In this episode, Wade Pfau and Alex Murguia are joined by Rob Cordeau to discuss Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). They provide an overview of what CCRCs are and how they relate to long-term care planning. They also explore how CCRCs can be an alternative to long-term care insurance and the different financing models for CCRCs. The conversation covers topics such as the large upfront costs of CCRCs, the benefits of living in a CCRC, and the options for refundable entrance fees. Rob...
Apr 30, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 124
In this conversation, Alex, Wade, and Neal discuss the importance of long-term care planning in retirement. They highlight the emotional aspect of planning for long-term care and the challenges of getting people to think about and prepare for it. They also discuss the demographic changes that will impact long-term care, such as the decreasing ratio of family members available to provide care and the potential shortage of caregivers in the future. The conversation touches on the different types o...
Apr 23, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 123
In this conversation, Bob French interviews his father, Ken French, a professor of finance, about key concepts in economics and investing. They discuss the concept of marginal cost and marginal revenue, which helps individuals make decisions based on the balance between costs and benefits. They also explore risk aversion and how it affects investment decisions, as well as the winner's curse, which refers to the tendency to overestimate the value of winning bids or investments. Overall, the conve...
Apr 16, 2024•55 min•Ep. 122
Jackie Smiertka, the owner of Quality of Life Adult Daycare Health Care Center, shares her journey of opening an adult daycare center and the importance of providing purpose and meaning to individuals as they age. She emphasizes the need for a medical model daycare that offers both medical care and engaging activities. Jackie also discusses the challenges faced by caregivers and the importance of providing them with a break and social interaction. She provides insights for individuals looking fo...
Apr 09, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 121
In this episode, Wade Pfau and Alex Murguia interview Dennis Mattern from Creative One about the role of Independent Marketing Organizations (IMOs) in the financial industry. They discuss the difference between captive and independent advisors, the services provided by IMOs, and the importance of infrastructure for advisors. They also explore the marketing support and business partnership that IMOs offer to help advisors engage new prospects and expand their businesses. In this conversation, Den...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 120
In this episode, Alex and Wade discuss options for funding long-term care expenses. They start by clarifying that Medicare is not a long-term care funding option, as it is for health-related issues. The four main funding options they cover are self-funding, Medicaid, traditional long-term care insurance, and hybrid policies. They focus on self-funding in this episode and discuss factors to consider when choosing a funding strategy, such as age, health, family health history, wealth levels, legac...
Apr 02, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 119
In this episode, Wade and Alex continue their discussion on long-term care, focusing on nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). They also touch on hospice care and the importance of having a power of attorney in place. They highlight the need to carefully review contracts and consider the financial strength of CCRCs. Listen now to learn more! Takeaways Nursing homes provide 24-hour care for individuals who need significant help with daily activities and medical issues. ...
Mar 26, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 118
In this episode, Alex and Wade discuss the continuum of long-term care, focusing on the different levels of care and the importance of planning for aging in place. They explain the distinction between skilled care and custodial care, and the role of geriatric care managers and care coordinators in navigating long-term care decisions. The hosts also highlight the concept of aging in place and the modifications that can be made to homes to support this. They touch on the potential use of reverse m...
Mar 19, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 117
In this episode, Wade and Alex discuss the costs and prevalence of long-term care. They explore the probabilities of needing long-term care and the average lengths of care for men and women. They also differentiate between any long-term care needs and paid long-term care needs. The conversation provides insights into the importance of planning for long-term care and highlights the need for realistic expectations and budgeting. This conversation explores the financial implications of long-term ca...
Mar 12, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 116
In this episode, Wade and Alex introduce the long-awaited arc on long-term care planning. They discuss the importance of planning for long-term care and the impact it can have on retirement. They define what a long-term care need is and explain the activities of daily living (ADLs) that determine eligibility for long-term care benefits. They also highlight the distinction between ADLs and incidental activities of daily living. The episode concludes with a preview of the next episode, which will ...
Mar 05, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 115
In this episode, Alex and Wade answer questions on safe withdrawal rates, annuities, and retirement planning. They discuss the considerations for investing in a Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract (QLAC) and the difference between immediate and deferred annuities. They also explore the use of Single Premium Immediate Annuities (SPIAs) in combination with Fixed Index Annuities (FIAs) and the benefits of buffer assets in reducing sequence risk. Additionally, they address the challenges of finding...
