Dr. Todd Listwa joins the podcast to share his experiences in the healthcare industry. First we discuss advanced health directives, then we transition into Medicare offerings, and we finally pivot into changes in the healthcare realm due to the One Big Beautiful Bill that passed into law in July.

Listen in as Ryan and I discuss behavioral biases that can lead to suboptimal investment decisions.

Listen to special guest Ryan Sullivan as we review some of our own mental tendencies that can cause investing miscalculations along with how to try and mitigate these biases.

Tune in to Beacon's most recent conversation with special guest Kirsten Herschleb, an esteemed CPA and CFP. We start out discussing Roth conversions while highlighting the benefits. We also review some recent tax code amendments through the OBBBA that was signed in July 2025.

Tammy Osborn, a tenured property and casualty insurance agent, guest stars on Beacon's Spotlight to help me break down rising costs in home and auto coverage. We then jump into flood insurance, and how that's evolved over the years before discussing umbrella policies and their fit.

It was a blast reconnecting with a former colleague- Charlie Robinson- on some estate planning topics and strategies. Tune in to learn if estate planning applies to everyone universally and which documents may be the most important to have drafted.

After a brief introduction, David turns it over to Chris to help explain the difference between some different types of investment funds. We then bring portfolio construction into the conversation and determine how to allocate alternative asset types. We wrap up by discussing the impact of Artificial Intelligence.

Beacon welcomes a fellow alum from the Goizueta Business school @ Emory University onto the podcast to discuss charitable giving ideas and strategies.

It's national 529 day and I'm going to review some important trends regarding education expense and savings. Then I jump into some state by state differences. And finally, I highlight a recent allowance in 529 plans to utilize account balances to pay down student loans while receiving an income tax deduction.

Keenan Streitmatter and I explore risk and how to handle different financial risks.

Next, we specifically look into disability income insurance, why the definitions are important to review and are there other nuances to pay attention to?

Finally, we delve into long term care insurance and break down the activities of daily living.

As we wrap up, we note how many different topics we can entertain in the insurance realm and look forward to touching on more in the future.