Fire Your Financial Advisor by Golden Reserve

Fire Your Financial Advisor by Golden Reserve

The Fire Your Financial Advisor Podcast by Golden Reserve is for every-day retirees. We challenge financial advisors and the fees the trillion-dollar industry takes from your hard-earned savings. Join us each week for straight shooting, honest insights on protecting your assets from taxes, market risk, fees and long-term care. We'll also challenge financial advisors and the fees the trillion-dollar industry takes from your hard-earned savings. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Episodes

August 2, 2025 53 mins

On this episode:

  • Social Security may cut your check soon by 20%. What do you do?
  • Is your 401(k) loaded with fees?
  • How many financial advisors are turning to…GASP…annuities to fill retirement income needs.

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The rule of thumb is that you need to replace 80% of your current income to continue your lifestyle in retirement. Does that formula work?

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On this episode:

  • Protecting your assets against the high cost of long-term care.
  • Should you put your kids on the title of your home?
  • You can’t handle work one more day, but you feel you are too young to retire.
  • Will the market go up another 150% in the next 10 years?

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Can you replace some or all of your paycheck in retirement? It’s an issue many of us don’t know how to solve.

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On this episode:

  • Taxes, Social Security, and Medicare: What are the changes under the Big Beautiful Bill?
  • We are all scared of the next stock market crash. Should we be?
  • How can we solve the problem that scares retirees the most?

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There is lots of advice out there on where to put your money. We have a list of 7 places NOT to put your money.

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On this episode:

  • What to do when your advisor makes a mistake.
  • Avoid these places with your retirement money.
  • How does all the talk about interest rates effect you?  
  • A retirement lesson from the Road Runner and the Coyote.

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July 8, 2025 9 mins

What happens when your financial advisor won’t call you back? We break down the risks, the red flags, and what to do when silence costs you.

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You see it in the financial headlines. How much should I have saved at this age? For some reason we want to know how we are doing compared to everyone else. Is that a good thing or not?

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TINA (There is no alternative) is how people feel about the stock market. If you want growth, it’s the only game in town. But is that true?

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On this episode:

  • Don’t be Bad Santa when sending money and assets to your children.
  • The upside and downside of living into your 90s.
  • A down stock market isn’t your only enemy in retirement.
  • 4 trillion dollars are in these funds in 401(k)s and maybe they shouldn’t be.

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Clint Eastwood doesn’t want to do sequels when he makes movies. Are you stuck in a financial plan that is “the same old thing”?

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On this episode:

  • Moving on from the scarring of the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Where is your comfort zone with cash, and what should that account be used for?
  • Retirement laws are constantly changing. How do you stay ahead?

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June is Dog Bite Awareness Month. How much of a bite will Uncle Sam take out of your retirement money?

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On this episode:

  • A new study says with savings and Social Security together your retirement money could last 40 years or more.
  • At what point should you start to ease out of the stock market?
  • You’ll be shocked at how many people are having a successful retirement and don’t have a million dollars.

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June 10, 2025 7 mins

Some boomers are electing to skip their kids and send their inheritance down to their grandchildren. We explore the pros and cons and what to watch out for.

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The Fire Your Financial Advisor Podcast by Golden Reserve is for every-day retirees.

Join us each week for straight shooting, honest advice on protecting your assets from taxes, market risk, fees and long-term care.

We'll also challenge financial advisors and the fees the trillion-dollar industry takes from your hard-earned savings. 

Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode!

Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on...

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On this episode:

  • A new study says maybe you won’t run out of money in retirement.
  • What are the potential trouble spots in your retirement plan?
  • Skipping right to the grandchildren for inheritance.
  • Classic lines from the financial industry that don’t hold up.

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June 3, 2025 5 mins

When you get into retirement, you’ll pay fewer taxes…right? Not always. We have a story that shows how important it is to consider IRA-to-Roth conversions in your 60s.

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On this episode:

  • Developing a “pension-like” income.
  • Is your Financial Advisor communicating or are you in a blackout?
  • A possible snag in the IRA-to-Roth conversion.

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