Gregory Strong and safe money strategies for retirees … offered through local seminars

By Elizabeth Webster
Freelance Writer

Interested in protecting your retirement money and finding safe ways for that money to grow and provide income? Then plan on attending an upcoming seminar on that subject with well-known retirement planner Gregory Strong.
Strong has been helping fellow Mainers with their financial and retirement plans for more than three decades – since Sept. 1, 1975. In fact, more than 13,000 people have met with him to discuss their financial and retirement concerns. Many Lewiston-Auburn area retirees have attended Strong’s popular financial seminars and workshops.
Upcoming is Strong’s “Financial Concerns For Retirement” seminar at Marco’s Restaurant in Lewiston on April 23 at 5:15 p.m. Anyone who is retired or retiring soon and looking for some great financial ideas for their money can register for this workshop simply by calling Strong’s Yarmouth office at 846-0734; or call him toll free at 877-692-3979.
“I offer education and am interested in helping people who are retired, or are thinking about retiring, understand their financial choices. Attendees at my seminars have come up to me afterward to say that they appreciated my straight talk. They said it made it easier for them to understand their financial choices and that they liked my advice on how to make their money work safely for them,” Strong explained.
The experienced retirement planner offers no obligation consultations to people age 55 and older, and conducts these one-on-one meetings at his various locations in Lewiston, Yarmouth, Portland, Saco, Naples and Augusta.
Strong can easily list the costly mistakes that retirees commonly make.
“I’ve seen these same issues and concerns come up over and over again in my 33 years of practice. They include not understanding how to avoid and reduce the devastating costs of long-term care. Left unchecked, these costs could exceed $60,000 annually,” Strong stated.
The retirement planner says many retirees don’t properly plan their 401K, IRA and other retirement plans which causes them to leave too much of their hard earned money to taxes or probate fees.
“Proper distribution planning – one of my specialties – is key to maximizing money to one’s family and minimizing taxes,” Strong commented, noting that improperly set up retirement plans “could lose 30 percent, 40 percent or more to the IRS.”
Not understanding safe ways for money to grow and provide income is another mistake cited by the retirement planner. Strong teaches conservative concepts to protect retirees’ money.
Strong pointed out that, “Procrastination is the single biggest mistake that retired people make – putting off decisions. Too often I see people who set up their retirement strategies a few years ago and then never revisit their plan or their advisor never gets back to them. Consequently, they don’t keep up with how their money is doing and all the choices that are out there.”
Strong highly recommends that retirees not put off reviewing their financial picture. The retirement planner said that retirees and those considering retirement “should take advantage of all the education and information that is out there. That is why I offer the seminars and the follow-up consultations that explain important strategies and offer solutions.”
Strong invites area residents concerned with “safe money management” and estate planning issues to join him at one of his upcoming seminars or for a one-on-one consultation by calling his office toll free at 877-692-3979.
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40 Forest Falls Drive,
Yarmouth;
207-846-0734.