Bloomberg recently published an article which said that the current rate of borrowing has left the U.S. on what they termed "an unsustainable path" in 88% of simulation tests run on its financial status. Dave and Jonathan discuss this as well as looking at some common questions people have when it comes to retirement planning.

Today Dave and Jonathan discuss the importance of legacy planning and how things need to be addressed so that anything left behind by someone who passes away is re-dispursed in the most efficient way possible to those they are intended for.

Dave and Jonathan first take a look at some tasks you can accomplish this spring to help your financial situation, such as looking at subscriptions and memberships you are no longer using. They also discuss how you can help your nest egg become as tax efficient as possible.

Dave and Jonathan discuss the country's mounting national debt and how you can plan around what are believed to be inevitable tax increases coming to help try and pay it off. They also look at wealth transfer and how gun safety relates to retirement planning.

Market volatility could eat into your retirement savings, as could a long term health care event you weren't expecting. Today Dave and Jonathan look at some of the risks your money could face in reitrement, and how proper planning can help mitigate some of them.

The go-go years, the slow-go years and the no-go years. These are the nicknames generally given to each of the three stages people go through after they retire, each lasting about a decade. Today Dave and Jonathan discuss these stages and how you need to prepare your money to work in each stage. They also tackle some listener questions about various retirement topics.

Today Dave and Jonathan go over several points for you to make sure are addressed when putting a financial plan together for retirement. Income, taxes and health care/long term care are some of the most important issues that need to be at the top of the list of things to be sure are taken care of.

In this podcast Dave and Jonathan discuss planning and how it involves taking into account some potential situations you may not wish for, including bad health, drops in the financial markets, and other risk factors that could eat into your retirement nest egg.

Dave and Jonathan take a look at the list of things you need to check while putting together a solid retirement financial plan.

There are a number of things which could happen that might "sink your ship" in retirement, including catastrophic illness, longevity, or the premature death of a spouse or partner. Today Dave and Jonathan take a closer look at these risks, and how planning can help lessen the damage to your savings if any of these might occur.