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! Check out Fire Your Financial Advisor on YouTube! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn.
Episodes
On this episode:
- The fallacy of “When you do better, we do better.”
- Hidden costs that may surprise you in retirement.
- Many happy retirees have established this bucket of money.
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Being debt free is a great goal in retirement. But at what cost? Sometimes paying off that mortgage makes more psychological sense than financial sense.
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70 percent of us will need some kind of care in our elder years. That care could be VERY expensive. Saying, “That will never happen to me” is not a good strategy.
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On this episode:
- Why retirees keep making the same mistake: Your money keeps growing, but fear holds you back from spending—until you realize the real risk isn’t spending too much, it’s not living enough.
- The Roth conversion timing trap: Move too slowly and taxes explode later; move too fast and Medicare costs jump—finding the right window can save tens of thousands over retirement.
- Why fees feel invisi...
How much do you charge? How do you deal with risk, inflation, taxes, and Social Security? These are all good questions for your financial advisor. We discuss a question that may be a deal breaker.
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On this episode:
- Fee only, flat fee, one-time fee. What advisor is right for you?
- You hit your retirement savings goal. Is it time to go to cash?
- Your savings, your pension, your 401(k), or your house. Which is your biggest retirement asset? It might be something else.
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Each year around St. Patrick’s Day, McDonalds offers the Shamrock Shake. But it’s only available for a short time. Are there tasks in retirement that have a window of opportunity?
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On this episode:
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Should you be backing off your risk in this crazy market?
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Haven’t saved enough? Maybe you can double your savings in retirement.
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What works better: Paying taxes now on your 401(k) or pay taxes later?
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On this episode:
- You buy something and they try to add on and add on. Is your financial advisor doing it too?
- Your risk profile: Where is your bottom? Or is that even the right question?
- This could be your biggest hurdle if you retire early.
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The financial news throws around terms that are hard to understand. Let’s break it down for you.
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On this episode:
- Remember the creature feature scary movie when you were a kid? The financial industry is very similar.
- When you start tapping into your 401(k), Uncle Sam sees you in a whole new way.
- Many people try to do their own retirement planning. How are they doing five years later?
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Your RMD math: did you get it right this year? The IRS is watching.
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Tariffs have caused negative feelings around the world regarding the U.S. Some say if they sold all their US bonds it could sink our stock market. Is that true?
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On this episode:
- Whether you’ve saved $500k or $5 million, people are asking this same question.
- Everyone seems to make chili differently. Is it ok to look at your retirement portfolio the same way?
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The average retiree spends about 6,000 dollars a month. How do you figure out how much you can spend without the biggest fear of most everyone…running out of money.
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On this episode:
- They say you need 1.5 million dollars to retire. We blow up that number with one key factor.
- What if you hate risk? Can you retire and not use the stock market?
- Warren Buffet weighs in on your stash of cash.
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A new study from JP Morgan says people who do this with their investments will spend more, enjoy retirement more, and have less anxiety. We break down what these investors have in common.
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On this episode:
- People are staying in their homes longer and that may make them neglect some important planning issues.
- This DIYer looks back and says here’s what I could have done better.
- Many people are nervous about this stock market. One analyst believes that’s a good thing.
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On this episode:
- One woman writes in talking about her biggest retirement regret.
- Millions of pre-retirees are moving money from their 401(k)s to their own IRAs. A smart move. Yet many people are stuck on what to do next.
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On this episode:
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Will 2026 be a better or worse year to retire than last year?
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There are trillions of dollars in money market funds waiting to be deployed into the market. Will it save us from a downturn?
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Can you do a Roth conversion without paying taxes? One advisor says he has the secret.
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