Lifestyle & Mindset
Ice Cube Trays for Kitchen Organization and More
One surprisingly versatile kitchen tool is the traditional ice cube tray - and the creative ways to use them might surprise you!
Retirement Income
What Would You Keep Doing Without the Paycheck?
Some mornings I catch myself wishing I were already retired. Then I remember what I get to see every week: hundreds of people living on the other side of that wish. Retirement is not a finish line. It is a starting line, and the happiest people crossed it knowing what makes them them.
Retirement Income
My Mother-in-Law Has Never Been Busier. My Father-in-Law Still Works. Which One Is Doing Retirement Right?
A summer morning in Maine with my wife's parents settled a question our advisors hear every week: when is the right time to retire? The answer is that there is no single right time. There is only the one you plan for, and then actually make happen.
Lifestyle & Mindset
The Lobster Roll Trail, Part 2: Cash Only in Harpswell, Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain
Part 2 of our weekend break from the serious stuff. A no-mayo roll at the end of a peninsula where they only take cash, a bench in Camden harbor where the masts sing, and a 3:30 AM alarm on Cadillac Mountain. Plus the question this whole trip is really about: what was all the saving for?
Lifestyle & Mindset
The Lobster Roll Trail, Part 1: Plum Island to Kennebunkport
We spent all week on The Widow's Penalty, and it was heavy for a reason. This weekend we are taking a break and doing something fun: a two-day road trip up the New England coast, one lobster roll at a time. Part 1 runs from a comeback-story shack on the Plum Island Turnpike to a round bun on a bridg
Retirement Income
When to Retire? Finding Your Perfect Timing
Hardly a week goes by that someone doesn't ask when they should retire. It's not just about money—it's about breaking a 40-50 year pattern.