An Introduction

Hi. Welcome to BourGroup and my blog. Phil

Phil Bour is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm) professional since 2004, a Magna Cum Laude college graduate and an accounting professional for over 35+ years. I love numbers, statistics and economic history.

I am also an Enrolled Agent (EA) to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and to prepare tax returns.

"Phil"osophy: I believe that you can manage your money on your own (not necessarily through individual stock selection but through mutual funds, ETF's and other solutions) once you receive some one-time, professional guidance. Why pay annual fees when there may be little added value? For additional information, first read the "An Introduction" label at the left. Then move on to others.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Planning to wait until 60, 66 or later to retire?

In a December 2011 article in the Financial-Planning magazine (I do not recall the author of this particular article), based on 2006 data, "...40% of adults between 51 and 55 who were employed full-time lost their jobs because of a layoff or shuttered business. When they find new employment, older workers earn less. The median wage of older career changers fell by 57% for those who had been laid off, and 5% for those who left their jobs..."

The time to plan is now. The time to save and invest is now.