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February 18, 2025 24 mins
In this episode of Decoding Retirement, America’s definitive voice on retirement, Robert 'Bob' Powell speaks with Steph Guild, Robinhood Senior Director of Investment Strategy, to discuss the many different factors to consider when creating and modifying your investment and saving strategy. Find out everything you need to know about your time horizon, risk tolerance, and more. Retirement planning doesn’t mean locking up your money for a rainy day and forgetting about it. Planning your future means reacting to events today. Decoding Retirement gives you the tools to navigate the years ahead, and take action now! Each week, Robert 'Bob' Powell will dissect the big headlines, decode key themes, and unpack the possible domino effect for your money. When it comes to retirement planning, Robert Powell and Yahoo Finance will not let you fall behind! Find this episode and more episodes of Decoding Retirement at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/decoding-retirement. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. :40 - Balancing debt and saving 3:20 - Decoding time horizon 5:40 - Decoding risk tolerance 7:40 - Differentiating gambling and investing 10:50 - How to allocate your money 12:10 - Why it's important to save early 16:10 - How to balance competing demands Yahoo Finance's Decoding Retirement is hosted by Robert Powell, and produced by Austin Rivera. Robert Powell holds several prominent positions within the financial industry. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Investments and Wealth Institute's (IWI) Retirement Management Journal, the world's first peer-reviewed journal solely dedicated to retirement income. He also hosts the Exceptional Advisor podcast by IWI. Powell is both a Certified Financial Planner® and Retirement Management Adviser® certificant. Steph Guild is Head of Investment Strategy for Robinhood Financial. Prior to joining Robinhood, Steph spent 21 years within the financial services industry, most recently as a Managing Director and Investment Specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank. Steph’s previous experience at JPM includes working with institutional and intermediary clients in London and NY within the US Equity team, and as part of the broader client advisory team, both within JPMorgan Asset Management. Steph holds a BBA from James Madison University and is a CFA charterholder. She is registered with FINRA, holding Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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