All Episodes

Ep 412. Palantir CEO's Bold Claims

Ep 411. Kevin Warsh's Changes to Federal Reserve Policy

Ep 410. The "Plow-Horse" Economy, with Ernie Goss

Ep 409. The Weight of Global Debt

Ep 408. The Fraudulent Comptroller of Dixon, IL

Ep 407. "Blue Wave" Midterm Effects for the Markets

Ep 406. Overlooked Risks for Real Estate Investors

Ep 405. Market Reactions Amidst Iran Conflict

Ep 404. Hidden Risks of HOA Policies

Ep 403. What is a DOLLAR?

Ep 402. From Intern to Advisor

Ep 401. Millions in Minutes

Ep 400. Taxing the Rich VS Educating the Poor

Ep 399. The "Weight" of Precious Metals

Ep 398. Unpacking Social Security Myths, With Brad Starken

Ep 397. Ceasefires and Market Surges

Ep 396. The 50 State 'Tug-of-War'

Ep 395. Outlook of a post-Trump America

Ep 394. The 'Machine' Behind Retire SMART

Ep 393. Sports, War, and Financial Firm Outsourcing

Ep 392. Midwestern Work Ethic

Ep 391. Should I Buy a Used Car Now?

Ep 390. Financial "Court-Side" Concepts

Ep 389. Rising War Tensions and Our Economy

Ep 388. More InterState Migration!

Ep 387. Retire SMART's Proactive-ness During Unrest and War

Ep 386. Buying and Selling a Business the Right Way

Ep 385. The Strait of Hormuz Ripple Effect

Ep 384. The Great Population Migration

Ep 383. Tucker's Take on the Gold Industry?

Ep 382. Taking Advantage of Today's High Estate Tax Exemptions

Ep 381. Middle East Tensions Rise & Economics

Ep 380. The Fallout of Omaha Steaks' Big Decision

Ep 379. What Does SMART Stand For?

Ep 378. What Medicare Does NOT Cover

Ep 377. Is AI Helping or Hurting Jobs?

Ep 376. The Slow Downfall of Wall Street

Ep 375. How AI is REALLY Affecting Jobs.

Ep 374. The Most Impactful Retirement Strategy, With Mark Rowlette

Ep 373. A Little Tax Refund Surprise

Ep 372. Nebraska Outperforms on Income Growth

Ep 371. Inheriting an Annuity from the Passing of a Loved One

Ep 370. Tips for Business Owners During Tax Season

Ep 369. The Biggest Loss From Winning the Big Game

Ep 368. The 32K Crock Pot

Ep 367. Can I Meet David Brooks?

Ep 366. The Business of Sports

Ep 365. Warsh for Fed Chair

Ep 364. Insider Trading and Earmark Spending in Congress

Ep 363. What Sets Retire SMART Apart From the Others

Ep 362. Possible Social Security Reforms, With Brad Starken

Ep 361. The FED Chose Politics

Ep 360. State Tax Changes Forces Massive Migrations

Ep 359. Questions to Ask a Financial Advisor

Ep 358. Strategies for the Tax Filing Season

Ep 357. Why Greenland?

Ep 356. "Time In" the Market vs. "Timing" of the Market

Ep 355. What Happens at a "Taxes & Retirement" Event?

Ep 354. Education For Retirement Planning, With Brandon Stuerke

Ep 353. California's Controversial Wealth Tax

Ep 352. "From the Vault" (To Roth or NOT to Roth, Part 4)

Ep 351. "From the Vault" (To Roth or NOT to Roth, Part 3)

Ep 350. "From the Vault" (To Roth or NOT to Roth, Part 2)

Ep 349. "From the Vault" (To Roth or NOT to Roth, Part 1)

Ep 348. Wealth Taxes, EVs, and Rising Minimum Wages

Ep 347. "Annuities, Savings Bonds, and After-Tax-Accounts, Oh My!"

Ep 346. The SMART Planning Process, with Sean Swanson

Ep 345. The Top Athletic Programs

Ep 344. Economy Predictions for 2026

Ep 343. Looking Ahead for Retire SMART in 2026

Ep 342. How Retire SMART Thrived in 2025

Ep 341. A 10,000 Foot View of 2025

Ep 340. Berkshire Era Coming To an End?

Ep 339. What Are Stock Options?

Ep 338. Price Swings for Bitcoin, with Brad Starken

Ep 337. Chile & Japan's Major Political Shifts

Ep 336. Trump Accounts for Children

Ep 335. Lump Sum or Pension?

