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Optimize Your Retirement — 98 episodes

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Podcast Extra - Beyond the Battlefield: Smart Money Moves for Service Members and Veterans

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TikTok Tax Advice Could Send You to Jail: What Actually Works (Attorney Reveals All)

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Why the 4% Rule Is Killing Your Retirement (And What to Do Instead)

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Retire at 60? Solving the Health Insurance Gap Before Medicare

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When Markets Soar But Your Groceries Cost More: Navigating Economic Mixed Signals

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From TSP to Legacy Plan: Smarter Options for Retirement Assets

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You Don’t Have to Love Insurance — Just Hate Taxes More

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Gold, Silver, and Crypto: Where Do They Fit in Retirement Planning?

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How Diversifying Income Streams Can Help Reduce Retirement Risk

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Opinion vs. Contract Assets: Building a Volatility Buffer for Retirement

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When Is Enough… Enough? Rethinking Retirement Readiness

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Are You Philosophically Aligned With Your Advisor?

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Diversification Myths: What Your Advisor Isn’t Telling You

14

Estate Planning Mistakes That Could Cost Your Family

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The Coming AI Market Shake-Up — How Retirees Can Protect Themselves

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Real Estate, IRAs, and Taxes: What You Need to Know Before Investing in Property

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Beating Inflation and Maximizing Income: Smart Social Security and Retirement Strategies

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Life Insurance and Legacy: The Most Overlooked Tool for Building Generational Wealth

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Inside the One Big Beautiful Bill: How 2025’s Tax Law Changes Could Transform Your Retirement

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Podcast Extra: The Proper Steps to Take for a Successful Retirement.

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How to Stop the Leaks in Your Financial Plan

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Beating the 4% Rule: Smarter Withdrawal Strategies for Retirement

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The Truth About Annuity Bonuses: Real Value vs. Shiny Promises

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The Hidden Dangers of Self-Directed IRAs and Bad Tax Advice

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When Success Becomes a Tax Problem: Smart Solutions for High-Net-Worth Retirees

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Tax Loopholes the IRS Doesn’t Advertise (But We Will)

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New Tax Law, Big Opportunities: How to Optimize Now

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How to Sell a Business (or Property) Without Getting Hammered by Taxes

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The Truth About Bonus Annuities: What They’re Not Telling You

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TikTok Tax Hacks & Annuity Myths: What’s Fact, What’s Fraud?

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From Pathological Saver to Purposeful Spender: How to Use Your Money Wisely in Retirement

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Roth Conversions Explained by a 4-Year-Old (Seriously)

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Opinion-Based vs. Contract-Based Assets: The Retirement Diversification You Didn't Know You Needed

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Avoid the Retirement Tax Avalanche with Long-Term Planning

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Federal Workers: Make the Most of Your Pension and TSP

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Is Life Insurance Still Worth It After 50? Here's the Truth

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The Critical Retirement Risks No One Warns You About

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How to Protect Your Retirement from Market Volatility

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How to Give More to Charity & Less to the IRS

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Can You Afford a Market Crash in Retirement? Here’s How to Prepare

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Are Annuities a Smart Retirement Strategy or a Bad Investment?

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The Best and Worst Assets to Leave Your Heirs

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Is Your Retirement Safe? Protecting Your Savings from Market and Policy

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Is Life Insurance Worth It After 60? The Hidden Wealth Transfer Strategy

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Long-Term Care & Annuities: What You Need to Know Before You Buy

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Long-Term Care: Do You Really Need Insurance?

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Fiduciary or Not? The Truth About Financial Advice

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Risk, Fees and Taxes

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CRUT and Capital Gains

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Could Trump Cut Business Taxes?

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Bonus Interview: Mark Steber, Chief Tax Information Officer, Jackson Hewitt

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What Does a New Trump Administration Mean for You?

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How We Help Solve Your Retirement Planning Problems

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How Much Risk Should You Take?

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Solving Problems for Bob and Carol

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BONUS Episode: Hospital patients are even safer today than they were in 2019— with Dr. Chris DeRienzo, Chief Physician Executive & Senior Vice President, American Hospital Association

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Volatility Buffer and Guardrails

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Rental Properties and CRUT

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Capital Gains Taxes

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Social Security COLA and Inflation

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Emergency Funds

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Retirement Red Zone

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Refinance Your Retirement

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Annuity Myths Busted

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The Time for Roth Conversions

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Social Security Announces Lowest Cost of Living Adjustment in Four Years

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New Tax Proposals

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The Second Fifty: An Indispensable Guide for Living Well, Interview with Debra Whitman, PhD

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Protecting Yourself from Scams & Data Breaches with Michael Bruemmer, Experian

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How a CRUT May Help Your Estate Plan

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Inflation's Impact on Your Retirement

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What You Should Know About the Commercial Real Estate Market

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Why the IRS Owns Part of Your Retirement Savings

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Estate Planning Strategies for the Wise Retiree

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Paychecks and ‘Playchecks’

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Using Roth IRAs to Build Tax-Free Wealth

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How Long-Term Care Works in Retirement

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Does Your Retirement Plan Have a Volatility Buffer?

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Tax Planning with Roth Accounts & Life Insurance

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Are You a Pathological Saver?

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Inflation and the Stock Market

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Managing Risk with Insurance Solutions

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Updates on Retirement Taxes

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Risk and Taxes

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Steady Income vs. One Big Number

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Leaving Behind a Legacy

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Don’t Be Scared of Your Mortgage

88

Rental Properties for Retirement

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Real Talk About Real Estate

90

Longevity Risk

91

Life Insurance

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Volatility Buffer

93

All About Annuities

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A Different Take on Diversification

95

Sometimes Timing Can be Everything

96

What is a CRUT?

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The Ins-and-Outs of Social Security

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All About Roth IRAs and Roth Conversions