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Teach and Retire Rich — 321 episodes

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1

Money Concept Are Easy Peasy for This 17 Year Old (#443)

2

403bwise Resources (#442)

3

(End of) August Facebook Group Questions (#441)

4

Catching Up to Financial Independence (#440)

5

Lincoln Investment Closing Low-Cost Option (#439)

6

Did a National Life Group Sales Agent Forge a Teacher's Signature? (#438)

7

Off the Radar Issue Keeping K-12 403(b) Plans Down (#437)

8

The Association of School Business Officials Endorses a "Model" 403(b) Plan (#436)

9

July Facebook Group Questions (#435)

10

A Tale As Old As Time (#434)

11

Baltimore City Public Schools Goes Single 403(b)/457(b) Vendor (#433)

12

Solicitation But Not That Kind of Solicitation (#432)

13

Saving for Retirement Makes a Western New York Teacher Want to Shout! (#431)

14

Chris Nye Makes Big Career Move #430

15

Your Questions. Scott's Answers. June 2026. (#429)

16

CITs for Thee But Not For Me? (#428)

17

10 Summer Financial Moves (#427)

18

The Advice Only Network (#426)

19

California Tries to Ban Sales Agents from Campuses (#425)

20

Taking Questions a.k.a. Scott vs AI (#424)

21

Farms, Futures and Fin Lit (#423)

22

Introducing 457bwiser (#422)

23

Corebridge + Equitable (#421)

24

High Gas Prices Don't Bother These Guys (#420)

25

403(b)/457(b) Basics: Exchanges & Transfers

26

401 "Ayyyy" (#418)

27

California Fin Lit Teacher (#417)

28

Doh! ASBO (#416)

29

The Main Plan is a Maine 457(b) Plan (#415)

30

How 403(b) Consortiums Serve Small and Medium-Size School Districts (#414)

31

How American Fidelity Exploits Section 125 Plans (#413)

32

What I Learned Trying to Leave an Employer-Sponsored Medicare Advantage Plan

33

What is a Deadbox and Should You Have One? (#411)

34

This Advisor is Out on the K-12 403(b) Market (#410)

35

Nectarine Has Gotten Even Sweeter (#409)

36

403(b)/457(b) Basics: The Salary Reduction Agreement

37

Financial Resolutions + Some Favorite 2025 Things (#407)

38

Wait, Why Am I Paying an Additional Medicare Tax? (#406)

39

How the Grinch Stole the 403(b) (#405)

40

Oops Vanguard Did It Again (#404)

41

It's Becoming a Ritual (#403)

42

Markets Are Frothy and Concentrated. Time to Diversify? (#402)

43

Catch-up (Contributions) If You Can (#401)

44

More Dirty Little Secrets of Medicare "Advantage" (#400)

45

TPA Pushes Back on Single Vendor Plan (#399)

46

4 Ghoulishly Good Stories (#398)

47

Her 401(k) Contributions Vanished—and Her Company Had No Answers (#397)

48

Flipping the Switch From 403(b) Saver to Post-Career Spender (#396)

49

He Makes His Young Kids Listen to Our Pod (#395)

50

Stocks and Music Unscripted (#394)

51

Remembering Jonathan Clements (#393)

52

Teacher-Author Focused on Improving Educator Financial Outcomes (#392)

53

Current State of Student Loans? More Chaos (#391)

54

Morningstar's Jeff Ptak (#390)

55

How Beautiful is the OBBBA for Educators? (#389)

56

When to Take Social Security (#388)

57

The Wealth Ladder with Nick Maggiulli (#387)

58

Julius Prezelski Talks Teaching Fin Lit, Coaching, and Retirement (#386)

59

403bwise to Get Wiser? (#385)

60

Look Back at Legislative Fight to Fix the California K-12 403(b) (#384)

61

Equitable Does the Right Thing; Delaware State 403(b) Plan (#383)

62

403(b)/457(b) Basics: How to Get Out of a Bad 403(b)

63

The Wealthy Custodian on Retirement and Hiring an Estate Fiduciary (#381)

64

Summer Financial Moves + Dan Leases a Car (#380)

65

She Had the K-12 403(b) Solution 25 Years Ago (#379)

66

The State of Student Loans? Chaos. (#378)

67

Tennessee Throws Teachers to the Wolves (#377)

68

457(b) Heaven (#376)

69

Tariff Talk with Cullen Roche (#375)

70

Equitable EQUI-VEST Commissions Revealed (#374)

71

Market Volatility Wisdom (#373)

72

Retired Educator Turned Fiduciary Advisor (#372)

