Retirement Reality Podcast
By Mike Kojonen
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Weekly financial and retirement planning guidance with Mike Kojonen of Principal Preservation Services. Mike serves western Wisconsin and the Twin Cities areas of Minnesota. He's the co-author of Momma's Secret Recipe for Retirement Success and will impart financial wisdom each week on this podcast.
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Great Side Gig Ideas for Retirees
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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The Five Love Languages of Financial Planning
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Do Smart Investors Really Need a Financial Advisor?
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Social Security Claiming Tips for Unique Situations
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The Snowbird Retirement: Is a Seasonal Move Right for You?
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Inflation-Proof Your Retirement in 2025
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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How To Change Your Money Attitude In 2025
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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How Should You Invest Money That You’ll Need To Use In Three Years?
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Retirement Spending Strategies That Will Help You Spend With Confidence
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Are Future Retirement Worries Harming Your Mental Health TODAY?
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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2024's Best Stocking Stuffers for Financial Freedom
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Most Americans Are Forced to Retire Early - Are You Ready?
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Retirees Have a Serious Temptation Problem
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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What Financial Advisors Wish Every Investor Knew (Part 2)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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What Financial Advisors Wish Every Investor Knew (Part 1)
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Pension & Retirement Plan Contribution Adjustments for 2025
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Social Security Shake-Up: How Raising the Retirement Age Could Impact You
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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What Makes Our Financial Planning Approach Unique?
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Retirees In Their 70s Regret These 5 Things
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Unusual Fears & Financial Planning: Lessons from the Strangest Phobias
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Financial Mailbag: Retirement Savings, Life Insurance Claim, Finding an Advisor & More
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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How Kids & Grandkids Influence YOUR Retirement Planning
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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The Top 401(k) FAQs in 2024
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Can You Retire on $42/Month?
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Clearing Up Some Common Financial Half-Truths
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Take the Fork: Yogi Berra's Wisdom on Making Financial Choices
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Retiree Insurance: The Basics You Must Know
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May 30, 2024 |
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Mistakes When Choosing A Financial Advisor
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May 16, 2024 |
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Expectation vs. Reality: The Truth About Retirement Planning
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Retirement Questions That Younger Generations are Asking
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Retirement Questions Every Generation Is Asking (Baby Boomers)
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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How Is Technology Redefining Retirement Planning?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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How One Overlooked Issue Can Sink Your Retirement
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Retirement Planning Is Different For Women: Here’s Why
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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With Higher Interest Rates, Is “Lazy Money” Still A Concern In 2024?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Will The Economy Boom Or Bust In 2024?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Patience Pays: The Power of Delayed Gratification (Part 2)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Patience Pays: The Power of Delayed Gratification (Part 1)
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Financial Tweaks That Matter: Small Steps, Big Impact
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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End of Year Financial Planning For 2023
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Money Mistakes You’ll Regret and How to Avoid Them
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Retirement Planning for High-Net-Worth Individuals
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Understanding RMDs: A Guide For Retirees & The Soon-to-Retire
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Navigating Finances After Losing a Spouse: Strategies & Mistakes to Avoid
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Navigating the Transition to a New Financial Advisor
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Common Retirement Complaints
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Till Debt Do Us Part: Resolving Financial Sources of Tension Between Couples (Part 1)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Mastering Retirement Cash Flow: Understanding Changing Expenses (Part 2)
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Mastering Retirement Cash Flow: Understanding Changing Expenses (Part 1)
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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How to Clean Up Your Portfolio
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Ep 118: The 12 Biggest Money Mistakes In Retirement Planning (Part 2)
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May 25, 2023 |
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Ep 117: The 12 Biggest Money Mistakes In Retirement Planning (Part 1)
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May 11, 2023 |
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Ep 116: Mailbag: Credit Card Debt, Savings Value & More
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep 115: A Comprehensive Dismantling Of 2023’s Top Social Security Myths
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Ep 114: Fore Your Retirement - What Golf Teaches Us About Financial Planning
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Ep 113: Retirement Expenses For Which You Forgot To Plan
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Ep 112: Top 10 Tax Questions For Retirees In 2023
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Ep 111: Four Ways The SECURE Act 2.0 Might Impact You
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Ep 110: 5 Beneficiary Mistakes: Are You Accidentally Spoiling Your Retirement Plan?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Ep 109: 10 Point Checklist For Retirement Preparedness
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Ep 108: Listen To This If You Need Help Understanding Your Financial Statements
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Ep 107: The Financial Therapist - When It’s OK If A Visit To Your Advisor Feels Like Counseling
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Ep 106: Is There Greener Grass On The Other Side?
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ep 105: The Retirement Marathon - Finishing The Race
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Ep 104: 5 Common Questions People Ask When Forced Into Retirement
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ep 103: Warning Signs - How To Spot Problems In Your Financial Life
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Ep 102: How Money Ads Catch Your Attention
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Ep 101: Retirement Planning From A Psychologist’s Point Of View
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Ep 100: How Procrastination Dooms Your Financial Future
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Ep 99: Should You Follow These Popular Retirement Rules of Thumb?
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Ep 98: Tough Topic – Retirement and Divorce
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Ep 97: What Grade Can You Get on This Retirement Planning Quiz?
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Ep 96: Picking Sides In Important Financial Debates
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Ep 95: Investor Beware: Spotting Red Flags When Picking An Advisor
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Ep 94: Counting Down the Days Until Retirement
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May 26, 2022 |
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Ep 93: Can you Retire at 55?
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May 12, 2022 |
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Ep 92: Common Housing Questions from Retirees
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Ep 91: Important Retirement Birthdays
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Ep 90: When Guessing in Retirement Planning Goes Wrong
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Ep 89: Murky Issues That Make Retirement Planning Harder
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Ep 88: Who Even Needs an Advisor?
