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The Financial Answer with Nathan O’Bryant — 310 episodes

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1

Picking the Right Retirement Date

2

Conversation Starters: Questions Worth Asking About Your Financial Future

3

Who Needs an Advisor (And Who Doesn’t)

4

5 Financial Commandments for Smarter Retirement Investing

5

The National Park Guide to Retirement Planning

6

30 Years of Toy Story - What It Has To Say About Your Financial Life

7

Can Your Retirement Income Be Guaranteed?

8

The Financial House: A Blueprint for Retirement Confidence

9

The Financial Reality of Losing a Spouse

10

Main Character Energy for Your Retirement Plan

11

A New Proposal Might Cap Your Social Security Payments

12

The Surprisingly Hard Part of Retirement Nobody Warns You About

13

The White House Wants to Give You $1,000 for Retirement

14

Tax Mistakes New Retirees Make

15

Don't Get Scammed: 2025 Data Is Shocking

16

Market Monday Magic: Tech Takes the Wheel

17

Famous Financial Advice…What’s Worth Following?

18

So, Markets Brushed Aside White House Drama Today...

19

2025 Year In Review: What Actually Mattered for Your Money

20

Your First Christmas in Retirement

21

How To Give With Purpose

22

How Gratitude Shapes Your Financial Life

23

What Your Halloween Costume Says About Your Money Habits

24

October is Financial Planning Month: Here’s Your Checklist

25

The Gas Station Sushi Equivalent Of Retirement Planning

26

The Hidden Medicare Penalty You Might Be Paying

27

Inflation Is Still Wrecking Retirement Confidence

28

5 Signs You’re Richer Than You Think

29

What’s Missing From Dave Ramsey’s 9-Step Retirement Plan?

30

Gen X, It’s Your Turn: It’s Time to Think About Retirement

31

Is Your Retirement Plan Built for the Long Haul?

32

What Retirement Means… and Why It’s Different for Everyone

33

Type A Investors: Why Doing Less Might Be Your Best Move

34

Why The Psychology of Money Says Your Emotions Matter More Than Math

35

Talking To Your Spouse About Market Crash Fears

36

What Should You Actually Do When the Market Drops?

37

April Fool’s: Beliefs That Fool Retirement Savers The Most

38

Inside the Advisor’s Office: What People Are Actually Concerned About

39

The Money Questions Every Couple Needs To Discuss This Valentine’s Season

40

What Do Proposed Tariffs Mean For Your Portfolio?

41

Inflation-Proof Your Retirement In 2025

42

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

43

The Art of Rebalancing: WHEN to Adjust Your Portfolio and WHY

44

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

45

Financial Forecasting: A Post-Election Conversation

46

Don’t Blow Your Bonus! Smart Ways to Use a Lump Sum Payout

47

Is Dividend Investing Dead?

48

How Current Economic Shifts Could Affect Your Retirement

49

For Couples, Retirement Planning Is A Team Sport

50

Unlock Your Potential During National Financial Planning Month

51

IRS Rules for RMDs

52

August 2024 Market Update

53

What is Blackrock's 100% Stock ETF Hedge?

54

3 Things to Consider if there’s a “Recession” in 2024

55

Cryptocurrency and Your Financial Plan

56

Financial Lessons from Dad

57

All In One Basket: Financial Diversification

58

Explaining Penalty Relief for Inherited Withdrawals

59

Retirement Expectations vs. Reality

60

Winning the Financial Triple Crown: Strategies from the Kentucky Derby

61

Retirement Questions That Every Generation Is Asking, Part 1

62

How Is Technology Redefining Retirement Planning?

63

Is Retirement Planning Harder Than It Used to Be? Part 2

64

Is Retirement Planning Harder Than It Used to Be? Part 1

65

The Power of Delayed Gratification

66

Inheritance FAQ

67

Financial Stocking Stuffers

68

Financial Planning with Classic Christmas Songs

69

How To Successfully Climb The Retirement Mountain

70

The Financial Cereal Bowl

71

How to Avoid Money Mistakes You’ll Regret

72

Retirement Planning’s “Hidden” Questions

73

Discussing Dave Ramsey’s Advice

74

The Future of Retirement in America

75

Bashing the Roth?

76

Financial Lessons From Ron Swanson

77

Till Debt Do Us Part: Resolving Financial Tension Between Couples (Part 2)

78

Till Debt Do Us Part: Resolving Financial Tension Between Couples (Part 1)

79

Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Invest in a 401(k)

80

Bad Money Habits That Can Spoil The Retirement Party

81

What Weddings and Retirement Planning Have in Common

82

Breaking Down The Commentary After Recent Bank Collapses

83

How Age and Wisdom Impact Your Financial Planning

84

The Psychology of Investing In The Wake Of Historic Market Crashes

85

Should An Advisor Tailor A Plan To Fit Your Personality? (Part 2)

86

Should Your Advisor Tailor A Plan To Fit Your Personality? (Part 1)

87

What’s Your Biggest Financial Fear?

