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EPISODE · Oct 18, 2025 · 1H

Navigating Medicare & Tackling Twin Threats in Retirement

from Love Your Retirement · host Heidi Ardis

New data shows retirees in 2025 are facing massive health care expenses — averaging around $172,500 over their retirement years. Many are not planning for this, and those surprise costs could erode their savings fast. Today’s show explains ways to build a plan that can help protect you — including health, savings, and income — and invites listeners to a free retirement income & healthcare cost analysis.Plus, when we think about risks to retirement, it’s natural to focus on the big, dramatic market downturns—like those we’ve seen in the past and will undoubtedly face again in the future. But those aren’t the only threats. Heidi discusses the looming possibility of higher taxes, persistent inflation, and other challenges all contribute to the very real fear of outliving your savings.In this episode, Heidi unpacks key retirement planning topics for listeners in Mississippi and surrounding areas. Discover practical strategies for retirement planning, including taxes, social security, long-term care, estate planning and dealing with what's going on in the market and economy.For more information about Heidi Ardis and the Agape Wealth team, visit https://agapewealth.com/

New data shows retirees in 2025 are facing massive health care expenses — averaging around $172,500 over their retirement years. Many are not planning for this, and those surprise costs could erode their savings fast. Today’s show explains ways to build a plan that can help protect you — including health, savings, and income — and invites listeners to a free retirement income & healthcare cost analysis.Plus, when we think about risks to retirement, it’s natural to focus on the big, dramatic market downturns—like those we’ve seen in the past and will undoubtedly face again in the future. But those aren’t the only threats. Heidi discusses the looming possibility of higher taxes, persistent inflation, and other challenges all contribute to the very real fear of outliving your savings.In this episode, Heidi unpacks key retirement planning topics for listeners in Mississippi and surrounding areas. Discover practical strategies for retirement planning, including taxes, social security, long-term care, estate planning and dealing with what's going on in the market and economy.For more information about Heidi Ardis and the Agape Wealth team, visit https://agapewealth.com/

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