Retirement | Cramer Capital Management, LLC

Where will your retirement money come from? If you’re like most people, qualified-retirement plans, Social Security, personal savings and investments are expected to play a role. Once you have estimated the amount of money you may need for retirement, a sound approach involves taking a close look at your potential retirement-income sources.

Timing Your Retirement

This short video illustrates the importance of understanding sequence of returns risk.

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RE: Retirement

How does your ideal retirement differ from reality, and what can we do to better align the two?

First Year of Retirement: What to Expect

Understand the key financial and lifestyle shifts that happen in your first year of retirement.

What You Need to Know About Social Security

Every so often, you'll hear about Social Security benefits running out. But is there truth to the fears, or is it all hype?

Volunteering in Retirement

For many, retirement includes contributing their time and talents to an organization in need.

Choose Your Own Retirement Adventure

Retirement is one of the greatest adventures you’ll have. Which retirement adventure will you choose?

A Bucket Plan to Go with Your Bucket List

Longer, healthier living can put greater stress on retirement assets; the bucket approach may be one answer.

Retirement Realities

Many pre-retirees can become focused on the “ideal” retirement, but turning that dream into a reality can be tricky.

9 Facts About Retirement

Regardless of how you approach retirement, there are some things about it that might surprise you.

Balancing Family Giving and Retirement Planning

Learn how to set guardrails around gifting and spending so generosity strengthens your family, not your retirement risk.

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Simple 401k

See how increasing your 401(k) contributions today could affect your balance at retirement.

Inflation & Retirement

See how inflation over time could affect the purchasing power of your retirement income.

My Retirement Savings

See how your current savings rate and contributions may grow into retirement income.

How Much Do I Need To Retire?

How much is enough to retire? It depends on your lifestyle, timeline, and more. Use this calculator to get a personalized est

IRA Income

Estimate the potential monthly income your IRA balance could generate in retirement.

Emergency Fund Calculator

Find out how large your emergency fund should be based on your monthly expenses.

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Retirement Accounts When You Change Your Job

This video explores what to do with retirement accounts when you move on from your job.

Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries

Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.

18 Years Worth of Days

The average retirement lasts for 18 years. What will you do with your days?

Retiring the 4% Rule

A portfolio created with your long-term objectives in mind is crucial as you pursue your dream retirement.

Tuning Your Social Security Benefit

When should you take your Social Security benefit?

How to Retire Early

Retiring early sounds like a dream come true, but it’s important to take a look at the cold, hard facts.