88

Four Ways The SECURE Act 2.0 Might Impact You

89

Helpful Financial Checklist For 2023

90

2022 in Review

91

Naughty or Nice: Financial Advisors

92

Examining Your Own Investor Bias

93

Financial Things That Are Underrated

94

Financial Things That Are Overrated

95

Your Biggest Financial Assets

96

What We Can Learn from Seinfeld

97

Can’t Get No Satisfaction... Or Can You?

98

How Money Ads Catch Your Attention

99

Financial Diseases That Plague Retirees

100

Clearing Up Financial Myths

101

Financial Jeopardy

102

Financial Fortune Cookie Wisdom

103

Sensational Financial Headlines

104

Is Conventional Wisdom Always Best?

105

Things We Don’t Consider in Retirement Planning

106

Sorting Through the Financial Junk Drawer

107

Playing the Financial Game Show

108

I Didn’t Know You Did That

109

Financial Hot Topics

110

Financial Wisdom with Albert Einstein

111

Retirement Planning with Shaq

112

What To Do During Market Volatility

113

How Do You Say It?

114

A Financial Checklist for the New Year

115

Retirement Planning First Steps

116

Financial Wisdom from Walt Disney

117

Dealing with Stress in Retirement

118

Financial Truths and Lies

119

Retirement Income Planning Essentials

120

Avoiding Financial Temptations

121

Investing Like a Genius

122

5 Questions You Didn’t Know To Ask

123

What Kind of Retirement Are You Living For?

124

5 Things You Must Know About Decumulation To Retire Successfully

125

Retirement Blind Spots

126

SECURE Act 2.0

127

Are You Avoiding These 401K Mistakes?

128

Understanding Your Financial Statements

129

Reading the Financial Fine Print

130

Baseball and Retirement Planning

131

Avoiding Financial Mistakes During A Divorce

132

Unhealthy Foods and Financial Health

133

Financial Lessons Learned from Calvin and Hobbes

134

Last Ten Working Years Before Retirement

135

What You Should Know About Biden’s Executive Orders

136

Understanding Values-Based Planning

137

2021: This Is The Year (No Matter What)

138

Christmas Songs and Financial Planning

139

End of Year Financial Planning

140

Unreasonable Requests to Financial Advisors

141

An Election Conversation

142

Statistics on Saving and Investing

143

Mom’s Favorite Phrases And Financial Planning

144

Financial Planning By Profession

145

Don’t Assume When It Comes to Retirement

146

Dirty Little Secrets in the Financial World

147

Top 5 Types of Financial Risk

148

Industry Insights Amidst Coronavirus

149

Finding the Right Financial Advisor

150

Answering the Most Common IRA Questions

151

Are You Following Outdated Financial Rules?

152

Is the Customer Always Right?

153

How To Set Financial and Retirement Goals

154

Ben Franklin and Partial Freedom from COVID-19

155

Cleaning Your Financial Closet – Lockdown Edition

156

Coronavirus Aid - What You Need to Know About the CARES Act

157

Coronavirus Market Update + What’s Next

158

Coronavirus: What Pandemics Often Do To The Market

159

Inheritance 101: Everything You Need to Know

160

How Often Does a Financial Advisor Answer These Questions?

161

Understanding The SECURE Act

162

5 Biggest Storylines of 2020: Will They Matter Financially?

163

New Year Financial Checklist for 2020

164

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Retirement With These Mistakes?

165

Catching Up As A Late Bloomer In Retirement

166

Critical Estate Planning Mistakes You Need to Avoid

167

Turkey Day Special with Listener Questions

168

What Mistakes Do Bad Investors Make?

169

Welcome to Retirement, Now Don’t Screw It Up

170

The Final Decade Before Retirement

171

Trying To Find The Exception To The Rule When Investing

172

Retirement Planning and Halloween

173

Scary Facts About Retirement

174

Halloween Spending and Retirement

175

4 Types of Spenders

176

Planning The Ultimate Road Trip: Your Retirement

177

Reading Between the Lines Of Financial Fake News

178

Decision-Making Roadblocks in Financial Planning

179

Discussing the Laws of Investing, Part 3

180

Discussing the Laws Of Investing, Part 2

181

Discussing the Laws Of Investing, Part 1

182

Understanding The SECURE Act, Part 3

183

How to Handle Stock Market Declines

184

Will Your Beneficiaries Be Able To Access Your Accounts After You Die?

