Why You Can’t Retire Like Your Parents Did (Especially If You’re LGBTQ+)

Retirement today looks nothing like it did for your parents or grandparents—and for LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, the challenges are even greater. In this episode of Take Pride in Retirement, host and fiduciary advisor Matt McClure covers why personalized planning is essential, the decline of pensions, Social Security uncertainties, and how to create your own “personal pension” with guaranteed income strategies. Plus, September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, so Matt breaks down why life insurance is about love, dignity, and financial security—not just a death benefit.  You’ll also hear from Dr. Julie Gralow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology about proposed federal budget cuts to cancer research, and why your voice matters in protecting funding for life-saving innovation.  Schedule your free, no-obligation consultation today at TakePrideInRetirement.com or call (855) 246-9211. Build the retirement you deserve—with clarity, confidence, and pride.    --  Schedule a free consultation: takeprideinretirement.com  Call Matt directly: (855) 246-9211 | https://takeprideinretirement.com/#contact  Request your free RSSA Roadmap for Social Security optimization  Watch full episodes on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TakePrideinRetirementShow  Follow 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.