The Retirement Salary® Income Strategy
How much money do I need to save before I can retire? How much money can I live on in retirement? Learn more about The Retirement Salary® program.
Is Your Retirement Planning Matching Up?
It’s no secret that the state of retirement readiness in America is lacking. Per a 2016 report by TIAA, nearly 2/3 of American adults surveyed said they were not concerned about running out of money in retirement.
Will on Houston Matters Discussing Social Security Changes
There’s a new Social Security rule going into effect at the end of this month, and it could impact when you decide to start collecting your benefits.
What Are You Retiring To?
Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Michael Winters when we both appeared as guests on the Houston Matters radio program. During the program, we talked about both financial and non-financial aspects of transitioning to retirement, topics that are way too expansive to cover in a short radio segment.
“Your long term and my long term are different.”
I recently had a conversation with a client in her early 60s who is about to retire. As we talked about keeping a long term perspective despite recent market pressures, she noted that “Your long term and my long term …
Hear Bryan Discuss Financial Planning on Houston Matters
On Thursday, October 1st Bryan Zschiesche answered listener calls on 88.7 KUHF for Houston Matters on Retirement and Financial Planning. Listen to the recorded segment by clicking the play button below:
Listen to Bryan on Houston Matters
On Tuesday, June 16th Bryan Zschiesche answered listener calls on 88.7 KUHF for Houston Matters on Financial Planning. Listen to the recorded segment by clicking the play button below:
Budgeting: The Party Pooper of Spending?
Nothing throws a bucket of cold water on a client meeting like a conversation about budgeting. Think about it: topics like investing, planning for retirement, buying a house, and saving for college all carry the bright promise of some future …
The Retirement Salary®
The Financial Synergies Retirement Salary® program is our proprietary retirement income strategy. The objective of the Retirement Salary® program is to produce a steady and predictable income to the retiree, while continuing to grow the investment portfolio conservatively over time, …
Financial Synergies Pathway
Over the years, clients have asked us if we would be willing to assist their adult children, nieces, nephews, and friends with financial planning and investment management, even though they don’t have quite enough to meet our investment minimum. We …
Spending With Purpose
Earlier this week Bryan, Heath, and I attended a monthly meeting for the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) Houston chapter.
There’s Still Time to Make an IRA Contribution
Even though 2014 has come to an end, there is still time to save for retirement while possibly qualifying for a tax deduction. Both traditional IRA and Roth IRA contributions for tax year 2014 can be made up until the …
Q3 2014 Newsletter
Q3 2014 Newsletter from Financial Synergies Asset Management, Inc
What’s Your Retirement Number?
A couple of years ago, ING started a great marketing campaign to encourage people to start saving for retirement. The “What’s your retirement number?” slogan was undoubtedly derived from a common question that financial advisors hear from clients every day. …
Q1 2014 Newsletter
Our 1st quarter newsletter features articles by the whole team. Q1 2014 Newsletter from Financial Synergies Asset Management, Inc