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Retirement-55: Our First Steps, Market Moves & Big Wins
Welcome to the Friday edition of our daily blog series: Week in Review. Each week, we’ll take a moment to reflect on key accomplishments, personal learnings, markets, investments, and our evolving retirement lifestyle. Now that we’ve completed our first full week of retirement, one thing stands out: the days fly by. At work, we often…
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The Journey Begins: How Our Retirement Plan Took Shape in Real Life
Retirement Planning & Lifestyle – Thursday Series Welcome to our Thursday blog series where we share the ins and outs of Retirement Planning & Lifestyle—a topic near and dear to us. Of all the areas we’ll explore, this one may be our favorite. We’ve truly enjoyed the journey, and there’s so much pride and fulfillment…
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Building Delco Financial Partners: One Step at a Time
Welcome to Building the Brand Wednesdays, where we take you behind the scenes of Delco Financial Partners — from the earliest ideas to the nuts and bolts of building a real business in retirement. The goal of this business is simple: to share insights, lessons, and personal experiences from our own retirement planning — and…
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Balancing the Books and the Beach: Our Retirement Income & Budget Plan
In this first installment of our Income and Budgeting series, we’ll focus on our income and budgeting plan for the first year of retirement. While we won’t dive into specific dollar amounts, we’ll outline our overall framework and approach. Income for 2025: To supplement Mrs. Retirement-55’s income during this transition period, we’ve set aside enough…
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Navigating Retirement in a Shaky Market: The Investment Strategies We’re Using at Delco Financial Partners
Welcome to the first post in our Investment Strategies series — a Monday tradition where we’ll break down market outlooks, portfolio allocations, risk management techniques, and long-term growth strategies. Whether you’re newly retired like me or preparing for your own journey, I hope you’ll follow along and contribute your own insights. Let’s be real —…
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Retirement 55: The Start of a New Journey
A New Chapter Begins Today marks Day 1 of my retirement. It’s a strange feeling waking up without the structure of a 9-to-5, but also an exciting one. I’ve spent years planning for this moment—both financially and mentally—but now that it’s here, I realize that retirement isn’t just about stopping work; it’s about starting something…
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