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Strategic Planning Podcast — 170 episodes

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Three Questions From People Thinking About Retiring In 2026

2

You've Managed Your Own Money Successfully - Why Would You Need an Advisor Now?

3

A New Proposal Might Cap Your Social Security Payments

4

Mailbag: Extra Cash, Early Retirement Health Insurance & Retirement Taxes

5

Tax Mistakes New Retirees Make

6

Inherited a House — Are the Taxes Really That Bad?

7

Reacting To Controversial Financial Takes

8

Financial Myths That Can Quietly Wreck a Retirement Plan

9

2026 Money Updates You Can’t Ignore

10

Answering Your 2025 Financial Questions (Part 2)

11

Answering Your 2025 Financial Questions (Part 1)

12

Why Better Questions Build Better Retirements (Part 2)

13

Why Better Questions Build Better Retirements (Part 1)

14

Two Advisors, Twice the Confusion?

15

Will a Government Shutdown Ruin My Retirement?

16

The 5 Must-Do’s In Year One of Retirement

17

The Hidden Medicare Penalty You Might Be Paying

18

Back To School Retirement Planning Quiz

19

5 Signs You’re Richer Than You Think

20

Should You Gift Money While You’re Alive or Leave A Legacy?

21

I Just Turned 62- Now What Do I Do?

22

Planning for Retirement When You’ll Never Have an Empty Nest

23

Retirement Breaking News: The 4% Rule Gets a Makeover

24

Common Financial Terms Explained (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)

25

Mother’s Day Special: The Gift of Financial Security

26

Turning Savings Into A Real Retirement Plan

27

Is 2025 A Bad Time To Retire?

28

Presidential Missteps & Retirement Planning: What NOT to Do

29

Spring Cleaning for Your Finances: A Marie Kondo Approach to Money

30

If You’re a Smart Investor, Do You Really Need a Financial Advisor

31

What Do Proposed Tariffs Mean For Your Portfolio?

32

What Dolly Parton Can Teach You About Smart Money Moves

33

The Snowbird Retirement: Is a Seasonal Move Right for You?

34

Transform Your Money Mindset in 30 Days (2025 Method)

35

Most Americans Are Forced to Retire Early - Are You Ready?

36

Why Retirement is Harder Now

37

Reasons You Might NOT Need An Advisor

38

Social Security Shake-Up: How Raising the Retirement Age Could Impact You

39

Kim Kardashian’s Advice Could Save Your Retirement: Unlikely Financial Wisdom

40

Retirees In Their 70s Regret These 5 Things

41

The Magic 8 Ball’s Guide to Retirement Planning

42

Never Stop Asking 'How Do You Know?' - Navigating Retirement Planning (Part 2)

43

Never Stop Asking 'How Do You Know?' - Navigating Retirement Planning (Part 1)

44

Lies You Might Be Telling Yourself About Money (Part 2)

45

Lies You Might Be Telling Yourself About Money (Part 1)

46

Noah's Ark & Retirement Planning: Lessons in Preparing Ahead

47

Take the Fork: Yogi’s Wisdom on Making Financial Choices

48

Common Executor Mistakes To Avoid

49

Practical Steps After Losing a Loved One

50

Your Financial Wellness Check-Up

51

Is Retiring at 65 Crazy?

52

Retirement Planning Is Harder Than It Used To Be (Part 2)

53

Don’t Make These Income Planning Mistakes

54

Retirement Planning Is Harder Than It Used To Be (Part 1)

55

How One Overlooked Issue Can Sink Your Retirement

56

Are Your Good Money Habits Holding You Back?

57

Biggest Retirement Changes in 2024

58

Patience Pays: The Power of Delayed Gratification

59

End of the Year Planning Considerations

60

End of Year Financial Planning For 2023 (Part 2)

61

End of Year Financial Planning For 2023 (Part 1)

62

Money Mistakes You’ll Regret and How to Avoid Them

63

Retirement Planning’s “Hidden” Questions

64

Are There Universal Retirement Truths? PART 2

65

Are There Universal Retirement Truths? PART 1

66

Harvesting Wisdom: The Garden Guide To RMDs

67

Do Americans Need a $233K Salary and $1.3 Million For Retirement to Feel “Comfortable?”

68

Understanding the 2023 Social Security Changes, Part 2

69

Understanding the 2023 Social Security Changes

70

Counterintuitive Advice: Why You Should NOT Invest In A 401(k)

71

Bad Money Habits Could Spoil Your Retirement Party

72

The 5 Biggest Money Mistakes In Retirement Planning

73

A Comprehensive Dismantling Of 2023’s Top Social Security Myths, Part 2

74

A Comprehensive Dismantling Of 2023’s Top Social Security Myths, Part 1

75

Retirement Expenses For Which You Forgot To Plan

76

Moving Your Retirement Goalposts: Is It Worth The Risk?

