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Ready For Retirement, 392 episodes. Page 2 of 4.

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How Much Do You Need to Retire on $10K a Month?

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I've Helped Hundreds of People Retire Comfortably. Here's the Exact 7-Step Framework I Used.

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Ready to Retire? Here's How to Tell Your Company │ Root Talks

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How Much Can We Expect to Spend in Retirement with a $4M Portfolio?

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Social Security at 62 vs 67 vs 70: When should you start claiming your benefits?

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The Surprising Regrets of Wealthy Retirees | Root Talks

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We have a $3M Retirement Portfolio. How Much Can We Spend Without Running Out of Money?

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Root Talks: Spend Your Way to a Happier Retirement: 5 Pillars of Better Spending

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The Most Powerful Tax-Free Retirement Tool: Start Leveraging Your HSA Now

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When is the Best Time to Realize Gains in my Investment Account?

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Root Talks: How Does the Advisory Team Structure Work at Root?

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How Much Do I Need to Retire? (3 Simple Steps to Determine the Right Amount)

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Maximize Your Retirement Tax Savings: How to Maximize Tax-Saving for Each Account

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Root Talks: How to Get Past the Fear of Retiring Even When You Have Enough

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The Hidden Flaw in Monte Carlo Analysis That's Ruining Retirement Plans

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Why many retirees REGRET relying on Social Security Income

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Root Talks: What Role Does "Fun" Play in an Advisory Relationship?

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9 Things To STOP DOING After 60

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Your Roth IRA Could be Locked For 5 Years. Here's Why

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Root Talks: How Do Smart Retirees Handle Big One-Time Expenses?

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The Best Retirement Spending Stories I've Heard This Year

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One Simple Tip to Make Spending Easy in Retirement

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Root Talks: How to Overcome the Scarcity Mindset and Start Spending in Retirement

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Retire Now If you Answer "Yes" to These 5 Questions

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Root Talks: How Should I Split Retirement Withdrawals Between Pretax and Roth Accounts?

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The Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Financial Plan

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Root Talks: What Does Vanguard Say About Financial Advisors?

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No Taxes on Social Security? Here’s What Trump’s Plan Means for You

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Root Talks: Introducing the New Root Retirement Community

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5 Advanced Social Security Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income

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Root Talks: How Do We Approach Team Building?

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Major Social Security Bill Passed: $190B in New Benefits to be Paid After Eliminating WEP & GPO

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Root Talks: What's the Difference Between Root Financial and Other Advisory Firms?

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How Should You Invest $10M+? Most Underutilized Strategy Revealed

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Root Talks: Behind the Scenes at Root Financial: How We Approach Team Building

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3 Simple Steps to Retire in 2025

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Here's How to Avoid a Retirement Filled with Anxiety or Regret

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How to Travel the Country and Start Living Before Actually Being Fully Retired

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How Many Investment Firms Should I Split my Money Between?

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5 Biggest Retirement Fears and How to Overcome Them

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What If Social Security is Cut? Here's What it Means for Your Retirement

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Why You Should Avoid Simplistic Monte Carlo Results and Create a Real Financial Plan Instead

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Here's What Your Retirement Strategy Should Look Like with an $8M Portfolio

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Top 5 Most Avoidable Retirement Mistakes

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Root Financial's Backstory: How and Why the Company Was Founded

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Unconventional Retirement Strategy: How to Save Less AND Retire with More

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STOP! Why You Shouldn't Do a Roth Conversion

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This is the Biggest Way People Waste Money in Retirement

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The Downside of Working "Just One More Year"

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How Soon Before Retirement Should You Adjust Your Portfolio?

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Here's How To Discuss Money Effectively With Your Parents

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7 Things You Need to Know About Roth IRAs to Maximize Tax-Free Income

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3 Steps to Prepare for an Out-of-State Retirement

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5 Things People Regret About Early Retirement

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This Is the Single Most Important Thing You Can Do to Prepare for Retirement

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The Complete Guide to Maximizing Your Social Security Benefit

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Restricted Stock Units: The Basics of RSUs and How to Use Them

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Should We Always Pull From our Brokerage Account First in Retirement? (Hint: No)

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How to Overcome Fears of Spending in Retirement

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Retire Happy: Build a Personalized Retirement Plan that You Can't Wait to Live Out

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Unexpected Retirement: Finding Happiness and New Adventures

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Facing Health Challenges in Retirement and Learning to Reconnect with Your Spouse

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How to Thrive in Retirement by Embracing the Unknown

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The Benefits of a Retirement Community and How to Find Your Purpose in Retirement

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Introducing the New Ready For Retirement

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Am I Too Old for Roth Conversions? 3 Things to Consider

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3 Key Factors to Consider Before Paying Your Mortgage Off in Retirement

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Pre-Retirement Tax Planning: Things to Know to Save Big in Retirement

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Social Security Demystified: Calculating Taxation, Provisional Income, and the Tax Torpedo

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The Roth Conversion Sweet Spot: Maximize Retirement Savings (And Avoid Costly Mistakes)

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How to Estimate Your Tax Bill in Retirement (And How to Pay it)

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Retirement Income Strategies: IRA vs. Brokerage Withdrawals (The Tax-Smart Choice for Retirees)

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The Four Phases of Retirement with Dr. Riley Moynes

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Planning for Large Costs in Retirement | Beyond the 4% Rule

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Early Retirement Health Insurance Strategies | Roth Conversions vs. ACA Subsidies

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Health Insurance Options for Early Retirement

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Everything You Need to Know About Medicare: Q&A with a Medicare Expert

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How to Prepare for Retirement Within 5 Years: 401k, Savings & Investment Changes

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How to Know When You Should Stop Saving for Retirement (and What to Do Next)

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3 Simple Steps to Determine If You Can Retire

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Tax Planning for Widowed Retirees: How to Optimize Your Tax Strategy

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Lump Sum vs. Annuitization: Tax Implications for Your Non-Qualified Annuity

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At What Age Should I Work with a Financial Advisor?

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Sell, Rent, or Borrow? Best Ways to Use Home Equity in Retirement

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Pay ZERO Capital Gains Tax vs Roth Conversions in Retirement: How to Determine Which is Best

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Tax-Smart Strategies for Wealth Transfer: Secure Your Family's Future

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Roth Conversion Strategies to Protect Your Spouse's Future Tax Burden

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Should I Fund my Retirement Needs by Purchasing an Annuity?

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How Should I Invest Bucket #1 of my Retirement Portfolio (3 Bucket Strategy)

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At What Point Should I Take the Tax Hit on Unrealized Gains?

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Maximize Your Early Retirement: Should You Save to 401k or Brokerage Accounts?

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Safe Withdrawal Rate Myths: Debunking 3 Common 4% Rule Mistakes

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Secrets to a Happy Retirement: What the Research Shows

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What's the Right Roth Conversion Amount to Avoid a Tax Nightmare in the Future?

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How to Maximize Social Security Spousal Benefits

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Bond Ladders in 2024: How to Build a Bond Portfolio for Your Retirement

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3 Ways to Protect Against Sequence of Return Risk in Retirement

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Should We Sell Stocks to Make a Large Purchase?

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Am I Crazy For Paying My Financial Advisor $25k/year?

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When Should You Collect Social Security if Your Spouse is Much Older?