Retirement Starts Today
Benjamin Brandt CFP®, RICP®
Do you want to spend more money in retirement, while paying less taxes? Great news, you're in the right place!
I'll also teach you the benefits of retiring TO something, while most retirees only solve half the equation by retiring FROM something. Tune in every Monday morning - hosted by Benjamin Brandt CFP, RICP.
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I'll also teach you the benefits of retiring TO something, while most retirees only solve half the equation by retiring FROM something. Tune in every Monday morning - hosted by Benjamin Brandt CFP, RICP.
Join my "Every Day is Saturday" weekly newsletter for show notes, free book giveaways and other great retirement content: www.retirementstartstodayradio.com/newsletter
Episodes
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Nov 15, 2018 • 21min
Become Wealthy by Doing What The Wealthy Do, with Sarah Stanley Fallaw, Ep #66
One of the first books that got me thinking differently about finances and helped me believe that becoming wealthy was within reach was "The Millionaire Next Door." The impact of the book on my life is hard to describe and is one of the many reasons I invited Sarah Fallaw to be my guest on […]
Nov 1, 2018 • 21min
Chris Hogan: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth – and How You Can Too
Preorder Chris Hogan's new book: Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth―and How You Can Too I've been a fan of Dave Ramsey and the entire Dave Ramsey team for many years. My wife and I have coordinated several Financial Peace University classes at local churches and I was even one of Dave Ramsey's Endorsed […]
Oct 15, 2018 • 30min
Whats the Worst Investment You've Ever Seen? 4 Advisors Weigh in
Recorded LIVE at FinCon 2018 (Financial Blogger's Conference) in Orlando Florida. Advisors share their worst investments and the most shocking investments they've ever seen. Later on, the advisors discuss why investors are so drawn to speculative investments. Your hosts: Me – You know me 🙂 Roger Whitney – Host of The Retirement Answer Man Chad […]
Oct 1, 2018 • 22min
Rewire Your Retirement – An Interview with Jamie Hopkins
Our guest today is Jamie Hopkins. Jamie and I have a unique connection, as Jamie was one of the professors for my RICP designation (Retirement Income Certified Professional). Listen in as Professor Hopkins and I discuss: Why he choose retirement planning and educating financial planners over other disciplines. What is an easy way to boost […]
Sep 15, 2018 • 19min
Retiring After 70 Part 2
In today's episode, we tackle part two of our two part series – Working beyond age 70. Check out part one – Health Insurance and Social Security: Retirement Headlines!! We fired up the Retirement Starts Today way-back machine to the year 2016 – when companies were tripping over each other to get out ahead of […]
Sep 1, 2018 • 26min
Retiring After 70 Part 1
In today's episode we share the results of our first annual listener survey, we check out breaking news in our "retirement headlines' segment, and we tackle part one of our two part series: 'Working beyond age 70'. — Thank you to those of you that participated in the survey – It is my hope that […]
Aug 15, 2018 • 29min
How to Buy a Timeshare: A Beginner's Guide
In our 2018 listener survey, we learned that over 50% of our listeners listed "traveling" as the #1 activity that excites them about retirement. When talking about traveling in retirement, the topic of timeshares often isn't far off. Anecdotally, our clients are happy with their timeshare purchases, but that doesn't mean horror stories aren't out […]
Aug 1, 2018 • 18min
Immediate Annuities, Friend or Foe?
Click here to take our 2018 listener survey Immediate Annuities: Friend or Foe? A few weeks ago, a reader named Richard emailed me with this exact query: "Is having a non-inflation indexed payment stream desirable? Are there other better options?" It didn't surprise me at all that Richard wrote in with this question. If you […]
Jul 15, 2018 • 14min
The Road to Hell is Paved With Yield
With around 10,000 baby boomers retiring in the US every day, the investment industry is always trotting out the latest and greatest investment offerings to help retirees solve the following riddle: How do I turn my accumulated savings into consistent retirement income? Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF (HNDL) is the latest offering attempting to […]
Jul 1, 2018 • 23min
Dealing With Skyrocketing Long Term Care Insurance Premiums
How to Deal with Increasing Long Term Care Insurance Premiums Question from listener: "My Long Term Care insurance premiums just went up by 70%! What should I do?" Long Term Care (LTC) presents a sticky dilemma. It seems to be a responsible choice that will provide some peace of mind about your future, but it's […]
