In this week's episode, we'll wish the USA a happy birthday and explore how you can have your own financial independence day. Have you evaluated your spending and determined what your ongoing expenses will be in retirement? How can you eliminate any remaining debt? How can you be truly free in retirement? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, ...
Jul 08, 2025•18 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss how you can be a "Honeyboomer." Can you really take a honeymoon-type trip every single year? What can you do to KNOW FOR SURE you'll have enough income to cover your bills and trips every year for the rest of your life? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely plannin...
Jun 30, 2025•16 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore whether now is the right time to "cash in" before the bubble bursts. With the market overvalued, what's next? What does history tell us? Is your retirement plan ready for the bubble to burst? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning for taxes, and more. Visit...
Jun 19, 2025•16 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss how many people put bandages over their retirement issues instead of making a permanent fix. What is your rock-solid plan for LTC? What about lifetime income? How can you keep from using Band-Aids to plug all the holes in your plan and use real lifetime solutions? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guar...
Jun 12, 2025•20 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore the different options you will have with your pension plan (or other similar defined-benefit plan) once you get to retirement. If your plan offers a lump sum payout, why could it make sense to take that option? Are there other benefits available by moving your funds from a pension to an annuity that would benefit you and/or your spouse? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling aut...
Jun 07, 2025•17 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss the importance of who you rely on in retirement. Who do you need to have on your team? What's the difference between your wealth team and your retirement team? Can you do everything yourself and be sure you have the best plan possible? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income...
May 28, 2025•19 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore the three main categories of assets and how each type impacts your retirement plan. When will your beneficiaries have to pay taxes on anything you pass along once you're gone? Is there a category that is better tax-wise than all the others? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime i...
May 21, 2025•20 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss the 4 L's in retirement and why you must have a plan for each. What's the biggest risk in retirement? Do most people overestimate or underestimate how long they will live? What do you want your legacy to be? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning for taxes,...
May 13, 2025•19 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore the myth that the stock market is a safe place to be long-term. Does it always come back within 10 or 20 years? What can you do to counter this craziness in early 2025? How does your time horizon impact your plan? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning for ...
May 08, 2025•19 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss how you can get equity-like gains with no risk of losses with your retirement nest egg. How do Fixed Indexed Annuities work? Can you change how your money grows every year and have no growth as the worst-case scenario? Are these plans safe? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime i...
May 01, 2025•19 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore what the average retiree has saved for retirement based on a recent Federal survey. Is your success in retirement based on how much money you have or what your plan is? Do you have more or less saved than the median household in the US at your age? How can you start now if you don't have a plan? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecti...
Apr 24, 2025•18 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss the impact of having your retirement plan devastated by an event outside your control. What are you going to do if the worst-case scenario happens? Is there a way to stop worrying about running out of money before you run out of life? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income,...
Apr 17, 2025•19 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore how your team in retirement impacts your success rate. Are the Whos on your team the right ones? Do you need to know everything, or do you just need the right people who can take those things off of your plate? What experience and credentials does your retirement Who need to have? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirem...
Apr 10, 2025•18 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss when your retirement plan is really an IOU to the IRS and what you can do about it. If you have a certain amount in a pre-tax type of account, do you really have that much for your retirement? Would a Roth conversion be a wise choice for you? How can you fire the IRS from being your partner in retirement? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discus...
Apr 03, 2025•19 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore the proverb of the train and see how it relates to your retirement plan. If your nest egg is completely exposed to risk, what "train" would that put you on? Are you going the right direction in regards to income in retirement? If your retirement "train" is going the wrong direction now, what can you do to correct the situation as quickly as possible? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and b...
Mar 27, 2025•18 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss how you can get gains based on the S&P 500 with NO losses. Are you ready for the next market event? How do Fixed Indexed Annuities work for growth? What's the difference between a fixed and a variable plan? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning for tax...
Mar 21, 2025•19 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore if your current advisor is really hearing you or if they are just trying to "sell" you on some plan. How can you tell whether you have the right advisor? Can the same advisor you've worked with for years also plan for your retirement? Why do you need to be in a fixed, zero-loss plan when you are in or nearing retirement? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood eac...
Mar 14, 2025•18 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss things you DON'T want in your retirement. What is on your list of things you definitely don't want to happen in retirement? Do you NOT want to run out of money, or NOT lose your nest egg in the next market crash? What can you do now to ensure the outcomes you don't want don't happen? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your reti...
Mar 05, 2025•16 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore the latest scam that is costing retirees millions of dollars and what you can do to avoid becoming a victim of "pig butchering". What are the steps to this scam and how can you spot it? How can you make sure you can never fall victim to this type of scam? What is reinvestment risk and why do you need to be concerned about it? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Woo...
Feb 26, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss what risk capacity is and how it relates to your retirement. How does your risk capacity affect your decisions in retirement? Is it possible to increase your risk capacity while you are in retirement? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning for taxes, and mo...
Feb 19, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore what you can do to create a hedge against inflation in retirement by having additional income you can start at any time. What can you do now to guarantee additional income in the future to offset additional expenses? How do these lifetime income annuity plans work long-term? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement do...
Feb 12, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss what the leadup to all the major market crashes of the last 100 years was like. How much was lost in these crashes? Is our current situation similar to what happened before these 6 other major crashes? What can you do to protect yourself from the next one? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing...
Feb 06, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore the results of a recent survey of guaranteed lifetime income annuity owners. Are these retirees feeling safer in their retirement? Are they less stressed? Could one of these plans help you enjoy your retirement more? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning f...
Feb 02, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss some recent research on the 4% rule in retirement and what you can do to ensure better results in your retirement. What will you do if you follow the 4% rule and still run out of money before you run out of life? What if you could get substantially more than 4% and never outlive it? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retir...
Jan 25, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore what 5 top investment firm analysts say is the outlook for 2025 and what it will mean for you. Will there be a bear market in 2025? How much risk are you willing to take? What are the current market indicators saying? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning ...
Jan 22, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss the 4 possible outcomes in retirement and how you can influence where you wind up. Will you retire because you have to or because you want to? Will you have to work after retirement? Is there something you are passionate about that you can do after you retire? What plans need to be put in place to help you achieve your desired outcome? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling auth...
Jan 10, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss why it's so important to make a plan for long-term care with multi-bestselling author Tom Hegna. What if you have medical issues and cannot get approved for a traditional LTC plan? What is the difference between what you need and what you want your income to do in retirement? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement d...
Jan 03, 2025•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore if being a do-it-yourself investor makes sense in retirement and what an optimal plan looks like with multi-bestselling author Tom Hegna. Is there a wise plan for younger people to follow to be in a great position for retirement? Does someone really need a retirement expert to help them plan their retirement? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to di...
Dec 17, 2024•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll explore how doctors have proven that loneliness can be as harmful as smoking in retirement. What can you do to avoid the "sickness" of loneliness in retirement? How can you stay plugged into your social network after you retire? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planni...
Dec 11, 2024•15 min
In this week's episode, we'll discuss if replacing bonds with annuities in retirement makes sense with multi-bestselling author Tom Hegna. Why would a retiree want to have annuities instead of bonds? Why do some people think they don't like annuities? Isn't it time to get answers to the tough retirement questions now? Join Certified Financial Fiduciary® and bestselling author Tim Wood each week to discuss protecting your retirement dollars, guaranteeing your lifetime income, wisely planning for ...
Dec 03, 2024•15 min