77

Medicare 101: What You Need To Know About Medicare Before Retirement

78

Top Ten Tax Questions For Retirees In 2023

79

5 Beneficiary Mistakes: Are You Accidentally Spoiling Your Retirement Plan?

80

2023 Edition: Checklist For Retirement Preparedness

81

The Top 5 401(k) Mistakes You Need To Avoid

82

Preparing For Market Volatility In 2023

83

The Retirement Marathon: Finishing The Race

84

Level Up Your Financial Knowledge: Stock Market Topics

85

How Bonds Work: What Retirees Need To Know

86

Getting It Right: Irreversible Financial Decisions

87

How Money Ads Catch Your Attention

88

How Procrastination Dooms Your Financial Future

89

Should You Follow These Popular Retirement Rules of Thumb?

90

Analyzing Advice On Surviving A Bear Market

91

Can You Get An A+ On Our Retirement Planning Quiz?

92

Why Retirement Planning Ain’t What It Used To Be

93

Can I Retire At 55?

94

Budgeting and Home Building

95

Common Housing Questions From Retirees

96

The Most Important Birthdays In Retirement Planning

97

Murky Issues That Make Retirement Planning Harder

98

How To Recognize Your Own Voice of Greed & Fight Against It

99

Home Run Retirement Planning: How Baseball Principles Also Score Financial Runs

100

Why Values Based Planning Is Essential

101

Planning For Things We Can’t Predict

102

Retirement Potpourri: Fill In The Blank

103

Don’t Fumble Your Retirement In The Financial Red Zone

104

Retirement Is As Easy As A Jigsaw Puzzle

105

3rd Quarter 2021 Market Update

106

Retirement Pyramid

107

Things That Your Advisor Should Be Doing

108

Risk Averse: Explaining The Buzzword

109

How Overconfidence Can Lead To Financial Ruin

110

Financial Mistakes Couples Often Make

111

Mind The Gap

112

How Age & Wisdom Play Into Financial Planning

113

What Makes Your Financial Advisor Tick?

114

The Things That Don’t Matter… Until They Do

115

5 Things You Must Know About Decumulation To Retire Successfully

116

Not Your Father’s Retirement

117

Learning Through Uncommon Sense

118

Mailbag Questions

119

Where Crisis & Opportunity Meet

120

Are You Flirtin’ With Disaster?

121

What Basketball Teaches Us About Retirement

122

Revealing The Financial World’s Dirty Little Secrets

123

This Is Why You Never Assume

124

How Women Can Make Sure They’re Involved In Financial Decisions

125

Explaining GameStop’s Meteoric Stock Rise And Lessons Learned From A Wild Wall Street Week

126

The American Dream Isn't Dead

127

What Are The Three Qualities Of Money?

128

Lessons From The Market Crash Hall Of Fame

129

A 5 Question Retirement Preparedness Quiz

130

Is Diversification For Suckers?

131

Secure Act 2.0

132

Financial Forecaster

133

Financial Commandments

134

This One’s On The House

135

Long Term Care

136

The Truth About Longevity Risk

137

Financial Issues That Are Particularly Challenging For Women

138

4 Milestones That Say You’re Ready For Retirement

139

Lessons From Keyboard Warriors

140

Cracking Open The Financial Dictionary

141

Investing Like A Genius

142

Financial “Strategies” That Just Don’t Work

143

Financial Terms You Should Know During The Pandemic

144

Coronavirus Update - The Cares Act

145

Solid Financial Truths

146

Market Update (3/9/2020)

147

How To Set Financial & Retirement Goals

148

Basis Points

149

Where To Find Bias In Financial Media

150

Stretch IRA Update

151

Avoiding Critical Estate Planning Mistakes

152

Which Excuses Keep You From Retiring?

153

Finding Silver Lining In Unfortunate Financial Situations

154

Sabotaging Your Own Retirement

155

What Will The Next Market Crash Look Like?

156

What Flying Teaches Us About Retirement

157

Even Responsible Savers Make Mistakes

158

3rd & 4th Quarter Planning To-Do List, Part 2

159

3rd and 4th Quarter Planning To-Do List, Part 1

160

You Need To Avoid These Portfolio Disasters

161

What Does Financial Security Mean To You?

162

Recent News Headlines & Storytime

163

“Fake News” Impacting Your Finances

164

Don’t Utter These Famous Last Words

165

In The News & Email Questions

166

Conventional Wisdom Isn’t Always So Wise

167

Mailbag - Life Insurance And Rolling Over A 401(k)

168

The 6 Things Wasting Away In Your Financial Junk Drawer - Part 2

169

The 6 Things Wasting Away In Your Financial Junk Drawer - Part 1

170

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