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Craig Brimhall

Craig Brimhall was vice president of retirement wealth strategies at Ameriprise Financial Inc. where he worked for 36 years. Now retired he maintains a connection with the financial sector as a director at The Retirement Learning Center. Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

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Baby boomer clients need input on medical expenses in retirement

Don't be surprised if clients seek your advice on complex health care decisions as they approach retirement.

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Long-term-care options have evolved

Much has changed in the past two decades when it comes to long-term-care options and how to fund them. Baby boomers and subsequent generations will need to plan for long-term care in a different way than their parents in light of factors such as longer life spans, the uncertain future of entitlement benefits and rapidly rising medical costs.

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Retirement apprehension persists

Over the past several years, most financial advisers have spent a lot of time helping clients overcome their…

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Health care will take center stage

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act provides a perfect opportunity to discuss with clients how they will…

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Coaxing boomers to keep investing

Advisers must convince clients they need assets besides cash and fixed income to sustain retirement

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Congress gives Roth 401(k)s new life

As the curtain came down on 2012, most investors assumed that with it went the best opportunity for…

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Avoid beneficiary designation errors

If you ever have spent time helping clients or their heirs work through an estate plan that was…

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Picking the right cash flow strategy

It isn’t an easy time for retirees and those nearing retirement to settle on a cash flow strategy.

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The difference tax-free income makes

Income sources are not all created equal from a tax perspective

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Stay-at-home spouses need retirement plans

The image of the stay-at-home spouse has come a long way since the days of June Cleaver and other 1950s television moms