Retirement Insights
McLean Advisors Named to Northern Virginia Magazine’s 2024 Top Financial Professional List
Northern Virginia Magazine named the following McLean Advisors to their 2024 Top Financial Professionals list: Alana Light Jessica Wunder Jason Rizkallah Athena Chang To compile the Top Financial Professionals listing, surveys were sent to all Northern Virginia financial professionals, asking them to recommend other financial professionals whom they would refer to friends and family. The…
Read MoreTransitions in Retirement: A Whirlwind of Change
Retirement is sometimes portrayed as a relatively uneventful, static chapter in life. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth! For most, retirement will be filled with significant life changes and transitions. Some of these changes we pursue, some we must learn to accept, some transitions can happen concurrently while others may require our…
Read MoreStaying Active and Engaged in Retirement
Retirement is the beginning of a new chapter in life. It’s a time to explore new horizons, pursue passions, and embrace opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment. As you consider how to make the most of your time, it is important to stay active to maintain physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Below are some ideas…
Read MoreAvoiding the Pitfalls of Retirement Distribution Order
Withdrawing from your investment portfolio in retirement is like walking through a minefield. If you don’t take the right path, you’re going to take a large tax hit. Most people don’t think about it, but your distribution strategy in retirement and the resulting taxes can significantly impact how long your money lasts and how much…
Read MoreQ2 Quarterly Market Review
This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets. The report also illustrates the impact of globally diversified portfolios and features a quarterly topic. Download Quarterly…
Read MoreJessica Wunder Ranked as a 2024 “Advisor to Watch”
Jessica Wunder, a McLean Principal, was recently named a 2024 Advisor to Watch by AdvisorHub. The ranking of “Advisors to Watch” is based on: Scope of practice measured by assets, production, and level of service; Growth of practice consisting of year-over-year growth in assets, households, and production; and lastly Professionalism includes regulatory records, community service,…
Read More5 Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Retirement
There’s a lot of information out there these days on retirement income planning. Everybody is offering advice, and a lot of it is really good. Yet it seems that no matter how much information is out there, people are still hitting retirement with little or no preparedness at all. Here are five of the most…
Read More2024 – Q1 Quarterly Market Review
This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets. The report also illustrates the impact of globally diversified portfolios and features a quarterly topic. Download Quarterly…
Read MoreJessica Wunder Ranked as a 2024 Best-in-State Wealth Advisor
Jessica Wunder, a McLean Principal, was recently named a 2024 Best-In-State Wealth Advisor by Forbes and Shook Research. The ranking of Best-in-State Wealth Advisors is published annually and is based on an algorithm qualitative criteria learned through telephone, virtual, and in-person due diligence interviews and quantitative data such as revenue trends and assets under management.…
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