Retirement Potpourri: Fill In The Blank
Time for a little fun on this episode. We’ll use some fill in the blank prompts to spark good discussion about relationships between advisors and their clients, the stock market, common planning mistakes, and much more!
Don’t Fumble Your Retirement In The Financial Red Zone
In football, teams are extra careful not to make a mistake when they get within about 20 yards of scoring points (known as the Red Zone). They’ve typically worked hard to get to that point and don’t want to cost themselves by throwing an interception or fumbling the ball and giving it to the other team. On this episode, we’ll explore the financial equivalent of the Red Zone and discuss how you can really mess things up if you’re not careful during this phase of your life. If you’re approaching retirement, this is a fundamental conversation you won’t want to miss.
Retirement Is As Easy As A Jigsaw Puzzle
To successfully complete a jigsaw puzzle, there are some strategies that you’ll want to keep in mind. And many of those same strategies apply to retirement planning.
3rd Quarter 2021 Market Update
We talk about the performance of the market for the 3rd quarter of 2021. You might be surprised about how the numbers compare to the headlines. Staying the course is the challenge but having a plan can help.
Retirement Pyramid
Sometimes it’s helpful to visualize complex topics to help make them easier to understand. On this episode, we’ll structure retirement planning in the form of a pyramid and work our way through each level. You’ll learn the elements that make up the foundation of a plan and which conversations build on top of that initial base.
Risk Averse: Explaining The Buzzword
Have you heard someone say they’re risk averse? Do you know what it really means in the context of the financial world? We’ll explore this important buzzword on today’s show and explain why it’s so important to have a good grip on just how risk averse you are.
How Overconfidence Can Lead To Financial Ruin
Proverbs 16:18 says “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Let’s talk about some of the ways that pride might manifest itself in your financial planning in the form of overconfidence.
Financial Mistakes Couples Often Make
Getting husbands and wives on the same page with their retirement plan can often be a challenge. Let’s talk about some of the things that couples often mess up.
Mind The Gap
If you’ve ever ridden the subway in London, you’ve probably seen the “Mind the Gap” signs warning you to be aware of the gap between the train door and the station platform. Let’s talk today about minding the gaps in retirement planning.
The Things That Don’t Matter… Until They Do
Fire extinguishers, airbags in your car, and smoke alarms in your house are all examples of things in life that don’t really seem to matter until they’re the only thing that matters. On that rare occasion when you need one of those items, you’ll either be very glad that you have one, or really regretting the fact that you don’t. Let’s talk about some of the things in the financial world that don’t matter until they do.