Taxes. inflation, market volatility - all are events, along with others, which could affect your retirement plan. Jeff talks in today's show about taking them into account so you will be ready for anything in your retirement years.

Today Jeff describes way to make the transition to retirement smoother by making sure you have planned in all areas - especially for correct Social Security strategies, asset allocation, health care planning and several others.

We know the cost of health care in retirement is going up rapidly, and will continue to do so going forward. Today Jeff offers key strategies to help cover these huge expenses, and also flexible enough to help with changing future circumstances.

Some of these include not having a budget, taking Social Security at the wrong time, or not having a retirement professional guiding you. Jeff discusses the ways these issues can be best solved to make sure your plan provides everything you need for retirement.

The stock market has had plenty of volatility in 2018, and today Jeff talks about five ways to plan around the inevitable volatility occurances, such as appropriate diversification, maintaining some cash in reserve, and focusing on the long term objective of your plan, not short term gains or rewards.

When is the right time to retire? It's harder question to answer than you might think, because really the right time is when your financial plan is set up solid for however long your retirement may last. Today Jeff talks about the best ways to assess what that right date might be for you.

You are if you have been listening to Jeff's programs - and on this one, he talks about seven ways to answer the title question, including the fiduciary responsibilities of the advisor you are considering. These and other factors will help you determine whether your advisor is the right one for you.

The importance of protecting your nest egg can't be overlooked. What if you or your spouse get sick? What if inflation and/or interest rates change? These and other "what if" factors must be accounted for, and today Jeff discusses these areas and the best ways to account for them.

We're talking more than just money here - other things you own or have are good to carry into retirement as well. Jeff talks about a house, or being healthy, time for enjoying life. And of course, the various financial instruments to provide the money to pay for it all, such as Social Security, pensions, annuities, life insurance and more.

If you are one of the fortunate folks for whom retiring early is a viable option, Jeff has nine ideas to help position you to do it, and be sure your money is still in all the right places to take care of your post-working year needs.