retirement

Ep 104: Easy Ways to Ruin Retirement

After saving and waiting for so many years, no one wants to make a big mistake that could ruin retirement. Making certain assumptions about what retirement will be like may lead to disappointment. On today’s show, we dive into the realities of retirement and some easy ways you could ruin it, drawing on Sean’s insightful conversations with clients as they navigate this new chapter in their lives.

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Ep 102: The Biggest Retirement Challenge No One Talks About

In this episode, Marc and Sean will discuss a recent CNBC article about a man who ‘un-retired’ at 67 because he was bored and restless. What are the biggest issues people face when they don’t have a plan for retirement? We’ll tell you what we’ve seen and talk about what you can do to avoid that feeling.

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Ep 99: The Desire to Retire

Things You’ll Learn Along Today’s Journey Some people dream about retiring and it can’t come soon enough. For others, maybe it’s something they are putting off. We talk through the varying degrees of interest and readiness in retirement and how to plan accordingly. Here are the reasons you wonder about getting a new advisor: I…

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Ep 96: 3 Biggest Financial Assets

Things You’ll Learn Along Today’s Journey What are your three biggest assets when it comes to saving for your retirement and your future? For most people, this is your 401(k), your house, and Social Security. We talk today about how to best leverage these assets and manage them properly. It can make all the difference…

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Ep 94: Don’t Screw It Up

When it comes to your investments and your financial plan, the last thing you want to do is mess it up. We talk through a few ways this can happen and how to avoid them.

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Ep 91: The Ten Years Before Retirement

What do you need to mark off your to-do list in the ten years before retirement? On today’s episode, we’ll explain a few of the big items you want to consider in this retirement planning time period.

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Ep 86: Asking the Wrong Questions

How do you get the financial answers you need? Start with the right questions! We discuss what kinds of things you should be asking in order to work toward your financial goals.

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Ep 83: ALERT: A Special Market Update

How are geopolitical events impacting the market? What is being reported on and what is not? On today’s special market update episode, Michael Sorrentino, CIO of Elevated Capital Advisors, discusses these topics and more.

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Ep 81: The Things You Can Control (And The Things You Can’t)

There’s a whole lot of life we can’t control, but let’s focus instead on what you can control. Regardless of what the future may bring, you still can take control and strategize as best as possible now.

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Ep 78: End of the Year Financial Moves

What should you do before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve? Sean talks through key financial moves to make before the 2021 year ends.

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Ep 77: Financial Half-Truths

Is that the whole truth and nothing but the truth? So often we hear these financial concepts but don’t get the full picture of what’s going on and what to look for. Sean shares what you really need to know.

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Ep 72: Multiple Choice Retirement Quiz

From the next few years and into retirement, what’s scaring you? And what do people wish they had done sooner? We ask Sean several questions to help ease your fears by making a plan.

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Ep 71: What Issues Should I Consider Before I Retire?

Let’s go through the retirement checklist to cover all the key issues you should think about before retirement. How prepared are you?

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The Key to Achieving Retirement Satisfaction

When you study people who retire wealthy and comfortable, there are some key things they usually do. We’ll explain how you can achieve satisfaction with your retirement.

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Football and Financial Planning

Touchdown! We’re taking a short break from Sean’s love of baseball to talk football analogies and how it relates to retirement.

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Talking with Matt Zagula about SMART Retirement and Taxation

What do tax rates have to do with your financial plan? How do you strategically think through your assets and your financial plan? Matt Zagula shares information from his book to use as a resource when considering what you can do now, ahead of an unknown future.

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5 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Retirement

Using baseball analogies, Sean Lee *walks* you through some of the most common retirement pitfalls and how you can avoid them as you round the bases of life.

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Are You an Emotional Investor?

Keeping emotions separate from your financial decisions should be everyone’s goal but is it easier said than done? Let’s take a look at the most common forces driving those decisions and how it can impact your retirement plan.

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Will These News Headlines Matter for Your Finances in 2020?

No matter where you get your news, a few different storylines continue to dominate the headlines when it comes to finances in 2020. Let’s discuss three of the biggest topics of conversation this year and try to help you determine whether or not it matters for your retirement plan.

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