All Episodes
Our 2 Cents — 265 episodes
Episode 265: Pets, Probate, & Planning
Episode 264: Game, Set, Money
Episode 263: Following the Market Breadcrumbs
Episode 262: Summer Financial Hangover
Episode 261: Building Your Investment Philosophy
Episode 260: Your Financial Pain Points
Episode 259: You've Got a Financial Friend in Me
Episode 258: What the Knicks Can Teach Investors
Episode 257: Your Investment Strategy Checkup
Episode 256: Financial Class Superlatives
Episode 255: Un-Bee-Lievable Money Lessons
Episode 254: Can AI Build A Confident Portfolio?
Episode 253: Are Money Scripts Sabotaging Your Finances?
Episode 252: What This Tax Season Taught Us
Episode 251: Where to Park Your Cash
Episode 250: From Gas Prices to AI: What It Means for Your Money
Episode 249: The Retirement Risk Most People Overlook
Episode 248: Derisky Business
Episode 247: The State of Your Estate: Planning Basics (Part 2)
Episode 246: The State of Your Estate: Planning Basics (Part 1)
Episode 245: Financial Celebrity Hot Takes
Episode 244: Gold Medal Retirement Planning
Episode 243: Super Bowl Financial Predictions
Episode 242: Your Financial Calendar
Episode 241: Orbiting the Economy
Episode 240: Financial Snow Day
Episode 239: How to Think About Your Money in 2026
Episode 238: Retirement, Reflection, and the Close of 2025
Episode 237: Gifts That Keep on Giving (and Saving)
Episode 236: Shiny Object Syndrome
Episode 235: Financial Thankfulness
Episode 234: Money Pearls: Practical Reflections for Financial Clarity
Episode 233: Keep Your Mind Sharp and Your Money Safer
Episode 232: The Golden Number: What’s Truly Life-Changing?
Episode 231: Your Halloween Costume’s Financial Personality
Episode 230: How Smart Planning Beats Bad Luck
Episode 229: Spiders, Stocks & Shutdowns — Oh My!
Episode 228: The Silent Surcharge Retirees Forget About
Episode 227: Is Downsizing in Retirement the Right Move?
Episode 226: What Gas Station Sushi Can Teach Us About Retirement
Episode 225: Fuzzy Market Math
Episode 224: Health and Wealth Lessons for Retirement
Episode 223: Are You Top of the Class in Retirement Planning?
Episode 222: Wimbledon Winnings & Wealth Wisdom
Episode 221: Bonds, Crypto, & Beyond
Episode 220: Bonds 101: Understanding the Basics
Episode 219: Inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Episode 218: Can You Pass This Financial Literacy Test?
Episode 217: Spoiler Alert: That Advice Might Be Bad
Episode 216: The Mind Behind the Money
Episode 215: Private Equity in 401(k)s: A New Era or a Red Flag?
Episode 214: Grads, Goals, and Government Bills
Episode 213: Money Lessons for Young Minds
Episode 212: Behavior, Budgets, and the World’s Oldest Human
Episode 211: Jedi Economics
Episode 210: Tidying Up Your Finances
Episode 209: A Gentle Guide Through Market Moves
Episode 208: Tariffs, Tumbles, & Timing Your Retirement
Episode 207: IRS-istibly Happy
Episode 206: Stock Picks and Slam Dunks
Episode 205: The Grandparent's Guide to Asset Gifting
Episode 204: Finfluenced: The Rise of Social Media Money Gurus
Episode 203: The Taxes Game Plan
Episode 202: The Tariff Tango
Episode 201: Avoiding Portfolio Pitfalls
Episode 200: The 200th Episode Spectacular 🎉
Episode 199: Mastering Money Transformations
Episode 198: New Year, New Money Mindset
Episode 197: Jingle All the Way to Financial Growth
Episode 196: Financial Stocking Stuffers
Episode 195: Reimagining Relationships in Early Retirement
Episode 194: Cash Prizes and Financial Surprises
Episode 193: Wish Upon a Roth
Episode 192: Financial Advisors' Wishlist
Episode 191: Ask the Magic 8 Ball of Finance
Episode 190: What the Election Means for Your Finances
Episode 189: Financial Lessons from the Rich and Famous
Episode 188: Finding Your Financial Risk Comfort Zone
Episode 187: Behind the Numbers: How Financial Advisors Get Paid
Episode 186: Facing Your Financial Fears
Episode 185: Rocking Your Retirement Jersey
Episode 184: Retirement Regrets & Revelations
Episode 183: Going for the Gold in Financial Safety
Episode 182: Stocks, Stress, and Smiles
Episode 181: Lobsters and Longevity: Debunking Financial Fibs
Episode 180: Pension Perils and Cash Trap Escapes
Episode 179: Furry Friends and Financial Freedom 🎆
Episode 178: Cooling Off RMDs
Episode 177: Navigating Homeownership with a Curveball
Episode 176: The "Brooding" Truth about Financial Planners
Episode 175: Inflation-Busting Summer Getaways
Episode 174: Bucket Your Way to Simpler Investment Decisions
Episode 173: Money Wisdom for All Ages
Episode 172: What's the Real Magic Retirement Number?
