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Retire With Style — 102 episodes

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Episode 228: Is Your Family Prepared If Something Happens to You?

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Episode 227: Can $1 Really Cost You $20,000 in Retirement? How to Avoid Tax Cliffs

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Episode 226: 5 Tax Planning Mistakes That Can Reduce Your Retirement Income

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Episode 225: 3 Tax Strategies to Improve Retirement Income Efficiency

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Episode 224: Reverse Mortgages: Misunderstood or Misused?

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Episode 223: Downsizing in Retirement: When to Sell, When to Stay

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Episode 222: Do You Actually Need Long-Term Care Insurance in Retirement?

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Episode 221: What Actually Counts as Long-Term Care?

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Episode 220: Why Your Health Insurance Stops Working at 65

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Episode 219: Medicare Is Confusing: Here’s How to Make Sense of It

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Episode 218: Is Social Security Really Running Out? What the 2026 Numbers Show

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Episode 217: The Annuity Debate: Smart Strategy or Overpriced Product?

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Episode 216: The Retirement Tax Mistake That Costs Thousands

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Episode 215: Are You Paying More in Retirement Taxes Than You Should?

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Episode 214: When Spending More in Retirement Is Actually the Right Call

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Episode 213: Retirement Without Guesswork: The Four L’s and Funded Ratio Strategy

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Episode 212: There Is No “Best” Retirement Plan: How to Choose What Actually Works

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Episode 211: The Math Behind Retirement Decisions (and Why It Matters)

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Episode 210: Navigating Tax Changes for 2026

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[Best of 2025 Repost] Episode 174 The Psychology of Investing Understanding Market Reactions

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[Best of 2025 Repost] Episode 195: The 4% Rule and Beyond: Retirement Strategies with Bill Bengen

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Episode 209: Your TIPS Questions Answered: Inflation Protection, Interest Rates, and Retirement Income

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Episode 208: Your Retirement Spending Questions Answered: The 4 Percent Rule, Sequence Risk, and Glide Paths

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Episode 207: Your Tax Questions Answered: 401(k)s, Roth Conversions, and RMDs

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Episode 206: Wills, Trusts, and the Caregiving Journey

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Episode 205: Preparing for the Financial Side of Caregiving

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Episode 204: How Your Retirement Style Shapes Your Social Security Strategy

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Episode 203: OBBBA and You, Part 3: Building, Passing, and Protecting Wealth Under OBBBA

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Episode 202: OBBBA and You, Part 2: The Deductions That Could Change Your Tax Bill

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Episode 201: OBBBA and You: How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Reshapes Retirement Taxes

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Episode 200 Celebration

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Episode 199: Beyond the Numbers: Planning for Life, Not Just Finances

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Episode 198: Beyond the Numbers: The Human Side of Retirement

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Episode 197: RWS Live! With Bill Bengen: Part 2

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Episode 196: RWS Live! With Bill Bengen: Part 1

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Episode 195: The 4% Rule and Beyond: Retirement Strategies with Bill Bengen

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Episode 194: RWS Live! Rethinking Retirement: Inflation, Annuities, and Roth Conversions

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Episode 193: RWS Live!: From Tontines to ETFs: Exploring Innovative Retirement Solutions

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Episode 192- Beyond The 4% Rule

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Episode 191: From Cash to HELOCs What’s in Your Buffer Toolbox

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Episode 190- Buffer Assets, Bad Timing, and Better Plans

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Episode 189: Gold Is Shiny- But Is It Smart?

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Episode 188: Are TIPS the Retirement Safety Net You’ve Been Missing?

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Episode 187: Couples, Roths, and SPIAs- Oh My!

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Episode 186: How to Build a Retirement Plan That Lasts (and Saves on Taxes)

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Episode 185: Retire with Style Live Q&A

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Episode 184: Can Tech Replace Your Financial Advisor?

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Episode 183: Retire Smarter, Not Harder

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Episode 182: When Disaster Strikes… Should You Invest?

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Episode 181: Bricks, Mortar and Retirement

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Episode 180: The Secret Life of Private Investments

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Episode 179: Forecasts, Futures, and Funds: Inside the Hedge Fund Playbook

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Episode 178: Hedging Your Bets in Retirement: What You Should Know

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Episode 177: Winning the Loser’s Game: A Look at Alternative Investments

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Episode 176: Strategic Retirement Planning: Q&A on Income, Taxes, and Investments

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Episode 175: Can Money Buy Happiness in Retirement?

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Episode 174: The Psychology of Investing: Understanding Market Reactions

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Episode 173: Navigating Market Volatility: Strategies for Investors

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Episode 172: Understanding Market Volatility

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Episode 171: Unlocking the Secrets of Bond Laddering

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Episode 170: The Importance of Your Planning Assumptions Part 2

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Episode 169: The Importance of Your Financial Planning Assumptions: Part 1

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Episode 168: Funded Ratio vs. Monte Carlo: Which is Better?

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Episode 167: Navigating Retirement Goals: The Four L's

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Episode 166: Mastering Your Financial Future: A Framework for Success

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Episode 165: Tax Planning Essentials for Retirees

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Episode 164: Investment Insights: What 2024 Taught Us

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Episode 163: 2025 Retirement Planning Guidebook Updates

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Episode 162: Retire with Style Live (not really) Q&A: Part 6

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Episode 161: Retire with Style Live (not really) Q&A: Part 5

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Episode 160: Retire with Style Live (not really) Q&A: Part 4

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Episode 159: Retire with Style Live (not really) Q&A: Part 3

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Episode 158: Retire with Style Live (not really) Q&A: Part 2

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Episode 157: Retire with Style Live (not really) Q&A Part 1

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Episode 156: Navigating The New Retirement Landscape

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Episode 155: Navigating Roth Conversions: Key Strategies and Insights

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Episode 154 The Financial Advisor's Guide to Roth Conversions Part 2

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Episode 153: The Financial Advisor's Guide to Roth Conversions

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Episode 152: Navigating Holiday Money Talks

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Episode 151: Financial Strategies for Early Retirement

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Episode 150: Lump Sum or Annuity: What’s Right for You?

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Episode 149: The Various Aspects of Tax Planning

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Episode 148: Tax-Efficient Income Stacking

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Episode 147: Navigating Medicare and Tax Planning

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Episode 146: The Concept of the 'Tax Torpedo'

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Episode 145: Mastering Tax-Efficient Withdrawals

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Episode 144: Understanding the Rules of RMDs

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Episode 143: The Importance of Asset Location and Asset Allocation

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Episode 142: Tax-Efficient Retirement Strategies

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Episode 141: Tax-Efficient Retirement Distributions

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Episode 140: Are you ready for our Retirement Income Challenge? Join us as we begin next week.

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Episode 139: What to expect in Retirement

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Episode 138: The Meaning of Retirement

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Episode 137: The Evolution of Messaging in the Financial Advisory Industry

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Episode 136: Personal Values Investing - Understanding and Using ESG Investments in Your Portfolio

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Episode 135: RISA® in Action with James Matthews

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Episode 134 YouTube Live Q&A (not really): Answering Your Questions about Portfolio Allocation in Retirement

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Episode 133: YouTube Live Q&A (not really): Answering Your Retirement Planning Questions with Rob Cordeau

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Episode 132: YouTube Live Q&A (Part 3)

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Episode 131: The Impact of the Election on the Stock Market and Retirement Planning

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Episode 130: YouTube Live Q&A (Part 2)

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Episode 129: YouTube Live Q&A (Part 1)