185

What Does Financial Security Look Like For You?

186

Crazy Financial Facts From The Past And What They Mean Today

187

Does it Benefit You to Have Multiple Financial Advisors

188

Understanding The SECURE Act, Part 2

189

Understanding The SECURE Act, Part 1

190

Presidential Financial Planning

191

Stuff That Doesn’t Work

192

Never Assume In Retirement Planning

193

Traveling Through the Retirement Airport

194

Different Ways You Might Respond To A Down Market

195

Understanding The 4 Percent Rule

196

Vacation Planning And Retirement

197

Lessons From Fly Fishing

198

Financial Planning and Future Generations

199

A Curious Email Teaches Us About Dividend-Paying Stocks

200

Unlikely Wisdom When It Comes to Your Finances

201

How to Manage the Stress of Retirement

202

Five Things That Could Ruin Your Retirement Savings

203

Lazy Money

204

Questions You Should Be Asking Part 02

205

Questions You Should Be Asking Part 01

206

Financial Therapy

207

Retirement: It Ain't What It Used To Be

208

Common Complaints About Finances

209

Bouncing Back

210

New Year's Resolutions

211

Stock Market Update: Holiday Hijinx

212

Common Money Mistakes

213

Financial Stocking Stuffers

214

Client Personalities

215

Moving The Goalposts

216

Retirement: It Ain't What It Used To Be

217

End Of Year To-Do List

218

The Retirement Checklist

219

Stock Market Update: October Slump

220

Financial Therapy

221

Robo-Advisors

222

Score A Touchdown In Retirement

223

Unhealthy Financial Foods

224

Irreversible Decisions

225

The Financial Hurricane

226

Between Jobs

227

Retirement Planning: It Ain't What It Used To Be

228

Agree Or Disagree?

229

Don't Get In Your Own Way

230

Unhealthy Financial Foods

231

It's Anyone's Guess

232

Unanswerable Questions

233

Fill In The Blanks

234

What Is A Fiduciary?

235

Better Late Than Never

236

Unreasonable Requests

237

The Retirement Pyramid

238

Unique Challenges In Retirement

239

Mind The Gap

240

Just What The Doctor Ordered

241

The Right Fit For You

242

Music Lessons

243

Not Your Parents' Retirement

244

Mother Knows Best

245

Financial Codebreaking

246

The Market Crash Hall Of Fame

247

Flirting With Disaster

248

Nathan's Take On Taxes

249

Music Lessons

250

Your Financial Philosophy

251

Risks And Statistics

252

The Market Crash Hall Of Fame

253

Invest Like A Genius

254

401(k) FAQs

255

Financial Commandments

256

Hindsight Is 20/20

257

Stock Market Update: Pullbacks, Obsolete Strategies, and The Olympics

258

Don't Ruin Your Retirement

259

The Market Crash Survival Guide

260

Silver Linings

261

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

262

Common Portfolio Mistakes

263

Defense Mechanisms

264

Awkward Conversations

265

The Financial Puzzle

266

Staying On Course

267

The Desire To Retire

268

Retirement Variables And Constants

269

The Retirement Farm

270

All About The Benjamins

271

Defense Mechanisms

272

Silver Linings

273

Awkward Conversations

274

Retirement Variables And Constants

275

Flying Through Retirement

276

Financial Mythbusters

277

Planning For The Fourth Quarter

278

Financial Security

279

Unique Financial Challenges

280

Retirement: It's Harder Than It Looks

281

Conventional Wisdom And Your Portfolio

282

Facing Financial Reality

283

Organizing Your Financial Junk Drawer

284

Dangerous Mindsets

285

50 Shades Of Gray Area

286

The Big Distractions

287

A Client's Life For Me

288

Financial Debates

289

Hidden Costs of Retirement Planning

290

Myths Versus Truths

291

Fuzzy Math 101

292

Unique Challenges You'll Face In Retirement

293

First Steps

294

Retirement Planning Myths

295

What We Wish You Knew

296

It's Just Not That Complicated

297

Little White Lies

298

No Excuses!

299

Are You An Optimist Or A Pessimist?

300

Reality Check

301

Retirement Ready

302

Improve Your Approach To Retirement

303

What Questions Should You Be Asking?

304

Being Ready To Retire

305

Common Complaints

306

Bouncing Back From Financial Mistakes

307

Financial Chores

308

Why Your Retirement Is Not A Game Show

309

Decluttering Your Finances

310

The "Greatest Generation"