Episode 171: Money Mindfulness: Cultivating Financial Peace
Episode 170: Retirement Wellness: Financial Checkup & Tips
Episode 169: Working 9 to 5 'til 95?
Episode 168: Island Living and IRAs
Episode 167: Money and Madness
Episode 166: Harnessing Fear to Build Wealth
Episode 165: The Impact of the Latest Inflation Data
Episode 164: Breaking Down Bitcoin ETFs & "Lazy Money"
Episode 163: Strategies to Pay Zero Taxes on Social Security
Episode 162: Your Money Resolutions for 2024
Episode 161: 2024 Interest Rate Predictions & Retirement Changes for the New Year
Episode 160: Merry Retirement Facts & Stock Market Commentary
Episode 159: The Benefits of Delaying Gratification
Episode 158: Must-Know Long-Term Care Statistics
Episode 157: Talking Turkey and Tax Planning
Episode 156: Conquering the Retirement Mountain
Episode 155: A Spooktacular Halloween Special
Episode 154: Retirement Planning Challenges for the Wealthy
Episode 153: Money Mistakes to Learn From
Episode 152: Exploring Care Opportunities in Retirement
Episode 151: Retirement Outlook - Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Episode 150: Uncovering Universal Retirement Truths
Episode 149: Demystifying RMDs - The Basics to Know
Episode 148: Revealing Retirement Plan Frustrations
Episode 147: No Regrets! Don't Make These Estate Planning Mistakes
Episode 146: Part 2: Financial Tension Between Couples
Episode 145: Resolving Financial Tension Between Couples
Episode 144: Mastering Your Retirement Income Planning
Episode 143: Winning Your Financial Independence
Episode 142: Are You Guilty of Bad Money Habits?
Episode 141: A Retirement Burden for Gen X
Episode 140: Splurge-Worthy: Yay or Nay? & Cleaning Up Your Portfolio
Episode 139: 2023 Retirement Confidence Survey & Summer Travel Planning
Episode 138: Financial Decisions Through the Ages & Stages
Episode 137: Unrest in the Banking Industry & A Heart-Healthy Retirement
Episode 136: The Future of Social Security & Bed, Bath & Gone
Episode 135: The Role of Wisdom in Financial Planning
Episode 134: VORB Goes Bust & I Bond Updates
Episode 133: Rate Hike Déjà Vu & "Airbnbust"
Episode 132: The SVB Collapse & Investor Personalities - Part 2
Episode 131: Understanding Investor Personalities - Part 1
Episode 130: Spring Cleaning for Your Finances
Episode 129:The Monte Carlo Part 2: Different Income Planning Ideas
Episode 128: This 'Lazy Way' of Financial Planning Should Be Banned
Episode 127: Medicare 101 + A Bit of Some Fun
Episode 126: How Long Will $1 Million Last?
Episode 125: The Debt Ceiling & A New Year Planning Checklist
Episode 124: 4 Retirement Numbers Savers Should Know
Episode 123: Wrong or Right? 2022 Market Forecasts Review and Secure 2.0
Episode 122: The Financial Truths in Grandma's Wisdom
Episode 121: Year-End Planning Checklist
Episode 120: Retirement Fact or Fiction
Episode 119: Preparing for the Retirement Marathon
Episode 118: Is the Grass Greener?
