All Episodes

March 20, 2025 16 mins

Do you really need a financial advisor, or can you handle your investments on your own? We received a question from someone who has been a successful investor and is wondering whether they would get value out of a financial advisor. Let’s dive into the pros and cons of DIY investing and explain how working with an advisor can actually save you money, time, and stress.

Here’s what we discuss in this episode:

💰 DIY Investing Risks

📉 Market Downturns & Retirement

🧾 Tax & Withdrawal Strategies – The piece most DIY investors overlook

👥 Succession Planning – Will your spouse or family know what to do?

 

0:00 – Intro

0:54 – First reaction

2:35 – Different challenges in retirement

6:45 – Stress of doing it alone

9:31 – More than investing

11:30 – Succession planning

 

Schedule a 15-minute consultation:  https://calendly.com/erg-slc/15minutediscoverycall

Get your free copy of "Rounding Third:"  http://rounding-third.elevatemyretirement.com/

Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvc4i_5kYjIQXyr0fNTeXQ?sub_confirmation=1

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.

Crime Junkie

Crime Junkie

Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.