A Look at the Book 21st Century Wealth

The president and chief investment officer at Texas-based Mowery Capital Management, Fritz Mowery has successfully managed client assets. Also a published author, Fritz Mowery co-authored a book with Robert Esperti and Renno Peterson titled 21st Century Wealth: Essential Financial Planning Principles.

21st Century Wealth was originally published by the National Charitable Initiative in 2000, and is the sixth book in the Esperti Peterson Institute Contributory Series. Over the course of 483 pages, the book explores specialized financial planning techniques and strategies that cover topics ranging from estate planning and college savings to insurance and retirement planning programs.

Advice in 21st Century Wealth stems from a nationwide, collaborative research project. The project involved more than 50 of the top financial professionals in the United States who provided feedback on pressing issues facing their clients and the financial advice they provided. Moreover, the book employs a question-and-answer format and understandable language that allows readers to implement financial strategies themselves.

Factors to Consider When Planning for Retirement

As the president and CIO of Mowery Capital Management, LLC, Fritz Mowery provides his clients with a range of financial products and services. In addition to assisting these clients with general asset management, Fritz Mowery helps clients plan for retirement.

When planning for retirement, consumers have to consider many factors, but time is a major one in crafting a retirement portfolio that will generate enough income. Retirement planning comes down to calculating how much money a person will need to generate in a certain amount of time. Factors usually include marital status, number of children, outstanding debts, and present income.

Age is one of the main factors that influences the amount of money a person can save. The younger a person is, the longer the time horizon, and the greater risk they can take. Time is a hedge against risk since market volatility evens out losses over time. For this reason, a young person might allocate more of the savings to stocks, which tend to be volatile.

An older person would need to invest with less risk. Investing in bonds might not generate the same growth as stocks, but they provide steady income during retirement.