Retirement

Why Should You Care If Your Advisor Is A Fiduciary?

The Fiduciary Standard requires advisors to put their clients’ interests above their own. But what does that really mean?  Barry discusses the Fiduciary Standard with Sharon Epperson of CNBC. [expand…

Read More

5 Reasons Retirees Should be Psyched About Rising Interest Rates

Seniors and retirees may finally get their turn. For years, low interest rates have supported the economy, Wall Street, housing and corporations to the detriment of those who rely on…

Read More

Top Resources for Seniors

As seniors approach retirement they will need to make important decisions about when and how to collect their Social Security benefits. At 70 ½, they will have to take a…

Read More

4 Ways Retirees Can Beat The Yield Drought

Barry Glassman spoke with Sharon Epperson on CNBC’s Power Lunch about strategies to overcome the Yield Drought, a phrase he coined for today’s low-yield environment.  In the interview, Barry points…

Read More

7 Ways to Tweak Your Retirement Plan for 2012

Jessica Ness, Client Advisor and Director of Financial Planning for Glassman Wealth Services recently shared her retirement planning tips with Mark Miller, retirement columnist for Reuters. “Rebalancing puts an automatic…

Read More

Retirement Rules of Thumb Don’t Always Apply

I had a conversation recently with John Waggoner, the personal finance columnist for USA Today where we talked about the assumptions that many people still make about retirement, such as…

Read More

How Can You Protect Your Retirement in Volatile Times?

Barry Glassman shares his advice about protecting your retirement during volatile markets with CNBC award-winning journalist Sharon Epperson.  March 15, 2011 Click here to view video.      

Read More

Prices Rise – Yet No Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security Recipients

Based on all common measures, inflation is entirely nonexistent at this point in time. But if you ask the typical person how they feel, you might wind up with a…

Read More

The Fiduciary Rule and Why Donald Trump May Change How You Receive Retirement Advice

Last year, the Department of Labor issued a mandate stating that all financial professionals who work with retirement plans or give retirement planning advice must begin acting as a “fiduciary”…

Read More