Ep 334. Proactive Crisis Planning, With Colin Kastrick

Ep 333. More Fed Rate Cuts and "Changing of the Guard" for the Fed Reserve

Ep 332. Turning Up the Heat for Venezuela

Ep 331. Can I Retire Without a 401(k)?

Ep 330. The Season of Giving, with Candace Gregory

Ep 329. Burry's Warning for Tesla

Ep 328. Buffett's Surprising Google Investment

Ep 327. Should I Sell My Classic Cars?

Ep 326. Year-end Charitable Giving Strategies

Ep 325. Russia-Ukraine Peace Discussions

Ep 324. The First US Digital Asset Bank

Ep 323. The 'Brooks' Policies for a Better America

Ep 322. Long-Term-Care Awareness, with Josh Cheatle

Ep 321. Higher Retirement Savings Limits!

Ep 320. Cash is Cringe?!

Ep 319. The Ideal Health Insurance Model

Ep 318. Blindsided by IRMAA, with Alex Murray

Ep 317. In the Wake of the Shutdown of the Shutdown

Ep 316. Diane Keaton's $5M Dog Trust

Ep 315. Solving National Debt with Crypto?

Ep 314. Federal Employee Retirement, with Charles Dzama

Ep 313. New York Vs. Texas

Ep 312. No Property Taxes for Florida!?

Ep 311. Demand for AI vs. Diminished Workforce

Ep 310. IRS Backlogs in the Wake of Govt. Shutdown

Ep 309. Fiserv Takes a Nose Dive

Ep 308. Nebraska, A Happy State!

Ep 307. Government Tax-Free Bonds During Retirement

Ep 306. Proactive Strategies for Exiting Your Business, with Mike Shudel

Ep 305. Japan Makes History

Ep 304. Advisor Talk With Kurt Fillmore (part 4)

Ep 303. Advisor Talk With Kurt Fillmore (part 3)

Ep 302. Advisor Talk With Kurt Fillmore (part 2)

Ep 301. Advisor Talk With Kurt Fillmore (part 1)

Ep 300. Nebraska's BIG Flaw...

Ep 299. Roth IRA Risks?

Ep 298. Street Smarts, with Trevor Thrasher

Ep 297. Delayed Job Reports in Shadow of Gov't Shutdown

Ep 296. Rise of the Texas Stock Exchange

Ep 295. The Reality of a Balanced Budget Amendment for the U.S.

Ep 294. Medicare Enrollment is Near! - with Blake Grimm

Ep 293. "Sorry, We're Closed" - the U.S. Government

Ep 292. Bullish Build-A-Bear!

Ep 291. Will Social Security Funds Run Out?

Ep 290. The Crypto Crescendo with Brad Starken

Ep 289. The Case for Gold

Ep 288. College; Is it Worth it?

Ep 287. Is Social Security Safe?

Ep 286. Medicare Strains, with Jacob Orand

Ep 285. Charlie Kirk, Rate Cuts, and Tik Tok

Ep 284. Government Waste and Fraud Abroad

Ep 283. Company Healthcare Plan vs. Medicare

Ep 282. High-Net-Worth Challenges with Mike Shudel

Ep 281. Job Openings vs. the Unemployed

Ep 280. The Retiree "Gold Standard"

Ep 279. The 401(k) Q&A

Ep 278. Medicare Insights With Blake Grimm

Ep 277. Cracks in NVIDIA's Earnings

Ep 276. Wealthy Investors Shift Towards Annuities

Ep 275. Pay Off Debt or Pile Up Money Before Retirement?

Ep 274. Welcome Becky Swansburg!

Ep 273. The Evergrande Fallout

Ep 272. Building is Cheaper Than Already Existing Homes?

Ep 271. Is Retire SMART in Trouble?

Ep 270. Welcome Chris Wootton!

Ep 269. Chasing the "Invest Like the 1%"

Ep 268. Instability in the AI Sector

Ep 267. Concerns With Our Current Education Grading System

Ep 266. Tax Incentives for Business Owners

Ep 265. Four Years In-A-Row!

Ep 264. Top Cities in the U.S. for Jobs

Ep 263. Standard Roth vs Designated Roth

Ep 262. Legislative Changes to the T.O.D.D.

Ep 261. America's Reindustrialization

Taking a Brief Break

Ep 260. In-n-Out Moving to Tennessee

Ep 259. Should I Pay Off Debt Before Retiring?

Ep 258. Becoming a TeamMate, with DeMoine Adams