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Retirement Starts Today is a business podcast hosted by Benjamin Brandt CFP®, RICP®. It has 395 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

Do you want to spend more money in retirement, while paying less taxes? Great news, you're in the right place! I'll also teach you the benefits of retiring TO something, while most retirees only solve half the equation by retiring FROM something. Tune in every Monday morning - hosted by Benjamin Brandt CFP, RICP. Join my "Every Day is Saturday" weekly newsletter for show notes, free book giveaways and other great retirement content: www.retirementstartstodayradio.com/newsletter

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1

Five Beneficiary Designations for Clients to Review Now

2

Will Surging Oil Prices Crash the Market?

3

Estimated Taxes Are a Pain. Let's make it Easier

4

The Hidden Cost Of Investment Income

5

The Medicare Charge That's Taking a Bigger Bite Out of Social Security Checks

6

Tax Return Red Flags

7

Stop Chickening Out

8

8 Tips to Stop Worrying About Running Out of Money in Retirement

9

The Best Way to Leave Money Behind

10

The Ideal Level of Wealth

11

Why are You Still Working?

12

Helping Underspenders And "Savers" Understand They CAN Spend More

13

Americans May Be Claiming Social Security Too Early

14

In the IRMAA Trenches with IRMAA Certified Planner, Paul Morrison

15

Are Super Savers Failing in Retirement? A conversation with Andy Panko

16

Why Financial Independence is Overrated [Rebroadcast]

17

Spending Drops in Retirement, but Satisfaction Doesn't [Rebroadcast]

18

Who Has Actually Saved $1 Million for Retirement? [Rebroadcast]

19

Five Key Retirement Challenges (and Solutions) [Rebroadcast]

20

Retirees Only Spend 2.1% Per Year [Rebroadcast]

21

How to Spend More (or Less) in Retirement [Rebroadcast]

22

2025: The Year of Donor Advised Funds?

23

This Social Security Strategy Gives Retirees More to Spend

24

"One free lunch, please." Why Buffered ETFs might not fit the bill.

25

Why Advisors Should Never Recommend Social Security Claiming at 62

26

It's so Simple…

27

Cut Your Retirement Stress in Half (New Vanguard Study)

28

Delay to 70? Not So Fast - The New Case for Claiming Early

29

Roth Conversions after One Big Beautiful Bill

30

Collect Social Security Early & Invest in the Market?

31

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32

Retirement Dreams or Retirement Nightmares? Lessons from Today's Retirees

33

Why Your Old Spending Habits Won't Work in Retirement

34

Don't Let Your Brain Shrink Your Retirement Benefits

35

Inside the new Tax Rules for Retirees

36

Why Financial Independence is Overrated

37

The (F)Law of Averages

38

Live on $2,972 monthly in an RV

39

Spending Drops in Retirement, but Satisfaction Doesn't

40

One Big Beautiful Podcast Episode

41

Mailed, Stolen and Cashed: a $114,000 Retirement Check

42

Monetizing a Hobby in Retirement

43

Why Are So Many Retirees Filing for Social Security Early?

44

The Father of the 4% Rule - an Interview with Bill Bengen

45

Who Has Actually Saved $1 Million for Retirement?

46

What to do with RMDs you don't need

47

10 Sources of Emergency Cash, Ranked From Best to Worst

48

Maximizing Memories With Money

49

How Often Should I Rebalance in Retirement?

50

Should We Move to Save $$$ on Taxes?

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