Safer Retirement Radio

Brian Decker - Owner and Founder - Decker Retirement Planning•www.deckerretirementplanning.com

Safer Retirement Radio is where you can get the transparency you deserve®. Whether you are currently retired or plan to retire soon, this show is full of retirement tips that can help you get thousands of extra dollars in and out of your retirement. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the CFP®️ certification mark, the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™️ certification mark, and the CFP®️ certification mark (with plaque design) logo in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

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Episodes

Episode 48 - Investment Options for Growth and Downside Protection in Retirement

This week Brian talks about the risk bucket and what options you have. Whether you're seeking growth or downside protection, most people don't know there is a strategy that can give you both in retirement.

May 20, 2021•56 min

Episode 47 - Principal Guaranteed and Risk Bucket Options For Your Retirement Plan

Are you aware of every option you have for a retirement plan? This week, Brian covers an income plan and what options retirees should consider when funding their plan. From your safe options, to growth strategies you may not be familiar with.

May 13, 2021•56 min

Episode 46 - 3 Principles for Retirement Planning & Options for Your Plan

Tune in as Brian talks through the 3 Principles that govern proper retirement planning. He also talks about what a fiduciary is and why it matters to you. And in the last segment, Brian discusses what the options for a plan are.

Apr 22, 2021•56 min

Episode 45 - Insurance, Liquidity, and What to Ask When Creating Your Plan

This week, Brian talks about 3 types of insurance that you may not need in retirement. He covers liquidity and why it matters to you. And then covers some basic questions you should be asking yourself when creating a retirement plan.

Apr 15, 2021•56 min

Episode 44 - Stress Testing Your Retirement Plan

On this week's Episode, Brian talks stress testing your plan. You'll hear topics like, optimizing income, minimizing tax, protecting assets, and which insurance options can help meet your needs in retirement.

Apr 08, 2021•56 min

Episode 43 - Risk Bucket, Social Security, and Planning for Income

This week, Brian and Mark talk risk bucket and how two-sided models work. Where to find the best options. And how do they work best in a distribution plan. They also talk Social Security and how you can know you're picking the best option for you. They wrap up the show discussing how to plan out your income streams for retirement.

Apr 01, 2021•56 min

Episode 42 - Distribution Planning and Two-Sided Models

On this episode, Brian talks distribution planning and two-sided models. And answers questions like, what it is, how does it work, and what are the options.

Mar 26, 2021•56 min

Episode 41 - What is a fiduciary, headwinds for retirees, and distribution plans

On this episode, we welcome a new co-host! Brian talks about 3 checks to see if an advisor is a fiduciary, the headwinds facing retirees, and what a distribution plan is and how it uses safe money, principal guaranteed accounts, and risk to help retirees through their retirements.

Mar 18, 2021•56 min

Episode 40 Retiring Early, Reducing Risk, and Tax Pt. 2

On the second part of the episode of Safer Retirement Radio, Brian and Clayton will finish up their discussion on 3 things you can do to retire early, how to reduce risk without sacrificing growth, and you will hear about 2 of the strongest tax strategies still available to most people.

Mar 11, 2021•28 min

Episode 40 Retiring Early, Reducing Risk, and Tax Pt. 1

On this episode of Safer Retirement Radio, Brian and Clayton discuss 3 things you can do to retire early, how to reduce risk without sacrificing growth, and you will hear about 2 of the strongest tax strategies still available to most people.

Mar 11, 2021•28 min

Episode 39 Estate Planning Pt. 2

The second half is here! On the second part of our two part episode, Brian and Clayton close out their conversation on estate planning considerations from a financial planner's point-of-view.

Mar 04, 2021•28 min

Episode 39 Estate Planning Pt. 1

On the first of this two part episode, Brian and Clayton discuss estate planning considerations from a financial planner's point-of-view.

Mar 04, 2021•28 min

Episode 38 Risk Bucket Options

This week on Safer Retirement Radio Brian and Clayton get into the details of the risk bucket. What options exist that you can invest in? Tune in to learn about tons of options as well as the pros and cons for each!

Feb 19, 2021•56 min

Episode 37 FIA's & IUL's

Do you have money invested in FIA's and/or IUL's? Do you know what an FIA or IUL is? Tune in to this week's Safer Retirement Radio where Brian and Clayton breakdown the pros and cons of these two investment vehicles and how they fit into retirement.

Feb 12, 2021•56 min

Episode 36 Reddit & Robinhood Shaking Up The Market

If you haven't heard about what's happening with Gamestop, Reddit and Robinhood, tune in just to get a taste of what's going on!

Feb 05, 2021•56 min

Episode 35 Potential Problems In Retirement

Part of putting together a retirement plan is figuring out if your plan will work long term. At Decker Retirement Planning we take steps to help ensure that it will! Tune in to learn what examples you should think about when putting together a retirement plan.

Jan 29, 2021•56 min

Episode 34 How much risk do you want in Retirement?

On this episode of Safer Retirement Radio Brian and Clayton dissect market risk and how to handle risk in retirement.

Jan 22, 2021•56 min

Episode 33 What is a Distribution Plan?

Continuing the topic from last week, Brian and Clayton dive into the details of a Distribution Plan.

Jan 15, 2021•56 min

Episode 32 New Year. Same Show.

Welcome 2021! Brian & Clayton are kicking off the New Year with the same show but even more content! Every Friday at 10:00 AM MST we're dropping an hour long podcast! Expect to hear high level content about the stock market, money management, the FED, retirement strategies and so much more!

Jan 08, 2021•57 min

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