YOUR PLAN – While most savers and investors understand they are taking “some” risk, it may be difficult to exactly quantify how much. A portfolio analysis can help you quantify and better understand the risks you are taking or are exposed to. Listen as Rick Durkee discusses why having an analysis done is an important part of the complete planning process to Navigate Retirement.

CALCULATING YOUR RETIREMENT NUMBER – Income Allocation and having a retirement spending plan is about specifically designing to optimize and increase our cash flow rate, therefore lowering the amount we need to reach our retirement number and filling our Retirement Income Gap. Listen as Rick Durkee discusses why planning and Income Allocation are so important on this week’s episode of Navigating Retirement.

PROTECTING YOUR SPOUSE – We don’t want to think about it, but in the back of our minds we probably understand the reality that we will probably not pass at the same time as our spouse. When the inevitable occurs, it is nice to have knowledge, or even specific instructions on what to do. Listen as Rick Durkee addresses this topic on this week’s episode of Navigating Retirement.

(NOT) GOING BROKE IN RETIREMENT – No one WANTS to run out of money in retirement, but people still do. A lot of this problem can be boiled down to lack of solid planning to prevent it, or not knowing the issues that could attribute to it. Listen as Rick Durkee discusses this topic on this week’s episode.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR INVESTMENT OPTIONS – There are many different options when it comes to investment, and each has potential benefits and disadvantages that should be considered carefully when deciding how to deploy your hard-earned dollars and the probability of the results you might expect. Listen as Rick Durkee discusses this topic and more on this week’s episode.

IT’S (FINALLY) 2021! – What could continued volatility in 2021 look like? What does this mean to the average saver, investor, or retiree? Listen as Rick Durkee addresses these questions and more on this week’s episode.

FINANCIAL RESOLUTIONS – One of the biggest holes in planning that become even more apparent this year during the pandemic was how underinsured most families are. This is a perfect time to review, update, or get life insurance. This is just one resolution that Rick Durkee discusses in this week’s episode.

ROTH PART 4 – On this week’s episode Rick Durkee will be addressing the reasons for, benefits of, and strategies to accomplish building tax-free money in your Roth IRA.

ROTH PART 3 – On this week’s episode Rick Durkee will be addressing the reasons for, benefits of, and strategies to accomplish building tax-free money in your Roth IRA.

TAKING RISK PART 2 – Whether we want to make the connection or not, when we take risks with our money, we are actually risking our lifestyle. How can we position assets to help us protect our lifestyle and financial security? In this week’s episode, Rick Durkee will be addressing risk and how to identify it.