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Turn Your Retirement Savings Into Income That Lasts

Retirement isn't a finish line, it's a journey. Your Retirement Sherpa is the practical retirement income planning guide designed to help you navigate it well.

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You spent decades saving for retirement. That was only half the journey. The harder part is turning what you've built into reliable income, month after month, for a retirement that could last 30 years or more. Your Retirement Sherpa is designed to help you approach that challenge with clarity and confidence.

Your Retirement Sherpa by James Kersey
Your Retirement Sherpa

What You'll Learn Inside

  • How to think about turning your savings into retirement income, step by step
  • The risks that matter most after your last paycheck, and how to plan around them
  • The costly missteps that catch even careful savers, and ways to avoid them
  • How to make retirement decisions with confidence instead of guesswork

Meet Your Guide

Jim Kersey, CLU®, ChFC®, RHU®, REBC®, is the founder of Lighthouse Financial & Tax in Rocklin, California. For more than 40 years, he has helped pre-retirees and retirees across the Greater Sacramento area plan for the income side of retirement.


He's also an avid mountaineer. In the mountains, a sherpa is the experienced guide who has walked the terrain many times and knows where the footing gets tricky. That's the role Jim has aimed to play for his clients throughout his career, and it's the spirit behind this book.


For more than 40 years, Jim has helped Greater Sacramento families plan for retirement. His credentials reflect that depth of experience:

  • CLU® (Chartered Life Underwriter): Advanced training in life insurance and how it fits into a broader financial plan.
  • ChFC® (Chartered Financial Consultant): Comprehensive financial planning education covering income, insurance, taxes, and estate considerations.
  • RHU® (Registered Health Underwriter): Specialized knowledge in health insurance and planning for healthcare costs.
  • REBC® (Registered Employee Benefits Consultant): Expertise in employee benefits, including the workplace plans many people carry into their retirement decisions.

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