Episode 117: Financial Warning Indicators
Episode 116: Sharing Stories: When Emotions Impact Your Planning
Episode 115: The Rollercoaster Ride
Episode 114: What's Hiding in the Fine Print?
Episode 113: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Episode 112: Capital Market Assumptions & Elements of Satisfaction
Episode 111: Marketing Manipulation
Episode 110: The Inflation Reduction Act - Part 2
Episode 109: The Procrastination Problem
Episode 108: The Inflation Reduction Act: How It Could Impact You
Episode 107: What They're Saying: Grading the Gurus
Episode 106: Contingency Planning: Unexpectedly In Between Jobs
Episode 105: Pop Quiz! Can You Score an A+?
Episode 104: Warning: Advisor "Red Flags" Ahead
Episode 103: The Fed's Aiming for a "Soft Landing"
Episode 102: The Downsides of Retirement
Episode 101: That's Debatable
Episode 100: 100th Episode Extravaganza!
Episode 99: The Market is Doing What the Market Does
Episode 98: We're Living in Turbulent Times
Episode 97: Fixing Unhealthy Financial Habits
Episode 96: The Many Uses of Life Insurance
Episode 95: The Murkiest Issues in Retirement Planning
Episode 94: Lessons to Score a Home Run Retirement
Episode 93: The "Money Voices" in Your Head
Episode 92: The Market is Reacting, But No Need to Panic
Episode 91: Planning for Life's Unpredictable Events
Episode 90: Economic Predictions and Happiness Indicators
Episode 89: Don't Fumble in the Retirement Red Zone
Episode 88: "The Great Resignation" is Upon Us
Episode 87: 2022 Money Resolutions List - Part 2
Episode 86: 2022 Money Resolutions List - Part 1
Episode 85: Retirement Planning is Like Building a House
Episode 84: Unreasonable Requests and Strange Taxes
Episode 83: The Infrastructure Bill & Year-End Tax Planning
Episode 82: The Planning Pyramids and Supply Chain Chaos
Episode 81: The Roman Empire of Financial Planning
Episode 80: Are You Bridging the Gaps?
Episode 79: Want a Better Retirement? Spend More of Your Money!
Episode 78: Is Your Income Plan Old & Outdated?
Episode 77: Life Lessons from the Yacht
Episode 76: 5 Words for "Life After Career"
Episode 75: Is Age the Price of Wisdom?
Episode 74: Do You Have a License to Spend?
Episode 73: Heads Up! This is Not Your Father's Retirement
Episode 72: "Market Jitters" & Getting More for Less
Episode 71: Is Your Advisor Speaking in Code?
Episode 70: Listener Questions Extravaganza!
Episode 69: The "Crypto-Influencer" & More Money, More Problems?
Episode 68: Is $1 Million Enough Where You Live?
Episode 67: $28 Trillion and Counting...
Episode 66: The Retirement "Shot Clock" & Fact or Fiction?
Episode 65: Financial Decisions and the "Quarantine 15"
Episode 64: Your Stimulus Check and Tax Time Quick Hits
Episode 63: Revealing the Dirty Secrets of Finance
Episode 62: Money & Marriage: Keeping Your Spouse Financially Involved
Episode 61: The Secret Life of Alternatives
Episode 60: Roth IRA's are Like a Fine Bottle of Wine
Episode 59: Don't Be Another Financial Statistic!
Episode 58: New Year - New Plan - New Resolutions!
Episode 57: The Stock Market's Hall of Fame Crashes & What Drives Advisors Bonkers!
Episode 56: "Things You Never Hear People Say" & Choosing Your Ideal Retirement Lifestyle
Episode 55: Retiring Solo & Long-Term Care Coverage Options
Episode 54: Variable Annuities-Are They Worth it? Plus Estate Planning Essentials
Episode 53: Post-Election Commentary and 15 Top Places to Retire
Episode 52: Five Questions - Self-Health Financial Assessment
Episode 51: COVID-19 Resurgence & The Upcoming Election
Episode 50: 50th Episode Special & 5 Financial No-No's
Episode 49: October "Deep Dive"- 401(k) FAQ's and Your Retirement
Episode 48: Illinois Fair Tax Act & The Markets Reaction to the Election
Episode 47: Love It or List it - Fitting Your Home into Your Retirement Plan
Episode 46: 5 Financial Rules of Thumb Debunked!
