Ben Franklin and Partial Freedom from COVID-19
What does Ben Franklin have to do with your financial plan? He is remembered for many of his famous quotes, so we talk about the ...
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Cleaning Your Financial Closet – Lockdown Edition
We’re all spending a lot more time at home right now and using this as an opportunity to get organized. So let’s clean out our ... -
Coronavirus Aid – What You Need to Know About the CARES Act
With stay at home orders continuing for the foreseeable future, the government passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide relief ... -
Coronavirus Market Update + What’s Next
We’re all dealing with the affects of the coronavirus to financial markets around the globe and it’s a challenge to keep up with all the ... -
Coronavirus: What Pandemics Often Do To The Market
Are you worried about how coronavirus might impact the market or your financial plan? Let’s look at several past epidemics to see what the market ... -
Inheritance 101: Everything You Need to Know
Whether you’re trying to build an estate plan or deciding how to invest an inheritance, there are some things you need to be aware of. ... -
How Often Does a Financial Advisor Answer These Questions?
How often do advisors see certain situations? Are you alone in your questions or are they common scenarios?
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Understanding The SECURE Act: When Did You Turn 70.5?
Are you right on the edge of taking RMDs and wondering what the recent changes due to the SECURE Act mean for you? We’ll explore ... -
5 Biggest Storylines of 2020: Will They Matter Financially?
We’re already off to a busy start for 2020 and it doesn’t appear like the news will slow down anytime soon. Let’s look at the ... -
New Year Financial Checklist for 2020
You’ve made it through the holidays, laid out your new year resolutions, and now it’s time to check in on your retirement plan. January presents ... -
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Retirement With These Mistakes?
There are so many aspects of our financial life that we can’t control so why would we fail to take care of the things we ... -
Catching Up As A Late Bloomer In Retirement
What can you do if you feel a bit behind the curve when it comes to retirement planning? Is there still time for your retirement ... -
Critical Estate Planning Mistakes You Need to Avoid
When it comes to leaving behind a financial legacy, not everyone makes it a priority. Those that do, however, need to put an estate plan ... -
Turkey Day Special with Listener Questions
We’re gearing up for one of the great holidays of the year by whetting your appetite with some Thanksgiving fun facts and trivia. In between ... -
What Mistakes Do Bad Investors Make?
Whether you’ve been investing for decades or just starting out, there are things you shouldn’t do if you want to be successful. Let’s take a ... -
Welcome to Retirement! (Now Don’t Screw It Up)
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to finally be able to step away from working and retire. But the journey isn’t over. ... -
The Final Decade Before Retirement
In the final 10 years before you retire, what do you need to do in order to make sure you’re ready? Do you know the ... -
Trying To Find The Exception To The Rule When Investing
In anything, there’s always an exception to the rule. With your financial plan, when do you chase that exception and when do you stick with ... -
Retirement Planning and Halloween
For our final Halloween-themed podcast of 2019 will look at the parallels between the holiday and financial planning. Things like costumes, being scared, and superstitions ... -
Scary Facts About Retirement
In the spirit of Halloween, we take a look at some of the scariest facts about retirement. From savings to the price of healthcare in ... -
Halloween Spending and Retirement
Halloween is rapidly approaching and it’s a holiday that generates a lot of spending in our country. We’ll take a look at the numbers behind ... -
4 Types of Spenders
Do you spend like there’s no tomorrow? Or do you hoard more money than you could possibly need? Or are you somewhere in the middle? ... -
Planning The Ultimate Road Trip: Your Retirement
Believe it or not, planning for retirement is a bit like going on a road trip. Are you ready to rock out to some tunes ... -
Reading Between the Lines of Financial Fake News
The phrase ‘fake news’ has risen to prominence over the past few years but misinformation has been floating around long before that. With the rise ... -
Decision-Making Roadblocks in Financial Planning
No matter how hard we try to stay on top of our finances, we’re sure to come across roadblocks that interfere with our decision-making process. ... -
Discussing the Laws of Investing, Part 3
Just why do you make the decisions that you do? You may think it has to do with facts and figures, but your behaviors and ... -
Discussing the Laws Of Investing, Part 2
Do you truly know why you make the investment decisions you do? Many of them are based on mainstream beliefs but how much do you ... -
Discussing the Laws Of Investing, Part 1
Stop to consider why you do what you do. Now, consider why you make the financial decisions you make. Are you following these laws of ... -
Understanding The SECURE Act, Part 3
We’re back to breaking down the SECURE Act once again on the podcast. Back in July, we covered a couple of the provisions under the ... -
How to Handle Stock Market Declines
If you’re someone that keeps a close eye on the stock market, it’s going to be impossible to miss the dips. That’s especially true when ...