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Retirement Savings Basics: What’s The Purpose Of All My Accounts?
Are you aware that not all retirement accounts are created equal? It’s crucial to understand the purpose and advantages of each type of account to make the best choice for your future. In this episode, we’ll delve into the different types of retirement accounts, including 401(k)s, IRAs, Roths, and several other examples. We’ll help you weigh the pros and cons of each and give you insights into the purposes they serve so that you can make an informed decision. Join us and discover why understanding the purpose of these accounts is essential for securing a comfortable retirement.
Retirement Expenses For Which You Forgot To Plan
Are you preparing for retirement but feeling confident that you have covered all the expenses? Well, think again… It turns out that many retirees overlook some crucial expenses that can leave them financially vulnerable. In this episode, we explore the retirement expenses that most people tend to forget, including skyrocketing medical bills, unexpected travel costs, taxes, and much more. We’ll discuss practical tips and strategies to help you plan for these expenses and ensure a secure and comfortable retirement.
What’s Your Biggest Financial Fear?
We took an informal poll of listeners to find out what their biggest financial fears are. On this episode, we’ll explore the most common fears and talk about how they should be addressed in a retirement plan.
Four Ways The SECURE Act 2.0 Might Impact You
After being discussed in Congress for nearly a year and a half, the SECURE Act 2.0 passed in January. Listen to today’s episode to see what you need to know and learn four ways the new changes might impact you.
Goals For The Year: Financial, Business and Personal Goals For 2023
With every new year, many of us spend some time setting new goals, benchmarks, and desired milestones to achieve in the months ahead. On today’s show, we’ll explore some of our personal and professional goals for 2023 and explore what might be some worthwhile goals for you to add to your list.
Is There Greener Grass On The Other Side?
Sometimes you need to find a new financial advisor. Other times, you might think you need a new advisor, but really, you’re just guilty of thinking that the grass is greener on the other side. Let’s discuss some common scenarios and whether they’re legitimate reasons for leaving your advisor.
The Money Gridiron: What Football Teaches Us About Retirement Planning
On this week’s episode, Jude will hand off his cohosting duties to Vikki Weaver. Vikki serves as the Director of Financial Planning at Centrus Financial Strategies. In her role, she coordinates with the team to create and maintain clients’ financial plans. We invite Kurt Alter to join us once again to discuss why you might want to hire a tax professional and the positive impact this relationship can have on your financial life.
Why You Should Consider Hiring A Tax Professional With Vikki Weaver and Kurt Alter
On this week’s episode, Jude will hand off his cohosting duties to Vikki Weaver. Vikki serves as the Director of Financial Planning at Centrus Financial Strategies. In her role, she coordinates with the team to create and maintain clients’ financial plans. We invite Kurt Alter to join us once again to discuss why you might want to hire a tax professional and the positive impact this relationship can have on your financial life.
How Rehmann Serves Their Clients With Kurt Alter
Kurt Alter serves as a Tax Principal at Rehmann. His experience is diverse and suitable to a variety of business and individual tax, accounting, and consulting needs. Jude and Kurt will discuss how Rehmann creates an individualized client experience and why this is crucial when putting together a plan.
Getting It Right: Irreversible Financial Decisions
There are plenty of decisions that you’ll make in the retirement planning process that can’t be undone, so you want to make sure that you make the right call. On this episode, we’ll explain why these decisions are so important and can’t be undone.
Going Against The Grain
Being a good advisor isn’t about winning a popularity contest or just saying the same things that everyone else in the industry says. It’s about giving the best advice that you can for each individual situation. On today’s show, we’re going to peel back the curtain to discuss some areas where a good financial advisor’s opinions might go against the grain with mainstream ideas in the industry.
Should You Follow These Popular Retirement Rules of Thumb?
You’ve most likely heard plenty of “rules” you’re supposed to follow to retire successfully. Some of these rules are stated so confidently, you’d be crazy not to immediately accept them as fact. But we don’t mind the threat of being called crazy, so let’s dive into some of the most popular retirement “rules of thumb” to see if they truly lead us down the path of good financial guidance or run a chance of leading us astray.