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Make It Personal Podcast — 70 episodes

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1

How to Build a Business You Can Actually Walk Away From

2

The Empty Nest ‘Money Shift’ No One Warns You About| EP 69

3

How to Pay Yourself Consistently as a Small Business Owner

4

How a 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast Can Save Your Business | Ep 67

5

The Truth About Reverse Mortgages (It’s Not What You Think)

6

Making Sense of Your HSA: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Get One| EP 65

7

You Asked: Addressing Inflation in Retirement| EP 64

8

The Reverse Retirement: Redefining Purpose Post-Career| EP 63

9

You Asked: Will Long-Term Care Needs Drain Retirement Savings?| EP 62

10

How Fixed Indexed Annuities Help Address Sequence of Returns Risk| EP 61

11

There’s Moore to Life: Living for Today While Saving for Tomorrow| EP 60

12

The Financial Advice I’d Give My 51-Year-Old Self | EP 59

13

Asset Allocation and Asset Location: Two Tools, One Plan | EP 58

14

Annuities: The Most Misunderstood Tool in Retirement Planning | EP 57

15

Should You Be Paying Taxes on Your Employer Match? Here’s What Changed | EP 56

16

Welcome to Saturday Every Day: A Retiree’s First-Year Report | EP 55

17

The Gen X Balancing Act: Are You Saving Your Family or Sacrificing Yourself? | EP 54

18

8 Genius Ways to Use RMD Money You Don’t Need (Yet) | EP 53

19

Traditional vs Roth 401(k): Which One's Right for You Now? | EP 52

20

From Saver to Spender: The Mindset Shift That Shapes Retirement | EP 51

21

Why Paying Off Your House Isn’t the Finish Line (and What Actually Comes Next) | EP 50

22

The Hard Truth About Instant Gratification You Don’t Want to Hear | EP 49

23

From Overwhelmed to Confident: The Step Nobody Talks About When You Start Investing | EP 48

24

The Lie You’ve Been Told About “Playing It Safe” with Your Money | EP 47

25

Why Most People Fail at Beating Money Stress (and What Actually Works) with Dr. Rebecca Heiss | EP 46

26

When the Fed Cuts Rates, Here’s How It Hits Your Wallet | EP 45

27

Unseen Millionaire Habits, The Quiet Path to Wealth | EP 44

28

Beyond the Checkbook, Defining Your Legacy | EP 43

29

Why Most Americans Feel Unprepared, And What to Do About It | EP 42

30

Can Artificial Intelligence or AI Replace Your Financial Advisor? Unpacking the Hype | EP 41

31

Tooth Fairy Money – Teaching Your Kids About Money | EP 40

32

Trapped in the Middle: Why Your Wealth Feels Out of Reach | EP 39

33

Early Retirement: Dream Life or Financial Trap? - The Pros and Cons of Early Retirement | EP 38

34

The Psychology of Money: Why We Make Bad Financial Decisions | EP 37

35

Play #7: Finding a Financial Coach to Help You Plan in Decades | 36

36

Play #6: Planning for Healthcare in Retirement | 35

37

Play #5: Retiring Early and Pivoting to Time Freedom | 34

38

Play #4: Optimizing Social Security Retirement Benefits | Ep 33

39

Play #3: The Do’s and Don’ts of Retirement Taxes | Ep 32

40

Play #2: Determining How Much You Need in Retirement | Ep 31

41

Play #1: Maximizing the Five Years Before and After Retirement | Ep 130

42

Seven Plays for Winning the Most Important Ten Years to Retirement Success | Ep 29

43

4 Ways to Pay for the Cost of Long-Term Care | Ep 28

44

4 Key Ages for Generation X in Retirement Planning | Ep 27

45

Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before Retirement? | Ep 26

46

Two Ways for Crowdfunding Your Future | Ep 25

47

Is a Financial Advisor Really Worth It? The Value of Trusted Guidance

48

The Truth About Investment Assumptions: Average vs. Actual Returns

49

The Hidden Cost of Subscription Creep: How to Take Back Control of Your Finances | EP 22

50

Navigating Medicare: Making the Right Healthcare Choice in Retirement | EP 21

51

The Big 4: Financial Steps Every College Grad Should Take Now | EP 20

52

The Top 10 Financial Choices That Define Your Future (Part 2) | Ep 19

53

The Top 10 Financial Choices That Define Your Future (Part 1) | Ep 18

54

Reddit, Credit Karma, and the Myth of the Perfect Plan | Ep 17

55

Is the Roth IRA Worth It’s Weight in Gold? The Truth About Retirement Savings | Ep 16

56

Memories vs. Money: Should You Spend on Family Trips or Save for the Future? | Ep 15

57

How Millionaires Are REALLY Made (The Truth No One Tells You) | Ep 14

58

How 401(k) Withdrawals Are Really Taxed (Most People Get This Wrong!) | Ep 13

59

Think You Don’t Need a Financial Advisor? Here’s Why You’re Wrong | Ep 12

60

Why Conventional Financial Advice Is Keeping You Broke | Ep 11

61

Most People Get This Wrong About Retirement Investing—Do You? | Ep 10

62

Most People Are Underinsured—Here’s How to Protect Your Wealth | Ep 9

63

Financial Freedom vs. Instant Gratification—Which One Are You Choosing? | Ep 8

64

Should You Save or Invest? The Truth No One Talks About | Ep 7

65

The One Skill That Separates Wealthy People from Everyone Else | Ep 6

66

Social Media vs. Real Financial Advice: Who Should You Trust? | Ep 5

67

The 10/4/80 Retirement “Cheat Code”: A Genius Hack or a Dangerous Myth? | Ep 4

68

Protecting Yourself from Sequence of Returns: The Risk Many Retirees Miss | Ep 3

69

62, 67, or 70? The Best Age to Take Social Security Might Surprise You | Ep 2

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