Finance In A Flash

By Beacon Financial Strategies

The purpose of this podcast is to help you, our listener, feel financially empowered. Empowered that you are making the right financial planning decisions, taking advantage of opportunities that exis... more

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The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

Finance In A Flash episodes:

August 04, 2021 Get To Know Beacon's Team: Stephanie Murray
On this episode of Finance In A Flash, Nick Faulkner interviews Beacon's Planning & Operations Manager, Stephanie Murray.

We really hope you enjoy this episode and get to know more about Stephanie as she talks about her personal life, her professional history, and how she contributes to Beacon's success.

If you want to learn more about us or our company go to BeaconFinancialStrategies.com
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12min
July 15, 2021 Inherited IRA 10-Year Distribution Rule
Update as of November 2022:
The IRS has recently issued interpretations that impact certain provisions of the 10-Year rule for inherited IRAs. Given this new and controversial information this podcast may be incomplete in some circumstances.

In this episode of Finance In A Flash, we discuss the new 10-year Inherited IRA rules set forth by the SECURE Act in 2020.

Chip and Nick discuss what this means for people who have inherited an IRA after 2020, and what scenarios or opportunities you should think about when withdrawing funds from your Inherited IRA.
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14min
June 23, 2021 Get To Know Beacon: John Matto
On this bonus episode of Finance In A Flash, Nick interviews Beacon's Client Services Representative, John Matto.

We really hope you enjoy this episode and get to know more about John as he talks about his personal life, how he goes into financial planning, and where he sees himself in the future.

If you want to learn more about us or our company go to BeaconFinancialStrategies.com
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18min
June 09, 2021 Insurance Planning Series: Annuities
In this episode of Finance In A Flash, Nick & Chip continue the Insurance Planning Series and discuss "Annuities". They go through a general overview of annuities and discuss the three major types of annuities: Immediate Annuities, Fixed Annuities, and Variable Annuities.

If you want to learn more about us or our company go to BeaconFinancialStrategies.com.
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34min
May 26, 2021 Insurance Planning Series: Disability Insurance
On this episode of Finance In A Flash, we continue our insurance planning series by Discussing "Disability Insurance". Nick and Chip go over commonly asked questions and discuss the specifics of Disability Insurance policies as well.

If you want to learn more about us or our company go to BeaconFinancialStrategies.com
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25min
May 13, 2021Insurance Planning Series: Long-Term Care
On this episode of Finance In A Flash, we continue our Insurance Planning series by discussing Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC). If you are nearing retirement or already retired you should seriously look into this just because of the rising costs of nursing homes and skilled nursing care.

We discuss the specifics on LTC and answer the following questions as well:
What are elimination periods?
What should you look for in “daily benefit amounts?”
What are ADLs?
Who needs LTC?
What are “riders” on LTC policies?

We discuss a lot more regarding LTC and we hope you enjoy this episode! If you want to learn more about us or our company got to BeaconFinancialStrategies.com
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30min
April 30, 2021Insurance Planning Series: Life Insurance
In this episode of Finance In A Flash, we begin our Insurance Planning Series by discussing Life Insurance. We believe that life insurance serves an integral role in a family's overall financial health and answer important questions about life insurance including:
What are some reasons someone would need life insurance?
How much life insurance does someone need and what are factors when determining this?
Why is it a good idea to get life insurance sooner rather than later?
What is the difference between term and permanent life insurance?
We hope you enjoy this episode and if you want to learn more about the podcast or our company, go to BeaconFinancialStrategies.com.
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21min
April 14, 2021 Should I Buy Dividend Paying Stocks To Supplement My Income?
In this episode of Finance In A Flash we discuss a simple, yet popular question; "Should I buy dividend-paying stocks to supplement my income?" The answer to this question varies on a person-by-person basis, but for most, the answer is a resounding no. Let us explain on this podcast!
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17min
March 31, 2021 Financial Jargon
On this episode of Finance In A Flash Nick & Chip discuss Financial Jargon. They break down common words used in the finance industry, that people may have heard before, but don’t actually know what they mean!
They go over terms such as asset allocation, stocks, risk tolerance, personal brokerage accounts, and market capitalization just to name a few!
We hope you enjoy this episode and if you want to learn more about us our podcast go to BeaconFinancialStrategies.com

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28min
March 17, 2021 ETFs vs. Mutual Funds
In this episode of Finance In A Flash, Nick & Chip discuss the most popular types of investment vehicles in the world, Mutual Funds & ETFs. What are the differences between the two and are there advantages or disadvantages to using them? In addition, they spend a lot of time talking about the tax efficiency of ETFs and how Mutual Funds can be incredibly tax-inefficient at times.
We hope you enjoyed this episode and if you want to learn more about us or our podcast, please visit BeaconFinancialStrategies.com.

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24min

FAQs about Finance In A Flash:

How many episodes does Finance In A Flash have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.