YOUR SPEAKER
Christopher K. Abts, is the President of Cornerstone Retirement Group, INC a company specializing in comprehensive retirement planning strategies for individuals, business owners, and professionals. His primary focus is in retirement planning, wealth preservation and estate planning and has helped hundreds of clients prepare for retirement through his proprietary planning process.
Chris is a Registered Investment Advisor, licensed insurance agent, and holds a Series 65. He is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor through the College for Financial Planning, a Certified Estate Planner through the National Institute of Estate Planning and he is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
Chris is the author of Redefining Retirement and is routinely sought after by national and local media. As a financial guest commentator, he has appeared on CNBC, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, Smart Money Magazine, Yahoo Finance, and TheStreet.com. Chris is host of Redefining Retirement on KTVN Channel 2 News and is regularly featured on their Wednesday morning Money Watch. Senior Market Advisor Magazine named him one of the Top 5 Retirement advisors in the nation.
Chris, his wife Julia, and their three children reside in Reno, Nevada.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Social Security Retirement Benefits
Over the last two decades we have helped retirees and pre-retirees plan and obtain financial security and independence in retirement. With the start of the New Year, what better time than now to set goals to improve your retirement plan. Let’s focus on one decision that could potentially procure thousands of dollars more in retirement by choosing one strategy over another:
When and how you should take your Social Security income benefits?
Social Security is an asset, and if managed incorrectly; it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars over an individual’s lifetime. Manage it well, and it becomes an integral part of a retirement portfolio. For example, if you are married, there are 40 different ways you can maximize your Social Security – and it is not as easy as choosing one. There are a number of factors you need to consider when evaluating which option to take.
We encourage you and those you know to join us on January 16 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at The Grove in Reno for an Evening with the Author, Christopher Abts, to learn real answers to real questions on making the right decision to maximize your Social Security benefits to fit your retirement goals.