Life is full of things to worry about, and a surveys show that two-thirds of people are more afraid of running out of money in retirement than they are of actually dying.  That may seem surprising, but it can be a real possibility – and therefore a very legitimate fear – if you haven’t planned properly.  Now, we assume you’ve done some planning.  If not, well, that’s the first place to start.  You need to put together a retirement plan;  don’t leave this to chance.  But assuming you have a plan, the trick is to make sure you’ve done it properly.  This episode covers ten preventative steps to help you avoid running out of money in retirement.

Parents and students all across the country continue to wonder how they are going to pay for college. Over the last thirty years, the cost of college has risen astronomically. Since 1987 we have had over a 500% increase in the cost of college tuition. In that same time frame, college tuition has risen at a rate 2.5x that of home prices, over 3x that of medium income, and 4x that of general inflation. Because of this, we often have parents who come to us wondering how they are going to afford the rising cost of college tuition. Luckily, there are numerous tools and loans available to help pay for college. Here is our suggested order of operations for how to pay for college.