Author Archives: Jennifer Macari

Aging in Place: Can Your Retirement Plan Support Staying Home?

Aging in Place: Can Your Retirement Plan Support Staying Home?

For many Americans, retirement isn’t about finding a new place to live—it’s about continuing to enjoy the home they’ve already built. After years of creating memories, building equity, and becoming part of a community, it’s no surprise that many retirees…

July 17, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Inflation Finally Cools, the Banks Deliver, and the AI Trade Cracks.

July 17, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Inflation Finally Cools, the Banks Deliver, and the AI Trade Cracks.

The July 17, 2026 Market Recap written by Matthew Rice, CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at Goldstone Financial Group, reflected a week shaped by several closely watched economic developments, including new inflation data, the start of second-quarter earnings season, and…

Finding Purpose in Retirement: Five Ways to Make the Most of Your Time

Finding Purpose in Retirement: Five Ways to Make the Most of Your Time

For decades, finding purpose in retirement wasn’t the primary concern. Retirement planning often centered around one important question: “Will I have enough money to retire?” It’s an important question—but once retirement begins, many people discover another question deserves just as…

Mid-Year Retirement Checkup: 4 Financial Reviews to Help Keep Your Retirement Plan on Track in 2026

Mid-Year Retirement Checkup: 4 Financial Reviews to Help Keep Your Retirement Plan on Track in 2026

The halfway point of the year is an excellent opportunity to pause, reflect, and evaluate your financial progress with a mid-year retirement checkup. Just as an annual physical helps monitor your health, a mid-year retirement checkup can help determine whether…

250 Years of Adventure: Why National Parks Belong on Your Retirement Bucket List

250 Years of Adventure: Why National Parks Belong on Your Retirement Bucket List

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by exploring one of its greatest treasures. As America celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, there’s no better time to rediscover one of our nation’s greatest gifts: its National Parks. For generations, Americans have worked hard,…

Understanding the Importance of Investing and Why It Matters Today

Understanding the Importance of Investing and Why It Matters Today

Investing is one of those financial habits most people practice for decades without fully pausing to ask a simple question: why am I actually doing this? Is it to grow wealth? To retire comfortably? To beat inflation? Or is there…

Smart Tips for Mastering Snowbird Retirement Planning

Smart Tips for Mastering Snowbird Retirement Planning

For many retirees, winter no longer has to mean icy roads, snow shovels, and months spent indoors waiting for warmer weather. Instead, more retirees are embracing the “snowbird” lifestyle — spending colder months in warmer climates while maintaining a home…

Financial Planning for DINK Households: Building Wealth, Freedom, and Long-Term Security

Financial Planning for DINK Households: Building Wealth, Freedom, and Long-Term Security

The traditional financial planning model has long centered around marriage, children, college savings, and generational wealth transfer. But today, more couples are redefining what financial success looks like. Dual-income, no-kids (DINK) households are becoming increasingly common, especially among millennials and…

May 29, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Nine Straight, as AI Earnings and Iran Diplomacy Lift All Markets

May 29, 2026 Market Recap & Outlook: Nine Straight, as AI Earnings and Iran Diplomacy Lift All Markets

In a compressed four-day trading week following the Memorial Day holiday, U.S. equity markets charged to fresh all-time highs across all three major indices, with the S&P 500 posting its ninth consecutive weekly gain, the longest winning streak since 2023….

Choosing the Right Retirement Plan for Your Business: A Guide for Business Owners

Choosing the Right Retirement Plan for Your Business: A Guide for Business Owners

Running a business comes with countless responsibilities — managing operations, supporting employees, driving growth, and planning for the future. Yet one area many business owners delay or overlook is establishing the right retirement plan. Whether you are self-employed, running a…

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