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.

Ignorance isn't bliss, especially when it comes to retirement planning. You don't know what you don't know. As a follow up to an episode we released in September of 2023, Kirk and Dr. Paul stress the importance of having both spouses involved in the retirement planning process.

Sometimes, one spouse isn't interested in being involved. It's the responsibility of the other spouse. But what happens if that other spouse passes away first. Now what do they do?

After teaching one of the Retirement Education Foundation's advanced retirement courses, our financial instructors often hear feedback like, "Wow - I can actually retire!" Quite often people already have what they need to get the retirement they want. In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul stress that the less you spend in retirement, the more the financial industry makes. For most people, spending less and working longer is not sound advice for retirement.

Successful retirement doesn't happen by chance. And everyone in the financial services industry claims to have all of the answers. There's a lot of chatter and buzzwords out there promising the best strategies for retirement. It's everywhere.

In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk and Dr. Paul answer the questions: Which voices should you be listening to? And who do you need to be tuning out?