Feb 27, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 114
In this episode, Wade and Alex discuss various topics related to retirement planning and investment strategies. They address questions about reconciling portfolio structure when spouses have different orientations, allocating between growth and value stocks, estimating healthcare expenses in retirement, investing in high-yielding stocks, using closed-end funds for retirement income, and implementing a reverse glide path for early retirement. We'll also discuss various retirement planning topics,...
Feb 20, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 113
In this episode, Wade and Alex discuss housing and reverse mortgages. They address the issue of pirated books on Amazon and warn listeners to ensure they are purchasing the legitimate copy of the Retirement Planning Guidebook! They then delve into the topic of using retirement savings for purchasing a house and the potential drawbacks of relying solely on a reverse mortgage. The impact of higher mortgage rates on obtaining a reverse mortgage is also explored, along with the misconceptions surrou...
Feb 13, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 112
In this episode, Alex and Wade answer various Social Security questions from their listeners. They discuss the limitations of online Q&A and the importance of seeking professional advice for personalized financial planning. They also address the availability of tools for running hypotheticals on Social Security claiming strategies. The hosts delve into the complexities of claiming Social Security at different ages and the potential impact on taxes and spousal benefits. They provide insights ...
Feb 06, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 111
In this episode, Alex and Wade discuss various tax planning strategies for retirement. They announce a webinar on tax-efficient retirement distributions and highlight the importance of the Retirement Planning Guidebook. They address the impact of taxes on deferred accounts versus non-qualified accounts, including the implications for Social Security benefits and IRMAA surcharges. They also discuss determining the amount to convert to a Roth IRA and the considerations for inherited Roth IRAs. The...
Jan 30, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Wade and Alex are back this week answering more of your questions! This week, we tackle retirement spending and withdrawal rates, the benefits of delaying Social Security and survivor benefits, the concept of replacement ratios for retirement income, the use of annuities for retirement income, the impact of future tax rates and national debt, and the decision to pay off mortgages in retirement. Listen now to learn more! Links The Retirement Planning Guidebook: 2nd Edition has just been updated f...
Jan 23, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 109
This week on Retire With Style, we are back to continue working through your questions! Wade and Alex tackle another array of topics including pros and cons of Deferred Annuities, couples retiring at different times, MIGA Bonds, Index Funds and much more. We are having a great time with these and hope you all are finding this useful. You've certainly put us to the test with these great questions! Listen now to learn more. This episode is sponsored by McLean Asset Management. Visit https://www.mc...
Jan 16, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 108
This week on a special YouTube Live episode of Retire With Style, Wade and Alex are skipping the small talk to take on some of the questions you submitted over the last week. We cover a range of topics from how to handle the RIO Map (Retirement Income Optimization) to the efficiency of Annuity Portfolios and more! We got a ton of great questions from you all and we want to make sure we get to as many as we can, so stay tuned for future episodes in this series where we will continue to work throu...
Jan 09, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Well - looks like Alex and Wade have had a little more fun than expected on New Year's, so let's cozy up next to the fire and throwback to one of our favorite topics - Social Security claiming strategy (specifically Ep. 63). But we're going to (belatedly) kick off 2024 with a bang - On Monday, January 8th at 1:00 PM ET, Wade and Alex will be hosting a YouTube live session to answer all of your questions! If you have any burning questions about the podcast or anything about retirement planning, p...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min
With the New Year coming up quick, we wanted to highlight some of our best episodes to round out 2023. And we've saved the best for last! This week we'll be revisiting our conversation about how the financial markets work and why you (and your retirement plan) care (originally Episode 53). We'll be back with brand new episodes after the holiday season! Thanks for listening - and we'll see you in 2024! Repost from Episode 53 This week Wade, Alex, and Bob bring it back to basics and look at what -...