73

403(b)/457(b) Basics: Asset Allocation

74

Spring Cleaning Your Personal Finances (#370)

75

Father & Daughter Educators: Partners in 403(b) Advocacy (#369)

76

Equitable Threatens Educator (#368)

77

Captain America of Consumer Protection (#367)

78

Inside the NTSA Summit Conference (#366)

79

403(b)/457(b) Basics: How to start a 403(b)

80

Does This Phishy 403(b) Email Violate FINRA Regulations? (#364)

81

Retiring Before 65: How to Avoid Health Insurance Nightmares (#363)

82

Chris Nye the 403(b) Guy Returns (#362)

83

ERISA at 50 (#361)

84

Social Security Fairness Act (#360)

85

Fantastic Mr. Fisch (#359)

86

Et tu, Vanguard? (#358)

87

Banned Brokers Love the 403(b) (#357)

88

Teacher/Fin Lit Coordinator Joins Next Gen Personal Finance (#356)

89

Looking Back, Looking Forward (#355)

90

Top Teacher Financial Mistakes of 2024 (#354)

91

Supporting Teachers Emotionally and Financially (#353)

92

New and Improved Equi-vest 403(b) Product? (#352)

93

Breaking Good (#351)

94

Florida Men (#350)

95

Dan Turns 59.5 Which Means He's Eligible to Access His 403(b) (#349)

96

Chicago Public Schools Single Vendor Story (#348)

97

Catching Up (again) with Cullen Roche (#347)

98

State 457(b) Plan Rating Project (#346)

99

Dirty Little Secrets of Medicare "Advantage" (#345)

100

Whose Interests Are Compliance Administrators Serving? (#344)

101

The Wealthy Custodian in Retirement (#343)

102

From Engineer to Fiduciary Advisor (#342)

103

Former Equitable Advisor Talks Shop (#341)

104

Educating Future Teachers About the Dangers of the K-12 403(b) (#340)

105

Weatherman Talks 403(b)s, Investing, and Forecasting (#339)

106

Oops Equitable Might Be In Trouble Again (#338)

107

How to Money pt. 2 (#337)

108

How to Money pt. 1 (#336)

109

Tall Tales: Insurance Industry and 403(b)/457(b) Protections (#335)

110

The Market Is Down and Up and So Is Dan (#334)

111

Financial Mistakes. Dan Has Made a Few. (#333)

112

Learned by Being Burned: Someone Walked Into My Room (#332)

113

NTSA Country Club Awards (#331)

114

Going Single 403(b) Vendor Leads to 80% Fee Drop (#330)

115

403(b)ill of Rights Refreshed (#329)

116

Empowering Women; Warning About Dangers of Medicare Advantage (#328)

117

Unlocking Teacher Savings Superpowers (# 327)

118

Anne Tergesen of The Wall Street Journal (#326)

119

Retired Teacher Pays it Forward (#325)

120

The Brave Legislator Who Took On K-12 403(b) Reform (#324)

121

Curious About Becoming a Fiduciary Advisor? (#323)

122

NTSA 403(b) "Research" Easily Debunked (#322)

123

Teacher Turned-Fiduciary Advisor Reflects on Transition (#321)

124

Bonus: Annuity Sales Group Files Lawsuit to Stop New Fiduciary Rule

125

New Fiduciary Rule + So You Want to Be a Fiduciary Advisor? (#320)

126

Love and Marriage (and Money and More!) #319

127

Is 403bwise Anti-Union? (#318)

128

Middle School Math Teacher on a Fin Lit Mission (#317)

129

Dan and Scott Speak to Teacher Educators (#316)

130

10 Questions Posted on the 403bwise Facebook Group (#315)

131

Veteran Teacher. Future CFP® (#314)

132

Illinois Single Vendor 403(b) Legislation; Scott Banned (again); & More (#313)

133

Sweet Option for Those Looking for Low-Cost Fiduciary Advice (#312)

134

Helping Colleagues Get Wise to Saving (#311)

135

Climbing Mountains. Fighting Fires. (#310)

136

Jonathan Clements (#309)

137

Liz Weston: Personal Finance Legend Retires (#308)

138

F.I.R.E.d Teacher Earns CFP® (#307)

139

Financial Hardship to Financial Stability (#306)

140

Hoosier Who Helps Colleagues Get Wise to Saving for Retirement (#305)

141

Shady Bid"ness"? (#304)

142

2024 Changes Affecting 403(b) Participants (#303)

143

PA Teacher Helps Colleagues Get Wise to Saving (#302)

144

NEA Allows Private Equity To Prey On Educators (#301)

145

Teaching Fin Lit to Teachers (#300)

