by Barrett Porter | Featured, Investing
My partner noticed that some turbulence on a recent flight was stressing me out (it was). Even though I know the odds of this actually leading to a crash are pretty close to zero, it still makes me uncomfortable every time. So, he said “just think of it as waves in... 
by Barrett Porter | Featured, Retirement, Saving
As someone with no kids, I’ve always loved the idea of giving away and spending down my assets in the final decades of life so that I die with very little. But a financial plan that involves “dying broke” is not very realistic for most of us, because we can’t predict... 
by Barrett Porter | Done by 60, Featured
I’m giving myself a challenge: For one year, I pledge not to use the word “retirement” in the context of my own life or ask anyone else when they want to retire. Here’s why. My epiphany came when I was driving and saw a Prudential billboard ad with “The race for... 