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Financial Choices Matter — 123 episodes

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Taking RMDs In-Kind: What It Means and Who It Helps

2

What We Can Learn From Past Market Meltdowns

3

Filial Laws & Media Madness: Could You Owe Your Parents’ Debts?

4

How To Invest Like Politicians… And Should You?

5

Unpacking America’s Top Fears: Financial, Economic & More

6

6 Retirement Blunders Millionaires AVOID

7

What Are The Odds of Needing Long-Term Care?

8

Why You Need To Do An End Of The Year Insurance Review

9

Why Financial Choices Matter: The Tale Of Two Sisters

10

Inflation Made Simple: Understanding Inflation

11

Who Really Pays Taxes?

12

The Retirement Jigsaw Puzzle

13

The True Cost Of Long Term Care

14

Listener Questions: What Is American Funds & How Aggressive Should My Savings Plan Be To Retire By 60?

15

Gen Z and Millennials Are Struggling To Save: Here’s Why

16

The Retirement Planning “Aha” Moment

17

Listener Questions: Should You Take Social Security Earlier, Rollover Options, & Can One Firm Manage EVERYTHING?!

18

5 Pillars of Financial Planning

19

Strategic Planning for Retiree Healthcare

20

What’s Buggin’ Charles?

21

The Future of Retirement In America: Is The Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

22

Ready Or Not Retirement

23

Exposing Common Retirement Complaints

24

Unsure, Confident, or Certain: Retirement Planning Next Steps

25

The 5 Biggest Money Mistakes In Retirement Planning

26

Retirement Savings Basics: What’s The Purpose Of All My Accounts?

27

Retirement Expenses For Which You Forgot To Plan

28

Where $1 Million Runs Out Fastest

29

2023 Edition: 10 Point Checklist For Retirement Preparedness

30

Most Common Retirement Planning Questions About Taxes

31

How Bonds Work: What Retirees Need To Know

32

Please Read The Fine Print

33

Getting It Right: Irreversible Financial Decisions

34

Planning For Retirement’s Uncertainties

35

Going Against The Grain

36

Financial Planning Considerations When You’re In Between Jobs

37

Tough Topic: Retirement & Divorce

38

Why Retirement Planning Ain’t What It Used To Be

39

Do You Concur? Picking Sides In Important Financial Debates

40

The Potential Forgiveness Of Student Loans Being Proposed

41

The New Assessment Of The Costs Of Healthcare In Retirement

42

Life Insurance & Retirement Statistics

43

Financial Terms & Housing Questions In Retirement

44

Understanding Financial Jargon: Advisor Designations & Definitions

45

When Guessing At Retirement’s Most Important Questions Goes Wrong

46

What They’re Saying: What Is The Most Important Part Of Retirement Planning?

47

Who Even Needs A Financial Advisor?

48

What They’re Saying: 2022 Economic Predictions

49

Retirement Potpourri: Fill In The Blank

50

22 Resolutions for 2022, Part 2

51

22 Resolutions for 2022, Part 1

52

Quit Cutting Corners In Financial Planning

53

Retirement Jigsaw Puzzle

54

Financial Temptations

55

Income Planning Essentials

56

How Age & Wisdom Play Into Financial Planning

57

Summer Break & Inflation

58

Financial Fact Or Fiction

59

Are You Flirtin’ With Disaster?

60

The Financial Dictionary

61

This Is Why You Never Assume

62

Biggest Client Concerns

63

Innovation Causing Disruption

64

Retirement Statistics Worth Understanding

65

Where All My Financial Knowledge Comes From

66

Understanding The Different Types Of Risk

67

End Of Year Planning Tasks

68

A 5 Question Retirement Preparedness Quiz

69

Is Diversification For Suckers?

70

Ep 21: The 401(k) FAQs

71

What Retirees Should Know About Wills & Trusts

72

Eye Opening Stats Showing How Americans Save

73

This One’s On The House

74

Longevity Risk

75

Financial Issues Particularly Challenging For Women

76

Are Complicated Portfolios Necessary?

77

Are You Making These Classic Pre-Retiree Mistakes?

78

Cracking Open The Financial Dictionary

79

Traditional IRA Vs. Roth IRA

80

How To Avoid Critical Retirement Planning Mistakes

81

Are You Paying Attention To Your Biggest Assets?

82

Life Events That Spark Major Changes

83

Coronavirus Update

84

Financial Truths

85

What's Bugging Charles?

86

Who Really Pays Income Taxes?

87

The SECURE Act Passed - Now What?

88

The Ins And Outs Of Mutual Funds

89

Your Financial Advisor Must Have These Traits

90

Top 5 Social Security Misunderstandings

91

Avoiding Critical Estate Planning Mistakes

92

It’s Good To Have Awkward Conversations

93

Retirement Constants That Affect Everyone

94

What Flying Teaches Us About Retirement

95

Even Responsible Savers Make Mistakes

96

Busting The Biggest Financial Myths

97

Why Are You Making Excuses For Sticking With The Wrong Advisor?

98

Why Should You Plan For Retirement With A Sense Of Urgency?

99

Exposing 401(k) Weaknesses

100

Are Tax Advantages Overrated?

101

“Fake News” Impacting Your Finances

102

Don’t Utter These Famous Last Words

103

5 Simple Retirement Questions (That Are Hard To Answer)

104

What's Bugging Charles

105

50 Shades Of Gray Area

106

Top Distractions Throwing You Off Your Financial Game

107

Risk Tolerance

108

Are You Asking The Wrong Financial Questions?

109

Real Financial Advising Is Solving Problems

110

Settle The Debate - Right Or Wrong

111

Winding Back The Debt Clock

112

Important Financial Terms You Should Know

113

Retirement Planning: More Than Just Investments

114

Sales Pitches Versus True Planning

115

Fuzzy Math

116

Dealing With Divorce

117

Unique Planning Challenges

118

Making Bad Financial Assumptions

119

Risky, But Popular, Investments

120

Counterintuitive Pieces Of Financial Guidance

121

The Important Things You Should Know About 401(k) Rollovers

122

Mailbag: The 4% Rule, Ex-Husband's SS, & Big vs. Small Companies... Plus, What's Buggin' Charles?

123

The Silent Killer (of Retirement): Inflation