Episode 45: 7 Steps to a Secure Retirement
Episode 44: What's in a Mid-Year Plan Review? And What's the Big Deal With Longevity Risk?
Episode 43: Better Cash Alternatives & Protecting Yourself from Financial Scams
Episode 42: Overcoming Sticker Shock - Paying for Financial Advice & Capital Gains
Episode 41: Two Classic Planning Blunders to Avoid
Episode 40: Election-Year Investing Ideas, 'Corona Purchases' & Getting to Know Steve & Gabriel
Episode 039: If you Meet these 5 Milestones - You Might Be Ready to Retire
Episode 038: Tax Free Income & Curious Investor Behavior
Episode 037: Are You Up to Speed on All the Financial Lingo?
Episode 036: Coronavirus Market Crash - What Should You Do Now?
Episode 035: The Coronavirus, The Market, & Tips for Finding the Right Advisor
Episode 034: Affordability Crisis in America and the National Debt
Episode 33: "The Deep- Dive" - Your Budget is the Key to Your Financial Success
Episode 032: Market Forecasting Myths & Mysteries and Revisiting with Tax Deductions
Episode 031: The SECURE Act Updates and what it means for your 401ks, IRAs and RMDs
Episode 030: Reviewing Your Retirement Income Plan
Episode 029: Effects of the Impeachment Trial on the Markets and Budgeting for this Holiday Season
Episode 028: Overcharged for Investment Fees and NCAA Athletes Cashing In
Episode 027: Chances of a recession hit 27% and how Behavioral Finance plays a role
Episode 026: Pensions are Freezing, October's Market Hits & Funding Retirement vs. College Tuition
Episode 025: FSAs vs. HSAs, Economic Effects of the Rate Cuts and The Showdown between Men vs. Women's Retirement Savings
Episode 024: SGL's Monthly Market Updates, Twitter to the Mystery Index and Saving Your Brain
Episode 023: SGL Labor Day Surprises, 38 Ideas to your New Side Hustle and the Best Fall Getaways
Episode 022: Economy Edging Closer to a Recession, Days of Haggling Cable are Over and a Muddy Mess from Google Maps
Episode 021: The Federal Budget, Equifax Breach Settlement, Caller Question & Lightfoot's New Casino
Episode 020: Are Your Kids Wrecking Your Retirement, Amazon Prime Day and How to Read a Trust
Episode 019: 4th of July Facts and Sales, Financial Therapy & Avocado Prices
Episode 018: Iran's Torpedo Headed for the Stock Market, Investing in Cannabis and What the National Debt Means for You
Episode 017: Last Minute Gifts for Father's Day, How to pay for Long Term Care and The Robots are Back!
Episode 16: A Retirement Reform Bill, #CancelMyDebt and a New Change for the Chicago Cubs
Episode 015: Debating Suze Orman, Reverse Mortgage Highlights and Side Hustles for Extra Cash
Episode 014: Trump's Trade War, Buying a Timeshare and America's Biggest Money Wasters
Episode 013: America's Strongest Workforce, Managing Your RMD's, G.O.T. Spoiler Alert and the Costs for Medicare
Episode 012: Warren Buffets One Sentence Advice, Pritzker's Toilets & Taxes and Retiring Without Borders!
Episode 011: Potential Savings by Filing this Appeal, Chicago Popcorn Drama & More!
Episode 010: What's the #1 Searched Retirement Question & A Potential Recession Indicator?
Episode 009: 10 'Retirement Killers', Powerful Personal Finance Habits and Are Employer Pensions Actually Guaranteed?
Episode 008: Looking to Retire Early? Don't Leave This Out of Your Plan! What is Modern Portfolio Theory & The Big Lotto Winner's Question
Episode 007: Rescinded Admissions, a Class-Action Suit: Fallout From College Scandal Spreads
Episode 006: Personal Finance Expert Warns Women: 'We Are Sabotaging Our Financial Security'
Episode 005: Your Two Most Important Retirement Planning Decisions
Episode 004: Listener Q&A, Stock Market Indicators & Buffett's Take on Bitcoin
Episode 003: Romance Scams, Preparing for Retirement & Moving to Mars
Episode 002: U.S. Economy Blows Away Jobs Expectations
Episode 001: How To Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Tax Scams