retirement planning

Ep 47: What Retirement Are You Living For?

All that hard work you’re doing isn’t just to earn and save money. There are bigger reasons for retirement and we want to explore that on this episode. What are you living for? Let’s talk about the common motivations we find people have and discuss how we help them reach those goals.

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Ep 46: It’s Just a Joke

Managing finances create plenty of stress each day so let’s take some time to add a little humor to the conversation. Today we’ll tell a few financial planning jokes and see what lessons we can learn along the way.

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Ep 44: SECURE Act 2.0 – What to Know

The possibility is out there that new amendments could be made to the SECURE Act, which was originally passed in late 2019 and took effect at the beginning of 2020. What changes might be coming and what do you need to be aware of?

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Ep 43: Not Your Father’s Retirement

Every generation’s retirement comes with a new set of challenges but today’s retirees have a lot more on their plate than their parents did. Let’s take a look at the biggest retirement challenges facing people today and how planning has changed because of them.

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Ep 42: Learning Through Uncommon Sense

At first glance, each of these statements seem like basic common sense that everyone agrees with. But when we look at the way people actually behave with their money, it seems that common sense is actually a bit uncommon…

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Ep 41: Answering Your Retirement Questions

It’s time to open up the email inbox and find out what’s on your mind. Join us as we answer retirement questions about savings, mortgages, emergency funds, and more.

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Ep 39: How Long Will a Million Dollars Last?

Could you retire off a million dollars? Yahoo! released a survey about how long that much money would last in different cities around the country. Let’s discuss the statistics and explain the process for determining how much money you’ll need for retirement.

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Ep 38: What Basketball Can Teach Us About Retirement

We always enjoy March Madness when it rolls around and we thought it might be fun to tie it into what we do everyday. Join us as we explore some of the strategies and rules of basketball and determine how they apply to retirement planning.

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Ep 37: State of the American Pension Plan

Is the pension becoming a thing of the past? More and more people are having to create income plans that don’t include a pension and it can present a different set of challenges. Today we’ll discuss the state of the American pension plan and what you need to know with and without one.

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Ep 36: This is Why You Never Assume

As people prepare for retirement, there are some common assumptions that get made. The problem is these assumptions can often lead you astray and underprepared financially. Today we’ll look address these misconceptions and explain why it’s important to never assume.

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