by Bill Borton | Apr 17, 2018 | Guaranteed Income, Income Strategy, Lifetime Income, Planning, Retirement, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning
During a recent conversation with a friend she admitted, “I still don’t really understand what you do. So, you sell insurance?” To make it easier, I suggested the image of a laundry tub. I said to her, “If you want to fill your laundry tub with water, what’s the first...
by Bill Borton | Mar 22, 2018 | Financial Plans, Guaranteed Income, Insurance Coverage, Planning, Retirement Income, Risk Management
Back in 1972, “You can pay me now, or pay me later”, helped FRAM sell a ton of oil filters. That memorable phrase was usually uttered in FRAM’s television commercials by an auto mechanic, who explains to his customer that he can either pay a small sum now for...
by Bill Borton | Feb 4, 2018 | Financial Plans, Financial Team, Income Strategy, Planning, Retirement, Retirement Planning
“There are worse things than death – have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?” ~ Woody Allen After moving to a new neighborhood and joining the local fitness center, I one day discovered the man on the next treadmill was a neighbor. The...
by Bill Borton | Sep 7, 2017 | Estate Planning, Financial Plans, Guaranteed Income, Hedge against inflation, Income Strategy, Planning, Retirement, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning, Wealth Management
In Part 2 of A Sure Thing, or A Maybe, we assume a blend of guaranteed income and a hedge against inflation is ideal when planning for income in retirement, and we dig deeper to help you ascertain the correct blend for you. (Missed Part 1? Click here!) Caution When...
by Bill Borton | Apr 12, 2017 | Creativity, Financial Plans, Idea Generation, Planning, Retirement Planning
What would you like to accomplish before you die? What have you dreamed of doing (perhaps for years) that you rationalize can’t or probably won’t happen? Peter Himmelman, an award-winning Emmy and Grammy nominated musician, songwriter, and performer, speaks from...
