by SDP Team | May 9, 2022 | Conrad Slate
It was simple. I didn’t want to retire. I had not considered it. That’s when I was in my mid-60s. My Social Security retirement date was age 65, but I wasn’t ready. Age 65 came and went, as did 66, 67, etc. I was in good health and felt many years younger than I...
by SDP Team | Mar 25, 2022 | Economy
Conrad Slate | March 25, 2022 Inflation is a hot topic today. At an annual rate of about 8% as of this blog, it is at a 40 year high. Remember the early 80s? A bank CD could be found at 15% or so. Wow! That sounds great! The problem was that inflation was at...
by SDP Team | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
INVESTMENT READ TIME: 3 MIN What has upswings and downturns, troughs, peaks, and plateaus? Though such terms could easily describe a roller coaster ride, they are also commonly used to describe the business cycle. The business cycle – also known as the economic cycle...
by SDP Team | Feb 15, 2022 | investment
INVESTMENT READ TIME: 3 MIN Whether through inertia or trepidation, investors who put off important investment decisions might consider the admonition offered by motivational speaker Brian Tracy, “Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.”1 This...
by SDP Team | Sep 15, 2021 | Retirement
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Everyone’s retirement is unique. Beyond deciding when to begin receiving retirement benefits, other factors that can affect your benefits include whether you continue to work, what type of job you had, and if you have a pension from...
