As we enter into 2025, now is a good time to look back to last year and explore some of the lessons we learned in 2024. In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Michael point out that we don't always get to choose when we retire. In fact, over two-thirds of people are forced to retire earlier than they originally planned.

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In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul explain how you may be getting mislead by what the so-called "experts" are telling you. How do you even determine who the real experts are, and why do they give you the advice they give. Is it meant to help you, or is it self-serving?

Do you feel like everything is just a little louder than normal? If you're getting ready to retire, you'd probably say, "Absolutely." There's a lot of information on all things retirement, and sometimes it can be overwhelming. On this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul explain how to filter out all of this noise.

People experience significant stress as they approach the end of their working years. It's a huge change to transition from working to retirement, but we don't want to allow fear and anxiety to have a front seat in your retirement plan. In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul show how to keep those negative feelings at bay.

In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul talk about investing in your future, and they discuss options to get in control. They explain the importance of getting the right type of education so you can be empowered to find the right people to help you.

In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul discuss the economy and what could happen if there's a recession. Markets go up and down—and sometimes, they REALLY go down. If someone is getting close to retirement, or if they're in retirement, what should they be thinking about, and how do they even begin to plan for something like this?

In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul discuss the economy and what could happen if there's a recession. Markets go up and down—and sometimes, they REALLY go down. If someone is getting close to retirement, or if they're in retirement, what should they be thinking about, and how do they even begin to plan for something like this?

Bonus! Testing out a new video format for the Retirement Education Hour.

In the latest episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and guest instructor Michael explain that there are real risks in retirement we have to acknowledge, but there are also perceived risks. It's a blurred line. There are a lot of risks that are real, but often used to manipulate people into making poor decisions, such as hiring the wrong advisor or buying the wrong products—doing things that don't produce the best outcomes.

In the latest episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and guest instructor Michael explain that there are real risks in retirement we have to acknowledge, but there are also perceived risks. It's a blurred line. There are a lot of risks that are real, but often used to manipulate people into making poor decisions, such as hiring the wrong advisor or buying the wrong products—doing things that don't produce the best outcomes.