• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Retirement Stewardship

Retirement Stewardship

A blog about Christian retirement and stewardship

  • Home
  • This Site
  • Latest
  • Topics
  • About
  • My Books
  • Contact Me

All Posts

2023
  • March 15th : Back to Basics
  • March 1st : Buckets and Ladders
  • February 8th : Why a TIPS Ladder?
  • February 1st : Why Invest in TIPS?
  • January 25th : To Ladder or Not to Ladder?
  • January 18th : Individual Bonds or Bond Funds?
  • January 11th : The Secure Act 2.0 May Have Passed While You Weren't Looking
  • January 4th : Do Bonds Still Belong in a Retiree's Portfolio?
2022
  • December 21st : I Want to Grow Old Like Simeon
  • December 7th : Looking Forward to Making Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs)
  • November 16th : Received an Inheritance, Now What?
  • November 2nd : The Four Paths of Retirement
  • October 19th : Celebrating an Anniversary, a Birthday, and Reflecting on the Brevity of Life
  • October 5th : Thinking (But Not Too Concerned) About RMDs
  • September 21st : Navigating Politics and the Culture Wars as an Older Christian
  • September 7th : How Sequence Of Returns Affects Your Retirement
  • August 17th : Is It a Good Time to Retire?
  • August 3rd : Stewarding Your Digital Assets (Part 3)—Multi-Factor Authentication
  • July 20th : Am I a 'Guru'?
  • July 6th : The 'Stewardship of Life' (Part Five)—Hybrid Long-Term Care Insurance
  • June 22nd : The Ordinary Christian Life in Retirement
  • June 8th : Beware the Free Steak Dinner and Financial Advice Retirement Seminar
  • May 25th : Faithful Investing
  • May 11th : Responding to "Epochal Change"
  • April 27th : Are We Experiencing "Epochal Change"?
  • April 13th : Living the "Good Life" in Retirement
  • March 30th : Does Cryptocurrency Belong in Your Retirement Portfolio?
  • March 16th : Should You Buy Gold?
  • March 2nd : A Challenging Time for Retirement Investors
  • February 16th : The Master of Retirement
  • February 2nd : Retirement Account Rollovers and Transfers—You've Got to get it Right (Part Two)
  • January 19th : Retirement Account Rollovers and Transfers—You've Got to Get it Right (Part One)
  • January 5th : Don't Gamble Away Your Retirement Savings
2021
  • December 23rd : The Stewardship of Christmas
  • December 15th : My Year-End Retirement Stewardship Review and Planning Routine
  • December 1st : Schemes and Scams and Fraud, Oh My!
  • November 24th : A Thankful Heart
  • November 17th : There's More to Retirement Stewardship Than Getting the Numbers Right
  • November 3rd : Will Your Social Security Benefits be Taxed (and if so, how much)?
  • October 20th : Do Advisor and Investment Fees Really Matter?
  • October 6th : Thoughts at the Three-Year Mark in Retirement
  • September 15th : Giving by Leaving a Financial Legacy
  • September 1st : Giving in Retirement
  • August 18th : Choosing a Medicare Plan
  • August 4th : Minimizing Regret in Retirement
  • July 21st : Is This a Good Time to Upsize, Upgrade, or Downsize Your House?
  • July 7th : Overcoming Retirement Fears
  • June 23rd : Should You Purchase an Indexed or Variable Annuity?
  • June 9th : What To Do If You're Already In Retirement But Without Enough Income
  • May 26th : You Can Self-Publish a Book
  • May 12th : Better Retirement Investments Than Money
  • April 28th : 3 Things I've Learned from 20 Years of Financial Coaching That Helped Me Write "Redeeming Retirement"
  • April 13th : My New Book "Redeeming Retirement: A Practical Guide to Catch Up" Has Been Released!
  • March 31st : What It Really Means to "Retire with Dignity"
  • March 19th : Housing Decisions and Financing Options in Retirement
  • March 3rd : Is Paying Off Your Mortgage Wise Stewardship?
  • February 17th : The Expenses Side of the Retirement Equation
  • February 2nd : Spending and Retirement Stewardship
  • January 22nd : In Your Grasp: Three Things for a Financial Miracle
  • January 6th : The New Administration and Your Retirement Stewardship: Part 2
2020
  • December 30th : My Top 10 Posts for 2020
  • December 23rd : The New Administration and Retirement Stewardship: Part 1
  • December 9th : Is Building Wealth for Retirement "Striving After the Wind"?
  • November 27th : My "Bucket Strategy"
  • November 19th : Medicare Commercials – Be Wise as Serpents and Innocent as Doves
  • November 11th : The "Cash Bucket Strategy": Issues and Alternatives
  • October 28th : The Coronavirus Pandemic and the "Cash Bucket Strategy"
  • October 15th : Jobless and Nearing Retirement Age—What To Do?
  • October 7th : I Gave Retirement Stewardship a "Facelift!"
  • September 25th : Retirement Stewardship During Extremely Low Interest Rates
  • September 4th : The "Promised Land" of Retirement
  • August 20th : Announcing My New Book: "The Minister's Retirement"
  • August 13th : Is Purchasing a Vacation Home Wise Stewardship?
  • July 25th : Things I am Grateful For as a Retiree During a Pandemic
  • July 8th : The Growing Federal Debt and Your Investments
  • June 24th : Out of the Stock Market? Now What?
  • June 12th : Redeeming Stewardship Failures
  • May 29th : The 'Stewardship of Life' (Part Four)—Long-Term Care Insurance
  • May 22nd : The 'Stewardship of Life' (Part Three)—Paying for Long-Term Care
  • May 15th : The 'Stewardship of Life' (Part Two)—Medicare and Medicaid
  • May 8th : The 'Stewardship of Life' (Part One)—Long-Term Care
  • April 24th : My View From the Cheap Seats
  • April 4th : Retirement Stewardship Q&As During This Time of Coronavirus
  • March 27th : It Can't Happen Again (But It Did)
  • March 18th : What Should Wise Retirement Stewards Do Now?
  • March 4th : Pandemics, Market Crashes, and Retirement Stewardship
  • February 26th : Finding Your "Calling" in Retirement
  • February 12th : Some Financial Observations From our First Full Calendar Year in Retirement
  • January 29th : Loving Your Widow With Wise Stewardship
  • January 15th : Making New Years Resolutions? How About "Spend Less, Save and Give More"
  • January 2nd : My Thoughts on the New Retirement Savings (aka, "SECURE") Act
2019
  • December 18th : Some Thoughts on "Saving Retirement"
  • December 4th : Should Whole Life Insurance Be Part Of Your Retirement Plan (Part 2)?
  • November 20th : Should Whole Life Insurance Be Part Of Your Retirement Plan (Part 1)?
  • November 5th : My New Book, "Reimagine Retirement: Planning and Living for the Glory of God," Has Been Released!
  • 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 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 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: Identity Theft
  • October 28th : Stewardship of Your Physical and Digital Assets – Part 1: Device Security
  • 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

Got a question or comment?

Search

Get in touch!

Social

Connect on social media

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS Feed

Get in Touch

Contact Form

Legal Stuff

Terms of Use

<script src="https://thechurchco.com/embeds/js/latest"></script>

© Copyright 2022 RetirementStewardship.com All Rights Reserved.

Return to top

<script src="https://thechurchco.com/embeds/js/latest"></script>