146

Helping Teachers & Students Get Financial F.I.T. (#299)

147

Massachusetts Teacher/Union President (#298)

148

Talking Money with Cullen Roche (pt. 2) (#297)

149

Talking Money with Cullen Roche (pt. 1) (#296)

150

How NOT to Do Single Vendor (#295)

151

Master of Estate and Retirement Planning (#294)

152

She Does the Math & Posts Her Work (#293)

153

10 Key Student Loan Questions (#292)

154

TIPS: Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (#291)

155

403bwise Milestone + Bad New Jersey District (#290)

156

Typical Teacher Can Afford Just 12% of Homes for Sale Near Their School (#289)

157

The Real Cost of K-12 403(b) Enrollment (#288)

158

403bwise Wins Innovator Award (#287)

159

Full Time Financial Coach (#286)

160

Personal Finance Legend Scott Burns (pt. 2) (#285)

161

Personal Finance Legend Scott Burns (pt. 1) (#284)

162

Fraud Pod (#283)

163

The K-12 403(b) is Bad. But Have You Heard About Private Equity? (#282)

164

How Free is Free? (#281)

165

Teaching Couple Axe Equitable (#280)

166

Clear the Student Loans! (#279)

167

The Fin Lit Doctor Is In (#278)

168

Teacher Goes Deep on 403(b) Fee Impact (#277)

169

Teacher to Fin Lit YouTube Force pt. 2 (#276)

170

Teacher to Fin Lit YouTube Force pt. 1 (#275)

171

Power of Automatic Enrollment (#274)

172

Protecting Investors (#273)

173

5-Minute Case for Single Vendor

174

Teacher Juggles Career, Family, Earning CFP® and Fighting Bad 457(b) Policy (#272)

175

Teacher Gets Fidelity & Vanguard Added to Vendor List (#271)

176

Orchestrating 403(b) Advocacy (#270)

177

Investment Committees Can Make or Break DC Plans (#269)

178

NTSA Working to Wreck K-12 457(b) Plans (#268)

179

Accessing 403(b) Money (#267)

180

Vanguard Advisor Services (#266)

181

Adulting 101: Insurance (#265)

182

10 Taylor Swift Songs About the 403(b) (#264)

183

California Proposes Annuity and 403(b) Protections (#263)

184

Man with the (Better Retirement) Plan (#262)

185

Lessons from Silicon Valley Bank Collapse (#261)

186

3 Ways NTSA Works Against Teachers (#260)

187

California Teacher Author (#259)

188

Travel Freely (#258)

189

$8 Million and Counting (#257)

190

Did Bush Administration Get DC Plans Right? (#256)

191

SECURE Act 3.0 (#255)

192

2023 Money Moves (#254)

193

SECURE Act 2.0 (pt. 2) (#253)

194

SECURE Act 2.0 (pt. 1) (#252)

195

Journey to a Million (#251)

196

Top 5 403(b) Stories of 2022 (#250)

197

Cullen Roche on All Duration Investing (#249)

198

Cullen Roche on Markets and More (#248)

199

Small School 403(b) Solution? (#247)

200

Good 403(b) Bye Bye? (#246)

201

Phishing on Black Friday (#245)

202

Principal Improves District 403(b) and 457(b) Plans (#244)

203

Equity Wash & Market Value Adjustments (#243)

204

Rising Interest Rates (#242)

205

Teach Toward Retirement Summit (#241)

206

B is for Broward (#240)

207

Bonds (#239)

208

Good Union; Bad New Jersey; Crazy Markets (#238)

209

Kentucky Deferred Comp is on Your Side (#237)

210

403(b) Plans That Got Better (#236)

211

New RMD Rules? AIG Name Change & Aspire Change (#235)

212

Fiduciary Planner Jon Luskin (#234)

213

Financially Independent Teachers (#233)

214

Teacher Asks for and Gets Great 457(b) (#232)

215

Teacher/Travel Hacker Turned Fiduciary (#231)

216

The Right Kind of Financial Advice (#230)

217

Equitable SEC Settlement (#229)

218

PSLF Waiver Event (#228)

219

401(k) for Teachers? (#227)

220

New Jersey's Bad 403(b) Bill (#226)

221

LAUSD Educator on F.I.R.E. (#225)

222

High-Cost Firm Releases "Study" That Supports Its Model (#224)

223

Do As We Say Not As We Do: Equitable & NLG 401(k) Plans (#223)

224

AXA/Equitable Insider pt. 2 (#222)

225

AXA/Equitable Insider pt. 1 (#221)

226

Executive Function Expert (#220)