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Ep 87: Planning for Things We Can’t Predict
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Ep 86: Don’t Fumble in the Retirement Red Zone
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Ep 85: How the “Great Resignation” Could Impact Your Retirement
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Ep 84: 5 Signs You Are in Good Financial Health
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Ep 83: 22 Money Resolutions for 2022
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Ep 82: Opportunities for Retirement’s Late Bloomers
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Ep 81: 4 Unreasonable Requests for Your Advisor
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Ep 80: Tax Consequences on Retirement Accounts
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Ep 79: Overconfidence in Retirement Planning
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Ep 78: Retirement Decisions to Make as a Couple
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep 77: Can You Wait on These Financial Decisions?
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Ep 76: What the Financial Doctor Ordered
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Ep 75: How Age & Wisdom Play Into Financial Planning
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Ep 74: What Retirement Are You Living For?
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Ep 73: 5 Things You Must Know About Decumulation to Retire Successfully
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Ep 72: The Three Worlds of Money
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Ep 71: Learning Through Uncommon Sense
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ep 70: Estate Planning for Life After Death with Patrick Boley (Part 2)
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May 20, 2021 |
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Ep 69: The Living Side of Estate Planning with Patrick Boley (Part 1)
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May 13, 2021 |
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Ep 68: Understanding the Different Risk Types
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Ep 67: Things That Drive Your Financial Advisor Crazy
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Ep 66: Things Nobody Says in the Financial Planning World
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Ep 65: Lessons Learned From Biggest Market Crashes of All-Time
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Ep 64: Are You Prepared for Retirement? Take This Quiz
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Ep 63: Why Variable Annuities Are the Liver & Onions of the Financial World
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Ep 62: In Financial Planning, the Customer Isn’t Always Right
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Ep 61: Is Diversification for Suckers?
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Ep 60: Frequently Asked Questions About 401Ks
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Ep 59: Common Retirement Mistakes and Concerns of Baby Boomers
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Ep 58: Five Financial Commandments to Follow
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Ep 57: What You Should Know About Wills and Trusts
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Ep 56: Five Common Financial Mistakes in Hindsight
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Ep 55: How Does Your Retirement Savings Compare to Average American?
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Ep 54: Five Outdated Financial Strategies
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Ep 53: Answers to Common Housing and Retirement Questions
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Ep 52: Can You Afford to Live a Long Life?
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Ep 51: 5 Ways to Ruin Retirement
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Ep 50: Financial Issues and Advice for Women
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Ep 49: How to Build a Strong Financial House
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Ep 48: Market Crash Survival Guide
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Ep 47: Are You Really Ready for Retirement?
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Ep 46: Figuring Out Finances After the Death of a Spouse
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Ep 45: Avoid These Classic Pre-Retiree Mistakes
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Ep 44: Applying Mark Twain Quotes to Finance
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Ep 43: Saying One Thing But Doing Another
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Ep 42: Traditional or Roth IRA?
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Ep 41: Lessons From Keyboard Warriors
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Ep 40: Are You Giving Your Biggest Assets Enough Attention?
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Ep 39: Hidden Gems in Your Financial Portfolio
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Ep 38: Should You Follow Dave Ramsey’s Financial Advice?
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Ep 37: Financial Terms You Should Know During the Pandemic
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Ep 36: 5 Life Events That Spark Major Financial Changes
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May 28, 2020 |
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Ep 35: Best Intentions Sometimes End in Bad Advice
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May 21, 2020 |
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Ep 34: Retirement Account Changes for 2020
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May 14, 2020 |
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Ep 33: Are You in a Bad Investment?
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May 07, 2020 |
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Ep 32: Coronavirus Market Update & Where to Go From Here
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Ep 31: Where You Should Focus During Each Stage of Retirement
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Ep 30: 5 Financial Truths You Can Rely On
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Ep 29: Setting Financial & Retirement Goals
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Ep 28: Understanding Roth Conversions as a Planning Strategy
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Ep 27: Coronavirus Update + Getting Lost in Retirement
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Ep 26: What’s Your Level of Desire to Retire?
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Ep 25: What Does the SECURE Act Mean For Your Retirement?
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Ep 24: Retirement Planning and Farming
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Ep 23: Lies Learned in Broker School
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Ep 22: Is Having ‘Cash’ Good or Bad
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Ep 21: Be Aware of Bias in Financial Media
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Ep 20: Do You Need to Be Debt Free to Retire?
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Ep 19: The Ins and Outs of Mutual Funds
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Ep 18: Are You Making These Excuses to Avoid Retiring?
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Ep 17: 5 Traits Your Financial Advisor Should Have
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Ep 16: Top 5 Biggest Social Security Misunderstandings
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Ep 15: Finding the Silver Lining in 4 Challenging Financial Situations
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Ep 14: 5 Critical Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Ep 13: These Mistakes Could Sabotage Your Retirement
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Ep 12: Are You Having These Tough Financial Conversations
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Ep 11: 4 Tips to Help You Retire Without Regret
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Ep 10: Retirement Constants That Affect Everyone
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Ep 9: Retirement Variables That Need to Factor Into Your Plan
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Ep 8: Why the Final Decade of Work is So Important for Retirement
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Ep #7: What Will the Next Market Crash Look Like?
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Ep #6: What Flying Can Teach Us About Retirement Planning
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Ep #5: Even Responsible Savers Make These Mistakes
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Ep #4: Is Playing the Blame Game Holding You Back Financially?
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Ep #3: 3rd & 4th Quarter Financial Planning Checklist
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Ep #2: 5 Financial Myths That Need to Be Busted
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Ep #1: Signs Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Right for You
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Ep #0: Getting to Know Mike Kojonen & the New Podcast
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Aug 26, 2019 |