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#175 - Market Forecasting: Who Can You Trust To Tell You What to Expect During Retirement?
#175 - Market Forecasting: Who Can You Trust To Tell You What to Expect During Retirement?

How can you plan for retirement when you don’t know which market forecast to rely on? That’s the topic of this episode of The Retirement Answer Man.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyJune 21, 2017forecasting, stock market
The book that helped me save one couple from financial suicide
The book that helped me save one couple from financial suicide

Today we discuss The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley.

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blog postRoger WhitneyJune 19, 2017rational optimism, Matt Ridley
#174 - Does the Institutional Approach to Asset Allocation For Retirement Work These Days?
#174 - Does the Institutional Approach to Asset Allocation For Retirement Work These Days?

On this episode, I’m going to take a fairly deep dive into the institutional approach to asset allocation that has been the basis for retirement planning for many years - and I think once you understand the premise behind it, you’ll see that it’s a bit antiquated for modern retirement planning purposes.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyJune 14, 2017asset allocation
Do this if you want to travel more in retirement
Do this if you want to travel more in retirement

Global insurer Aegon recently released the results of a survey that revealed the top retirement aspiration worldwide was to travel. But something I’ve seen many times is that many retirees aren’t healthy enough to travel. Or worse, unexpected health care costs rob them of the funds to travel.

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blog postRoger WhitneyJune 12, 2017health, travel
#173 - Investment Risk Management for Regular People
#173 - Investment Risk Management for Regular People

On this week’s episode of the Retirement Answer Man, we’ll talk about risk management, types of risk to watch out for, and why the common approach to managing risk might not be a good fit for you.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyJune 7, 2017investing, risk management
Why you don’t want a ‘smart’ retirement advisor
Why you don’t want a ‘smart’ retirement advisor

I work in a profession filled with smart people. But agility is more important than smarts when it comes to choosing a retirement advisor.

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blog postRoger WhitneyJune 5, 2017agile retirement management
#172 - Building A Strong Foundation For Your Retirement Investments
#172 - Building A Strong Foundation For Your Retirement Investments

Today we will look at why maintaining a strong investment foundation is so important as you enter retirement and what steps you can take to build it.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyMay 31, 2017401(k), can I retire
What millennials are doing right for retirement
What millennials are doing right for retirement

Millennials see things differently. They save. But they do it with different goals in mind, on the whole.

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blog postRoger WhitneyMay 29, 2017millenials, money management, YOLO, you only live once
#171 - J. David Stein on How Not To Gamble Your Retirement Away
#171 - J. David Stein on How Not To Gamble Your Retirement Away
PodcastsRoger WhitneyMay 24, 2017David Stein, investing
Compound interest for good decisions in retirement
Compound interest for good decisions in retirement

If you want a retirement you can proudly call your golden years, that means making some choices earlier in life that lead you there. And they’re not all big decisions.

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blog postRoger WhitneyMay 22, 2017compound interest
#170 - Learn From Your Mistakes To Create A Great Retirement
#170 - Learn From Your Mistakes To Create A Great Retirement

On this week’s episode, I will be answering several listener questions about dementia, HSA’s, and next level investing.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyMay 17, 2017assets, HSA, listener questions
Prioritizing to rock retirement (and avoid the top 5 end-of-life regrets)
Prioritizing to rock retirement (and avoid the top 5 end-of-life regrets)

Putting important, non-urgent things on the backburner too long will burn you in retirement. See, retirement isn’t just about finding some magic number that will sustain you through your golden years. It’s about intentionally creating a better life.

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blog postRoger WhitneyMay 15, 2017priorities, regrets
#169 - A Business Exit Strategy That Creates Family Legacy With Randy Long
#169 - A Business Exit Strategy That Creates Family Legacy With Randy Long

On this week’s episode of the Retirement Answer Man, we will be talking with my special guest Randy Long about building your business in a way that grows its enterprise value.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyMay 10, 2017entrepreneur, legacy, exit strategy, Randy Long
The investment book that helped me avoid the 1990s technology bubble
The investment book that helped me avoid the 1990s technology bubble

Today I’ll start recommending some investment books that deeply impacted the way I see investments, numbers and life.

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blog postRoger WhitneyMay 6, 2017investing
#168 - Using Your HSA To Slay The Health care Dragon
#168 - Using Your HSA To Slay The Health care Dragon

It’s no surprise to hear that health care costs are rising; each year this beast continues to grow and unless you do something to combat it now, you might be in for a rough retirement. Tune into this episode to get some actionable tips to arm yourself against the Healthcare Dragon.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyMay 3, 2017health savings account, HSA
Are you gambling with your retirement future?
Are you gambling with your retirement future?

If you rely too much on the tools and tricks of the financial planning trade, you’re gambling with your future.

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blog postRoger WhitneyMay 1, 2017retirement roadmap
#167 - Should I Use Social Security Income To Fuel My Retirement Investments?
#167 - Should I Use Social Security Income To Fuel My Retirement Investments?

This week's show is a hodgepodge of great actionable content that might give you the edge you need in your retirement plan. Listen as I answer listener questions and give my tips for investing your Social Security income.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyApril 26, 2017social security
Will robots steal your retirement future?
Will robots steal your retirement future?

Oxford researchers guess that 47 percent of American jobs could be at risk due to “computerization” over the next two decades.

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blog postRoger WhitneyApril 24, 2017technology
#166 We’ve got retirement planning all wrong
#166 We’ve got retirement planning all wrong

When it comes to retirement...are our best days behind us? Are we approaching a time where we are unproductive, broken, and tired? Dan Miller doesn’t think so! Listen to this episode of the Retirement Answer Man to hear why and to hear my guest Dan explain how to start living a fulfilling retirement now.

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PodcastsRoger WhitneyApril 19, 2017401(k), assets, holistic lifestyle
Create a better life with Agile Retirement Management
Create a better life with Agile Retirement Management

Just like the market tells software developers how to improve their products quickly, I’ve created the framework for that same agility in your retirement process. I call it Agile Retirement Management.

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blog postRoger WhitneyApril 15, 2017agile retirement management
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