Dec 26, 2023•51 min
With the New Year coming up quick, we wanted to highlight some of our best episodes to round out 2023. This week we'll be revisiting our conversation about the release of the 2nd Edition of Wade's Retirement Planning Guidebook and how to set up the foundations of your retirement plan (originally Episode 60). We'll be back with brand new episodes after the holiday season! Thanks for listening - and we'll see you in 2024! Repost from Episode 60 In the episode, Wade and Alex discuss Wade’s bestsell...
Dec 19, 2023•55 min
With the New Year coming up quick, we wanted to highlight some of our best episodes to round out 2023. This week we'll be revisiting our conversation with Mary Beth Franklin on Social Security claiming strategies (originally Episode 65). We'll be back with brand new episodes after the holiday season! Thanks for listening - and we'll see you in 2024! Repost from Episode 65 In this episode, we welcome Mary Beth Franklin and discuss the various intricacies of social security claiming strategies. Wh...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 3 min
In this episode we sit down with Rebecca Meskin & Cara Reisman from Blackrock to discuss a paper we collaborated on; A reimagined approach to funding retirement income: Defining individual styles and solutions using the RISA® framework. During the conversation, we illustrate how the RISA framework can help individuals approaching retirement understand their retirement income style preferences, explore the way style preferences translate to certain retirement income strategies, and share the ...
Dec 05, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Tax planning is the topic du jour for this week, as Wade and Alex discuss a recent article from Advisor Perspectives that Wade wrote with Joe Elsasser from Covisum. Wade describes the effective marginal tax rate approach for managing Roth conversions and taxable distributions in retirement. This matters because of the nonlinearities facing retirees with their taxes, which include the Social Security tax torpedo, Medicare IRMAA surcharges, preferential income stacking, and the surprises created b...
Nov 28, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Wade and Alex discuss with Rob Cordeau, CFP®, RICP®, CHFC®, the most frequently dealt with year-end planning topics that he discusses with clients. As we near the end of year, there are various deadlines that should be addressed to help maximize your investment and planning experience. In addition, as you get a better sense of your income and tax brackets, we review a few wins that you should consider taking advantage of and a few “potholes” that you want to avoid. These items are well within yo...
Nov 21, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In today's episode, we discuss how married couples frequently do not have the same retirement income style and how the RISA® Framework is used to identify solutions so that both individuals can feel confident with a retirement plan that satisfies both retirement styles. Currently, simply “splitting the difference” on an investment portfolio allocation based on risk tolerances is far short of the mark and we discuss how the RISA® addresses these shortcomings and points to a better way. Listen Now...
Nov 14, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 103
On today's episode, Alex and Wade are joined by Rob Cordeau, CFP, RICP, ChFC, who is the Managing Director of Wealth Management at McLean Asset Management. He shares insights into how Time Segmentation strategies can be implemented in practice, and he comes with a lot of great analogies to help you think about whether this Retirement Income Style is right for you. Listen now to learn more. This episode is sponsored by McLean Asset Management. Visit https://www.mcleanam.com/roth/ to download McLe...
Nov 07, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Critics of Time Segmentation and bucketing have questioned whether there is any there, there. A big part of this relates to how Time Segmentation methods decide when to re-fill the short-term spending buckets. In today's episode, Wade and Alex discuss three proposed re-fill methods and describe how one may make things worse, how one is more in the middle, and how one can potentially improve financial outcomes. But for the one that can make things better, an important caveat is that it does so th...
Oct 31, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Last week on Retire With Style, we decided to do something a bit special to celebrate this major milestone of 100 episodes and we invited our frequent flyer, Bob French along for the ride. We hosted a special Q&A session on YouTube Live where we answered your burning retirement planning questions live on air! Listen now to hear Part 2 of the live session. Links Be sure to follow our podcast YouTube channel as we look forward to doing more of these live sessions in the future: https://www.you...
Oct 24, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 100
It's an occasion to celebrate! This week on Retire With Style, we decided to do something a bit special to celebrate this major milestone of 100 episodes and we invited our frequent flyer, Bob French along for the ride. We hosted a special Q&A session on YouTube Live where we answered your burning retirement planning questions live on air! We are beyond thrilled and forever humbled by your continued support of this podcast. Here's to 100 more! Listen now to hear Part 1 of the live session. W...
Oct 17, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 100
