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This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. It was originally published on September 5, 2016, and updated in April 2026. When I first wrote this article in 2016, my wife and I were closing in on Medicare eligibility at age 65. We were trying to navigate the complexity from … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship. It was originally published on September 3, 2016, and substantially updated in April 2026. Your medical insurance choices will depend greatly on whether you are young and far from retirement, an “early” retiree with a few years until Medicare eligibility, or 65 or older … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. This article was originally published in August of 2016 and updated in May of 2026. This article follows from the previous one on legacy and estate planning. Once you’ve thought through what you want to accomplish with your estate, the next … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. It was originally published in August of 2016 and updated in May of 2026. In this, the first of two articles on legacy and estate planning, I get into the sensitive and sometimes emotional subject of stewardship as it relates to … Read more
This is the third and final article in a three-part series about the most important financial decisions that affect retirement stewardship. Our saving and investing decisions, especially early on, dramatically affect what we will have when we retire. In fact, when you save (timing) may actually be more important than how much you save (amount) or … Read more
In this second of three articles about the most important financial decisions that affect retirement stewardship, I discuss the car purchase decision and also some general lifestyle areas. The first article in the series dealt with the all-important house purchase decision. As with housing, when you spend more than you can afford for major items, … Read more
I think it was Ben Stein who, when asked about the key to financial success in life, replied, “one dog, one house, one wife.” You may see the wisdom (and wit) in that, but it may not be quite that simple. We make financial decisions almost every day – most are minor, and some are … Read more
Whether you’re just starting out in your 20s or 30s or are getting close to retirement, Dave Ramsey has a lot to say to you about saving and investing for retirement. In fact, my involvement with Dave and Financial Peace University (FPU) and also his Financial Coach training program were some of the main inspirations behind my … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). It was initially published in April 2016 and updated in January 2026. In this article, I assume you either use a financial professional or a firm to help with your investments, or you are considering it. If you manage them yourself, which is … Read more
