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2019

October 15th : Imagining Your Retirement
September 25th : Help—I Think Too Much About My Retirement Savings!
September 11th : Social Security Claiming Strategies—Which “Camp” Are You In?
August 28th : Stock Market Volatility and “The Prudent Man Rule”
August 14th : Your Coming Weakness and Retirement Stewardship
July 31st : Should I Include Annuities in my Retirement Plan (Part 3)?
July 24th : Should I Include Annuities in my Retirement Plan (Part 2)?
July 10th : Should I Include Annuities in my Retirement Plan (Part 1)?
June 26th : I Took a Vacation From Retirement
May 29th : 5 Ways Congress May Make it Easier to Plan for Retirement
May 8th : 12 “Hard Truths” For Graduates to Help Them Not Be Broke
April 24th : All You Need to Know About Personal Finance on a 3 x 5 Inch Index Card – Really?
April 10th : The Retirement “Identity Crisis” – a Biblical Perspective
March 27th : My Stewardship Practices – Part Two: Saving, Investing, and Protecting
March 13th : My Stewardship Practices – Part One: Spending, Debt, and Giving
February 27th : So You Want to be an “Everyday Millionaire”?
February 14th : 5 Reasons to be Humble in Retirement Stewardship
January 30th : Are You “Full of Sap?”
January 16th : Some Thoughts on “Key Retirement Planning Birthday Milestones”
January 2nd : New Year Retirement Stewardship 10-Point Check-Up

2018

December 22nd : The Stewardship of Christmas
December 8th : Now That You’re Retired, What Do You Do All Day?
November 19th : 10 “Retirement Stewardship Things” I Am Thankful For (and So Should You Be)
October 27th : Reflections and Lessons from 40 Years of Stewardship
October 12th : 5 Ways to Prepare for the Next Big Correction (or Recession)
September 27th : 10 Years Later: 5 Stewardship Lessons from the “Great Recession”
September 6th : Home Equity and Your Retirement
August 22nd : My Decision to “Retire”
August 3rd : College Planning and Your Retirement
July 11th : What Can You Do When An Elderly Parent Is Running Out Of Money?
June 20th : A Gospel-Centered Retirement
June 6th : Investing for Retirement – Part Three
May 23rd : Investing for Retirement – Part Two
May 9th : Investing for Retirement – Part One
April 25th : Finding Balance in Retirement Stewardship
April 11th : Roth IRAs, Roth Conversions, and the New Tax Law
March 28th : Should You Retire?
March 14th : 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Save For Retirement
February 24th : The Stewardship of Godly Wisdom
February 14th : Can You Retire? Part 3: Your Decision
January 31st : Can You Retire? Part 2: Your Income
January 20th : Can You Retire? Part 1: Your Expenses
January 6th : Retirement Planning in 2018 and the “Wheel of Life”
January 3rd : Closing out 2017

2017

December 23rd : The New Tax Law and Retirement Stewardship
December 14th : Tithing and Giving in Retirement
December 2nd : 7 Hard Truths About Retirement
November 21st : The Link Between Thankfulness and Retirement Stewardship
November 3rd : Financial Advisors – Part 3: How to Choose One
October 18th : Financial Advisors – Part 2: How They’re Paid
October 4th : Financial Advisors – Part 1: What They Do
September 20th : The High Calling of Retirement Stewardship
September 1st : Inflation: A Quiet Threat to Retirement Stewardship
August 19th : Can Retirement Stewardship Make you a Rich Fool?
July 31st : The 8 Questions I Need to Answer Before I Decide to Retire
July 9th : If You’re Close to (or in) Retirement You Need to Understand “Sequence of Returns Risk”
June 16th : Biblical Traits of a Successful Investor
May 24th : Relocating in Retirement: Should You Stay or Should You Go?
May 6th : Why You Should Consider Delaying Collecting Social Security Benefits
April 22nd : Boats, Seashells, Softball, and Retirement Stewardship
April 10th : The Most Important Thing to do in Your 60s and Beyond to Retire With Dignity
March 27th : The Most Important Thing to do in Your 40s and 50s to Retire With Dignity
March 14th : The Most Important Thing to do in Your 30s and 40s to Retire With Dignity
March 4th : The Most Important Thing to do in Your 20s and 30s to Retire With Dignity
March 1st : Church Fathers, Catechisms, and Retirement Stewardship
February 15th : Do You Need Life Insurance in Retirement?
January 31st : Pastors and Retirement Stewardship
January 23rd : Pay Down Your Mortgage or Increase Saving For Retirement?
January 17th : Contentment with Retirement Stewardship is Great Gain
January 14th : Is an “Early” Retirement Good Stewardship?

2016

December 29th : The Election and Your Retirement Stewardship: What Should You Do Now?
December 11th : Communicating about Retirement in Marriage
November 22nd : Thanksgiving, Jesus and the Ten Lepers, and One That Wasn’t a “Turkey”
November 10th : Stewarding Your Digital Assets – Part 2
October 28th : Stewardship of Your Physical and Digital Assets – Part 1
October 10th : Annuities and Retirement Stewardship – Part 2
October 8th : Retirement Stewardship and “Making Children Glad in God”
September 28th : Annuities and Retirement Stewardship – Part 1
September 18th : Stewardship and the Challenge of Generosity
September 12th : Planning for Health Care Expenses in Retirement
September 5th : Medicare Health Insurance Options
September 3rd : Health Insurance Options Before Medicare
August 16th : Estate Planning and Your Will
August 1st : Retirement Stewardship and Your Legacy
July 9th : Your Four Most Important Financial Decisions – #4: Saving and Investing
June 13th : Your 4 Most Important Financial Decisions #2 and #3: Car Purchase and General Lifestyle
May 28th : Your 4 Most Important Financial Decisions: #1 – The House Purchase
May 20th : What is Retirement Stewardship?
May 6th : Retire Like Dave?
May 3rd : What Is Our Greatest Risk In Retirement?
April 5th : Should Your Financial Planner/Adviser/Broker be a “Fiduciary”?
March 29th : Don’t Carry Debt into Retirement
March 11th : Pascal’s Wager and Retirement Stewardship
February 24th : What Should You Do About Stock Market Volatility?
February 8th : Why Some People Don’t Like Dave Ramsey
January 18th : Why I Like Dave Ramsey
January 4th : Personal Saving During Times of Plenty

2015

December 23rd : A Christmas Card
December 22nd : Things You Can Do To Pursue Financial Simplicity in 2016 and Beyond
November 25th : Thanksgiving and Stewardship
November 24th : How to Allocate Your 15% Savings for Retirement
November 9th : What Will You Do When You Retire?
October 24th : What About Dave Ramsey’s 15% Rule?
October 16th : Retirement Stewardship in your 20s
October 2nd : Behind in Saving for Retirement? (Part 6)
October 2nd : Behind in Saving for Retirement? (Part 5)
October 1st : Behind in Saving for Retirement? (Part 4)
August 16th : Behind in Saving for Retirement? (Part 3)
July 29th : Behind in Saving for Retirement? (Part 2)
July 18th : Behind in Saving for Retirement? (Part 1)