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Retirement Lifestyles with Patrick McNally, 100 episodes.

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#173: Pensions; Is the lump sum a good choice?

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#172: Is Social Security a Good Investment? The Mental Side of Retirement

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#171: Understanding Diversification and the True Costs of Owning Mutual Funds

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#170: Inflation... The Silent Killer

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#169: 11 IRA Blunders and How to Avoid Them

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#168: How to Say I Love You With Life Insurance

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#167: Retiring at 65, Dealing with Social Security and Medicare

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#166: Retiring Soon? How Do You Handle Your 401k? One Wrong Move Can Cost You!!

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#165: The importance of Estate Planning

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#164: 2026 Tax Updates & How to Build a Portfolio Designed for Lifetime Income

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#163 Health, Wealth and Freedom. Starting off right in 2026

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#162: Long Term Care; What is it? Do I need it? How much will it cost?

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#161: Social Security. When do you start? Social Security changes in the first 6 months of Trumps Administration

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#160: The problems with the 4% rule and my planning philosophy

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#159: How to Leave a Legacy and talk to your kids and grandkids about money.

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#158 - Social Security, AI Stocks and Tesla

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#157: 4 Phases of Retirement & Life

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#156 My Favorite Portfolio for Clients

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#155. The Masters & Markets

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#154 DOGE, Tariff's & Taxes

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#153 Tariff's, Bumpy Markets & Budgets

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# 152 Taxes and Backdoor Roth Conversions

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# 151. Taxes

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#150 Eliminate Taxes on Social Security Benefits? Windfall Elimination Provision Eliminated!! LA Fires and Insurance Issues

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#149 Happy New Year!!!

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#148 Caregiving for Loved Ones and End of the Year RMD's; 10 Must Do's

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#147 3 Steps You Need to Take Before Retiring.

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#146 End of the Year Tax Planning & What to Know Before You Start Social Security

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#145 The 4 Phases of Retirement and End of the Year Tax Planning

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#144 Elections: Who Does the Market Love More, Democrats or Republicans?

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#143 Tax Plans: Harris vs Trump, Walk to get Fit and Real Estate

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#142 How to stay safe using Public wifi and creating a Healthcare "Preventative" Budget

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# 141 Cyber Security & How to Live on a Fixed Income During High Inflation and Crazy Markets

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# 140 4 Keys to Generational Planning

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#139 The 4 Keys to Understanding & Planning for Long Term Care

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#138 How to Have Tough Conversations with the Ones You Love: Guide to Caregiving

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#138 What do I do with my 401k when I'm done working?

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#137 Medicare Planning & the Top 6 Scams to Avoid in 2024

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#136 Planning for Social Security

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#135 Cash Management Month: 4 Ways to Increase Savings

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#134 Cash Management Month: Cash Flow Traps & How to Avoid Them

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#133 Cash Management Month: Building a Liquidity Fund

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#132 Cash Management Month: How to Assess Your Cash Needs and Plan For Inflation

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#131 Risk Management Month: The month in review

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#130 Risk Management Month: Do You Love or Hate Annuities? My RLA X-Ray Planning System

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#129 Risk Management Month: Do You Still Need Life Insurance & Why a Dividend Portfolio Works Better

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#128 Risk Management Month: Understanding Medicare & Why the 4% Rule Doesn’t Work

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#127 Risk Management Month: Planning Ahead for Long Term Care & Investing for Income vs Growth

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#126 Estate Planning Month: Using Life Insurance in Estate Planning

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#125 Estate Planning Month: Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives

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#124 Estate Planning Month: What is Probate?

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#123 Estate Planning Month: What is a Trust & Why Do You Need One?

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#122 Retirement Goals and Values Month: Values and Legacy

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#121 Retirement Goals and Values Month: Beliefs About Planning

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#120 Retirement Goals and Values Month: What does money mean to you?

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#119 Retirement Goals & Values Month; Goals, Government Defaults and 5 Reasons to NOT Fund a Roth

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#118 Retirement Planning Month: Post - Retirement Planning; What to do now that your retired.

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#117 Retirement Planning Month: What to do when SS cuts your check by 20% in 11 years

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#116 Retirement Planning Month: How to rollover your IRA without the IRS taking 50% of it!

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#115 Retirement Planning Month: Retirement Mindsets

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#114 Retirement Planning Month: Pre-Retirement Planning

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#113 Investment Concepts Month - How to Build a Bullet Proof Investment Plan

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#112 Investment Concepts Month - Investing For Retirement vs Investing In Retirement

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#111 Investment Concepts Month - The Different Types of Investments

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#110 Investment Concepts Month - 3 Rules for Successful Investing

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# 109 Cash Management Month - 4 Ways to Increase Savings

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#108 Cash Management Month - Cash Flow Traps & How to Avoid Them

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#107 Cash Management Month: Building a Liquidity Fund

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#106 Cash Management month of February! Assessing Your Cash Position

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#105 Do You Need Life Insurance in Retirement?

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#104 How to Plan for Long Term Care so you don’t go bankrupt in Retirement!

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#103 How to Add Annuities to Your Financial Plan

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#102 Heading into the end of the year and planning for 2023

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#101 Getting adjusted, Stupid 4 percent rules and it’s time to get outside

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#100 My Body’s Talking, It May Be The End of The World, and Tax Free Cash

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#99 Side Sleepin, Term Insurance and Not Waiting Until it’s Too Late!

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#98 Keeping it Simple, Life Insurance and Getting Dirty!

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#97 Inflation Reduction Act, Pillows, Dumb Investment Strategies and Going to the Movies

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#96 Chicken Costs Dropping, Whoop Whoop, Roth Conversions & Hooking Up Online!!

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#95 Government spending, sports tracking and preparing ahead of time for retirement

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#94 5 Expert Tips For Staying Fit in Retirement

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#93 Social Security, Hydration and how to not get bored in retirement

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#92 Steppin it up, debt free & dating your spouse

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#91 Where’s the Best Place to Stash Your Cash?

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#90 Russia Invades

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#89 I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills

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The Number One Cause of Bankruptcy in Retirement and How to Avoid It..!!

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What Issues Should I Consider During a Recession or a Market Correction?

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The Markets Are Going Down... Is It The End of The World?

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Welcome to the Retirement Lifestyles Podcast

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Inflation: Should you change your investements?

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Big Issues with Social Security

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Inflation and Market Crashes

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Are Roth IRA's a Good Idea

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How to Avoid Tax Scams During a Pandemic

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How to Control Your Emotions and Ignore the Media for Investment Success

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Should You Invest in Crypto currency in Retirement

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Who's on Your Team

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The Top 5 Planning Areas of Retirement

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Should I Change My Investments Because of Future Inflation?