Financial Mailbag: Gifting Money, Overthinking Decisions & Retirement Spending
We’re answering some listener questions today as we open the mailbag and cover a few scenarios that require some financial decision making.
Does Retirement in America Need an Overhaul?
In today’s show, we’re going to be talking about the Gray New Deal and the need for retirement reform. The idea to create job and pension improvements might be a little surprising to some, but the author of Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy makes some really interesting points.
Retirement Planning Is Different For Women: Here’s Why (Part 2)
In this episode, we’ll talk about how women can gain more confidence with their finances. As more women take a proactive approach to money, we want to help them feel comfortable about what they’re doing. We’ll also talk about debt as well as solutions to help women be better prepared for retirement.
Mastering Cash Flow in Retirement: Understanding Income Planning
This show is all about understanding the crucial role of income analysis. We'll uncover the secrets of guaranteed income versus the uncertain stuff and shed light on the consequences of retiring without a clear income plan. Don't worry if you're feeling lost - we've got your back with practical solutions and expert guidance.
Ep 8: How Do We Create Predictable Income?
We’re living in a unique period of time where uncertainty seems to be the driving force across many sectors. The health crisis has forced us all to make changes to our daily lives and our finances, and that has a lot of people thinking about ways to generate predictable income. Let’s explore this idea by looking at ways this is done but identifying reasons why this might not always benefit you.
Ep 7: Social Distancing for Your Money
We’re all doing our best to take the social distancing guidelines to heart by changing the way we’re living right now, but let’s take a break from the seriousness of it all with a lighter discussion on separation. What would that look like if social distancing was applied to your financial planning?
Ep 6: Market Crash Hall of Fame
We closed out the month of March with an unprecedented month in the stock market as the coronavirus caused fear and uncertainty throughout the country. To get a little perspective on what we’re witnessing, let’s take a look back through history at the worst market crashes of all-time.
Ep 5: What’s Your Level of Desire to Retire?
Retirement comes in many different forms and we all create our own vision of the day we make that exciting transition. Maybe you’re someone that plans to work as long as you can or you the person that’s ready to retire as soon as possible. We all have a different level of desire when it comes to retirement, and today we’ll span the spectrum with J’Neanne Theus.
Ep 4: How Bias Affects Your Investing Decisions
Many different types of bias can play a role in the decisions an investor makes and most of the time it results in a negative outcome. Let’s highlight six of the biases that we see clients use for their financial decisions and explain how they affect your portfolio.
Ep 3: How Emotions Impact Financial Decision-Making
A lot of people like to think they’re making decisions based on logic and facts, but the truth is emotions typically play a role in our decision-making process. As you can imagine, we have many strong feelings when it comes to our money and that can become a problem for your retirement plan.
