Results in Advance: Reducing Fees & Creating Guaranteed Retirement Income (Part 2)

For many LGBTQ+ retirees, retirement planning comes with additional complexity. We weren’t always taught how to evaluate investment fees, and trusted institutions haven’t always protected our community. That’s why understanding what you’re paying — and why it matters — is so important. Fees can quietly drain your retirement income, especially once you stop working and start relying on your savings.  In this episode, I break down: Why most people don’t actually know how much they’re paying in fees How layered investment fees can silently erode retirement income Why outdated portfolio strategies — like relying heavily on bonds — may no longer work the way they used to How reducing fees can increase income without taking on more risk Then we move into one of the most important retirement planning conversations there is: income. If you’re ready to stop guessing about retirement and start building a plan that gives you confidence, control, and peace of mind, this episode is for you. Schedule your free financial consultation at TakePrideInRetirement.com or call 855-246-9211. -- Request your free RSSA Roadmap for Social Security optimizationWatch full episodes on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TakePrideinRetirementShowFollow on BlueSky, Threads, Facebook, Instagram — just search Take Pride in Retirement --  Take Pride in Retirement is proud to be named one of the top Pride podcasts on the internet by FeedSpot. For more, go to https://blog.feedspot.com/pride_podcasts About Take Pride in Retirement:Take Pride in Retirement is a podcast dedicated to retirement planning solutions for the LGBTQ community. Host Matt McClure, a licensed fiduciary financial advisor, shares strategies to protect your hard-earned money while pursuing market-like growth. Matt holds the RSSA® credential as a Registered Social Security Analyst®, helping clients optimize their Social Security filing strategies to potentially increase lifetime income. He’s also a Certified Annuity Specialist® (CAS®), a designation earned through a 135+ hour graduate-level program in fixed-rate and variable annuities from the Institute of Business & Finance. Based in Georgia with his husband and two dogs, Matt spent over a decade in New York City, working with The Wall Street Journal Radio Network, NY1, and WCBS Newsradio 880. A career highlight includes reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.