About

Robert J. Phillips
Chief Retirement Consultant

Robert J. Phillips holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer. He had a distinguished 31-year career with General Motors Corporation from which he recently retired. Robert retired as director of the Corporation's Environmental Activities Staff where he was responsible for environmental and pollution control activities of GM's vast manufacturing operations globally.

Robert has numerous technical and managerial accomplishments including the development of pollution control technology for the automotive industry that has been displayed at the World's Fair and placed in operation in numerous locations in the United States. He has served on several National Blue Ribbon Committees including a President's Council and a Federal Advisory Committee on the environment.

Robert has always had a keen interest in financial markets and in understanding how they operate and how they can impact his personal retirement planning. During his working years he combined this interest in financial markets with his extensive business and technical background to amass a personal 401K savings account that ranks in the top 1% of participants nationally.

Now that Robert is retired, it is time to enjoy life and family. His retirement savings will enable him to comfortably achieve this goal. He developed the Retirement Calculator to help him understand how he can safely and comfortably enjoy this money without worrying about the impact of market downturns and volatility.