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The Ready.Set.Retire! Blog

Benjamin Smith, CFA

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The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 055: A 2021 Investment Markets Recap & 2022 Preview

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

As Financial Advisors, we are very frequently asked to give our thoughts on the investable markets and what it means for our retirement. While our show mainly discusses...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 054: Stop Struggling with Food Choices in Retirement

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

Has there ever been a time in your life that you've struggled with eating foods that you know weren't good for you or eating too much, and you couldn't just seem to make...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 053: The State of the State of Aging in Maine

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

For a while, our team has been looking for a guest that can speak to the relationship between the State of Maine and our aging population. What systems currently in...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 052: Why Healthcare Costs Might NOT Be As Much As You Think in Retirement

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

In today's day and age, we're having more and more conversations with our financial planning and advisory clients that they haven't saved enough for retirement. It's...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 051: Living a Tapas Life

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

7,300 days. 175,200 hours. 10,512,000 minutes.

That is the amount of time you can expect to have in retirement, considering the average length of retirement is...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 050: How to Keep Ourselves Safe Online as We Age

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

Cybercriminals and fraudsters will always attempt to go after the most vulnerable targets, and not enough is being done to protect and educate the elderly who are among...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 049: Retirement Potpourri

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

We did things a little differently this episode – no guest! Instead, Ben and Curtis sat down to give you a Retirement Potpourri. Tune in to hear them give an update on...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 048: Rightsizing Our Stuff as We Age

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

According to a September 8, 2020, CNBC article "Here’s what you need to know about moving in retirement" by Jill Cornfield, “Sixty-four percent of retirees say that they...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 047: Aligning Your Core Values with your Investment Dollars through ESG Investing

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

In today's day and age, we're having more and more conversations with our financial planning and advisory clients that they want their values to be incorporated in all...

The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast Ep 046: The Future of Energy Use in Maine

Benjamin Smith, CFA

Executive Summary

According to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data from 2017, the average monthly energy bill in Maine is just $87.21. That’s the lowest average energy bill of...