Dave and Jonathan discuss the importance of life insurance in a retirement plan, then get into the basics of legacy planning and how structuring it properly can make things easier on family and other beneficiaries when the time comes to distribute what has been left behind.

Dave and Jonathan take a look at the increasing U.S. national debt, then look at some questions people have about retirement, and also some timeless advice quotes from history and how they relate to retirement planning.

Estate planning can be a big part of anyone's retirement plan, and Dave and Jonathan discuss things which need to be addressed so the plan will be dispursed as efficiently and correctly as the one leaving the assets behind wishes them to be.

Dave and Jonathan first take a look at some spring cleaning tasks for your financial situation that are good to accomplish this time of year, then discuss further 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 to pay it off. They also take a look at wealth transferring 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 retirement 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 the three stages of retirement, each lasting around ten years. Today Dave and Jonathan discuss these stages and how you need to prepare your money to work for each one. They also tackle some listener questions on various retirement topics.

There are many things to account for when you put a plan together for retirement. Today Dave and Jonathan discuss three major areas - income, health care/long term care, and taxes, and how each of these needs to be addressed. They also answer some listener questions.

Today 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.

Today Dave and Jonathan revisit the retirement checklist, a list of things every solid retirement plan should have to make sure it works best for anyone's specific situation.