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An early retirement sounds fantastic to most people. Who wouldn’t want to kick off the extra travel, less stress and more freedom that retirement can often bring a little earlier than planned? However, a lot of people don’t realize the additional complications presented when you retire early. Let’s tackle what early retirement means for most people and how you can put together a realistic plan to execute it if it’s the right decision for you.

There’s a lot more to retirement planning than just picking investments. Is your advisor helping you navigate all the other essential areas?

Creating a customized retirement plan for any individual can mean addressing some unique challenges. With each of these scenarios, let’s discuss the challenges presented, as well as the solutions that Jude and Mike can implement.

We've got a collection of questions for our very first mailbag episode. Barry wants to know how to deal with future nursing home costs. Shayla would like to know how the recent tax code changes could affect financial planning. Finally, Steve asks if it's short-sighted to only have an interest in saving money you already have.

In retirement planning, there are many things that are completely out of your control. Fortunately, the things that you can control allow you to deal with those things you can’t.