working? Are there milestones we can use as guides to determine if retiring at 50, 55, or 65 is possible or even advisable?
There are so many financial myths that do more harm than good. The truth is that finance is actually pretty simple, when you are armed with a little know-how. In this...
It is not too late to lower your tax bill even after the new year begins. There are moves you can make after December 31st that can optimize...
So many types of retirement accounts and a seemingly never-ending list of investment options. In this podcast I breakdown the top accounts you should have when saving for retirement.