227

PSLF Waiver (#219)

228

Taxable ETF > Pre-Tax 403(b)? (#218)

229

Super Superintendent (#217)

230

The Market is Down. But You Shouldn't Be. (#216)

231

iBond Mania (#215)

232

Stars of Learned by Being Burned (#214)

233

Arizona Fin Lit Teacher (#213)

234

Secure Act 2.0 (#212)

235

Two Things (#211)

236

Honor Roll (#210)

237

Christine Benz (#209)

238

50 Million More Reasons to Hate AXA/Equitable (#208)

239

Someone Walked Into My Room

240

Burning to Share (#207)

241

5 Myths About the 403(b) (#206)

242

Andrew Hallam Bonus Episode (#205)

243

Balance: How to Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health and Wealth (#204)

244

5 Savings Steps Teachers Need to Take (#203)

245

How California K-14 403(b) Plans Can go Single Vendor (#202)

246

North Carolina to Shutter Its 403(b) (#201)

247

Serving the Military Community (#200)

248

Award Winning Single Vendor 403(b) Plan (#199)

249

Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (#198)

250

2021 Openings (#197)

251

Top 3 403(b) Stories of 2021 (#196)

252

How Small School Districts Can Offer a Great 403(b) (#195)

253

Green Light for Single Vendor 403(b) Plans in California? (#194)

254

Chicago Public Schools Goes Single Vendor (#193)

255

Feeling Thankful (#192)

256

Community College Super Advocate (#191)

257

Did AIG Just Get Single-Vendor Religion? (#190)

258

Non-Profit Helping Non-Profits (#189)

259

Cullen Roche's Big Announcement (#187)

260

403(b) Plan Rating Project (#186)

261

California Teacher to Iowa Farmer (#185)

262

Arrested Development (#184)

263

Fin Lit Royalty (#183)

264

Money Editor (#182)

265

The Wealthy Educator (#181)

266

Social Security Expert (#180)

267

Iowa IPERS Experts (#179)

268

Catching Up with the Sweeneys (#178)

269

Principal with Teacher First Principles (#177)

270

Dear New Teachers (#176)

271

Illinois TRS Experts (#175)

272

Saving for College & Other Kid Expenses (#174)

273

Paying for College with Ron Lieber (#173)

274

Teacher/Financial Coach (#172)

275

GPO & WEP Impact (#171)

276

Maslow Before Bloom (#170)

277

Child Tax Credit (#169)

278

SECURE Act (#168)

279

Aspire Financial Services (#167)

280

Vanguard Alums Form RIA (#166)

281

Bill Bernstein (#165)

282

Michelle Singletary (#164)

283

Investing vs. Speculation (#163)

284

How to Get Out of a Bad 403(b) Plan (#162)

285

4 Who Retired (#161)

286

D-I-V-O-R-C-E (#160)

287

Power of State Based 403(b) & 457(b) Plans (#159)

288

Colorado PERA Expert (#158)

289

Happy Travel Hacker (#157)

290

The Wealthy Custodian Retires Pt. 2 (#156)

291

The Wealthy Custodian Retires Pt. 1 (#155)

292

Women & Personal Finance (#154)

293

Too Many 403(b) Vendors (#153)

294

Educating Pre-Service Teachers About the 403(b) (#152)

295

AXA/Equitable Bermuda Triangle (#151)

296

Early F.I.R.E. (#150)

297

The Excellent Ohio 457(b) Plan (#149)

298

Cooperation & Collaboration (#148)

299

Teachers Who Got Better Investment Choices (#147)

300

Fire in the Belly (#146)

301

Saying No to No (#145)

302

ESG Investing (pt. 2) (#144)

303

ESG Investing (pt. 1) (#143)

304

Helping Colleagues Get Wise (#142)

305

Mail Bag (pt. 2) (#141)

306

Mail Bag (pt. 1) (#140)

307

Model Teaching (#139)

308

Teachers Can Be Financially Fit (#138)

309

Teaching Pre-Service Teachers About the 403(b) (#137)

310

Adding a 457(b) Easy as 123 (#136)

311

Roth Conversion and Backdoor Roth Contribution (#135)

312

The Roth IRA (#134)

313

Directing Financial Literacy (#133)

314

FinLit Fanatic (#132)

315

403(b) Lemon Challenge (#131)

316

Millennial Educator (#130)

317

Got Vanguard? How About Aspire? You might. (#129)

318

Single Vendor Focus (#128)

319

Getting Out of a Bad 403(b) Annuity (#127)

320

Penny Pinching Pathologist (#126)

321

What's That Phishy Smell in Your Inbox? (#125)