All Episodes
Executive Retirement Compass: Financial Planning to Maximize Your Wealth and Reduce Taxes — 49 episodes
Ep49 | How to Navigate Medicare Like a Pro (Even If You’re Just Getting Started)
Ep48 | How to Lower Your Medicare Premiums (Legally) Using This One Form
Ep47 | Does Your Retirement Plan Lack Structure…Leading To Overspending OR Underspending?
Ep46 | Why Clarity Over Net Worth Is Impacting Your Retirement Planning Decisions
Ep45 | How Two Couples With $3M Retire With Completely Different Outcomes
Ep44 | Why Common Tax Advice Around Donations Is Misleading for High Earners
Ep43 | Why Waiting Until Retirement To Travel Is a Huge Mistake
Ep42 | How High Earners Like YOU Are Quietly Cutting Taxes by 6 Figures Using Donor-Advised Funds
Ep41 | 5 Common Retirement Planning Mistakes Hurting Your Income
Ep40 | Where Is the Wealth Management Industry Actually Growing?
Ep39 | Think Paying Your Kids Is a Tax Loophole? Here’s the Truth
Ep38 | The $30,000 Roth Loophole Hidden Inside Your 401(k)
Ep37 | How Oil Prices, War & Markets Collide—And What Investors Need To Know
Ep36 | The Final 5 Steps That Turn a Retirement Plan Into a Reliable Income Strategy
Ep35 | How to Go From “Can I Retire?” to “I’m Ready” With One Planning System
Ep34 | How Small Retirement Decisions Turn Into Big Regrets Just 5 Years Later
Ep33 | Does Your Long-Term Care Plan Rely on Medicare? Here’s the Financial Reality
Ep32 | Why “We’ve Handled It” Is the Most Dangerous Phrase in Estate Planning
Ep31 | How to Build a Resilient Retirement Plan Without Sacrificing Control or Guarantees
Ep30 | Nearing Retirement: Should You Change Your Investment Strategy Now?
Ep29 | How One Simple Social Security Decision Could Add Hundreds to Your Monthly Retirement Income
Ep28 | Why Your Retirement Accounts Might Be Costing You Taxes — And How to Fix It
Ep27 | The Real Story Behind IRA Fraud: What Happens After an Unauthorized IRA Withdrawal
Ep26 | The Uncomfortable Truth About Custodian Responsibility (When Retirement Account Fraud Starts With an Unauthorized Withdrawal)
Ep25 | How “Waiting It Out” Can Wreck Your Retirement Tax Plan (And What To Do Instead)
Ep24 | Why Waiting for the ‘Perfect Time’ to Invest Could Destroy Your Returns with Phil Blancato
Ep23 | Why RMDs Could Cost You More Than Taxes (Unless You Plan Ahead)
Ep22 | Why Your Financial Plan Needs a Mental Health Line Item
Ep21 | 6 Costly Back Office Mistakes Small Business Owners Make (And How to Fix Them Fast)
Ep20 | Why Military Retirement Planning Beats Most Corporate 401(k) Strategies—Here's Why
Ep19 | The Harsh Truth About Insurance Claims: Why Calling That 800 Number First Can Cost You
Ep.18 | Blockchain, Trade Finance, and the $3 Trillion Opportunity You Haven’t Heard Of
Ep17 | How to Use Permanent Life Insurance for Retirement, Long-Term Care, and Tax Efficiency
Ep16 | Are You Really Diversified? How Overlapping ETFs Could Be Hurting You
Ep15 | 7 Legal Mistakes Small Business Owners Make When Starting Up—and How to Avoid Them
Ep14 | Why Most People Will Miss the Biggest Opportunities in the New Tax Bill
Ep13 | The Real Reason You Shouldn’t Ignore Roth IRAs—Even If You Have a 401(k)
Ep 12 | 5 Types of Annuities Explained (Finally) in Plain English for Pre-Retirees
Ep11 | Airbnb Taxes, 1031 Exchanges & Audit Triggers—Explained by a CPA
Ep10 | LLC vs. S-Corp vs. C-Corp: A CPA’s Guide to Choosing the Right Entity
Ep9 | Estate Planning for Real People: Disability, Blended Families, and Business Owners
Ep8 | How to Use Equity, 1031 Exchanges, and Reverse Mortgages to Maximize Your Financial Plan
Ep7 | No, the Social Security Office Won’t Help You Make the Best Filing Decision
Ep6 | Why Medicare Is NOT Free & 5 Common Enrollment Mistakes to Avoid
Ep5 | Why Having a Will Doesn’t Avoid Probate—And What To Do Instead
Ep4 | Solo 401(k) Strategies for Side Hustlers & Solopreneurs (Including the Loan Provision Most People Miss)
Ep1 | Why Confidence Without Clarity in Financial Planning Is Risky for Families Approaching Retirement
Ep3 | 5 Hidden Risks of Inherited IRAs Under the SECURE Act—and How to Plan Around Them
Ep2 | Why Waiting for the ‘Perfect Time’ to Invest Could Destroy Your Returns in 2025