Summer Break & Inflation
We are back after taking a short break for the summer. We catch up with what Charles has been up to all summer. We will also break inflation down with some simple examples.
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Does Your Financial Advisor Have These "Must Have" Traits?
Trustworthy. Likeable. Problem-solving. Good listener. We should be describing your financial advisor or a potential advisor if you’re in the process of finding one. On today’s show, we’ll talk about why it’s so important for your advisor to embrace these kinds of characteristics. That’s the easy part. But we’ll also tackle the harder part and discuss some tangible ways how you can determine if an advisor has these characteristics or not.
What Flying Can Teach You About Retirement Planning
There are some important lessons that flying can teach us about retirement planning. So check your luggage, strap into your seat and let's take a trip with Charles.
Have You Made Some of These Classic Pre-retirement Mistakes?
There are some financial planning blunders that are interesting to talk about but are quite rare in reality. On the other hand, there are some financial planning mistakes that happen far too often. Let’s talk about the mistakes so many people have made in the past that it has made them “classic”.
The Ins And Outs Of Mutual Funds and Is The Landscape Changing?
The Ins and Outs of Mutual funds...Mutual funds have long been the most popular way for people to invest, but is that landscape changing?
Financial Fact Or Fiction?
Sometimes the easiest way to learn about something is to make it really simple. Like some of the first true/false tests you might have taken in school, let’s play a round of fact or fiction to test your financial planning acuity.
Are You Flirtin’ With Disaster?
By ignoring the simplest fixes in your financial plan, you could be setting yourself up for a potential disaster.
The Financial Dictionary's Buzzwords
Let’s step into the classroom again to cover some financial buzzwords. Are these important to know? What are they? How do they impact you? We’ll answer those questions and more as we always look to educate you a little bit on the show.
This Is Why You Never Assume
We often see people making certain assumptions about retirement that just aren’t correct. Let’s explore some of those on today's show.
Biggest Client Concerns
We run through the laundry list of top concerns that many retirees and pre-retirees have. Charles discusses how he addresses them and what is the underlying theme that is causing those concerns.
Innovation Causing Disruption
What’s the most interesting thing in the investment world? We talk about the concept of innovation causing disruption in various industries, what that means and why it might be something worth paying attention to.
Retirement Statistics Worth Understanding
Sometimes numbers, figures and stats can go in one ear and out the other. But on this episode, we’ll break down some important statistics that are worth taking a moment to understand. They’ll underscore some very real problems people face when prepping for retirement. We’ll explore those problems and talk about possible solutions.
Where All My Financial Knowledge Comes From
Have you ever stopped to think about your journey of learning all that you have about money and finances? Did your parents shape your financial views most heavily? Is there a TV or radio expert that has influenced you most? Or have you learned everything from a book or Google?
Understanding The Different Types Of Risk
There are many more risks to guard against in retirement planning than most people realize. Let’s explore some of the planning risks we all face and how to prepare for them.
End Of Year Planning Tasks
Let’s explore some of the things you should be thinking about and checking on as we wrap up 2020 and begin 2021.
A 5 Question Retirement Preparedness Quiz
Want to grade your preparedness for retirement? Here are five key questions you need to ask yourself. Your answers will help determine how ready you are for retirement.
Is Diversification For Suckers?
Ep 21: The 401(k) FAQs
What Retirees Should Know About Wills & Trusts
People often overlook the estate planning side of preparing for retirement. There are a lot of misunderstandings about trusts and wills and the roles they play in the equation. On this episode, we’ll explore some of the critical questions you should ask about these strategies as you prepare for retirement.
Eye Opening Stats Showing How Americans Save
Vanguard’s “How America Saves 2020” report is packed with lots of intriguing stats and findings about Americans and how they save for retirement in the crazy year that is 2020 (most of the recent data is technically from 2019 although some figures are current through the Spring of 2020). Let’s look at some of the top takeaways from the study and how you might compare to the “normal” savings behaviors of Americans.