This week on the podcast, I'm revisiting the best episodes of 2025 - reruns that are just as relevant today as when it first aired.

Here is today's best of 2025 episode…

Welcome to The Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, your guide to preparing for and living your best retirement. I'm your host Ashley Micciche, and this week I'm sharing with you the best and most popular episodes of the year.

I'm bringing back everything from the ideal withdrawal rate in the first year of retirement, to the worst investments for retirees, to how not to let money ruin the trip when traveling with friends.

If you're new to the podcast - Hi there! I'm a financial advisor and co-owner of True North Retirement Advisors. For the last 18 years, I've helped my clients navigate the challenges and incredible opportunities of retirement….and this podcast is dedicated to helping you do the same!

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It's Sunday and I'm wrapping up the week by summarizing this week's theme: What Didn't Make the Podcast in 2025 (But Almost Did)

In case you missed any episodes this week, here's what we covered.

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips podcast, I'm sharing with you my favorite topics that didn't quite make it to the podcast this year - mostly a collection of articles that I found interesting and wanted to cover on the podcast, but it never made it to the top of the heap.

Today, I'm sharing with you the 401k mistake that I see time and time again. Most people don't realize they're making this mistake, but hopefully once it's on your radar, you'll never make this mistake ever again.

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips podcast, I'm sharing with you my favorite topics that didn't quite make it to the podcast this year - mostly a collection of articles that I found interesting and wanted to cover on the podcast, but it never made it to the top of the heap.

Today, I'm addressing a topic in the moneyist column on Market Watch. Think Ann Landers, but money instead of life problems.

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips podcast, I'm sharing with you my favorite topics that didn't quite make it to the podcast this year - mostly a collection of articles that I found interesting and wanted to cover on the podcast, but it never made it to the top of the heap.

Today, I'm sharing with you an article from the WSJ from Nov 9th: Feeling Great About the Economy? You Must Own Stocks

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips podcast, I'm sharing with you my favorite topics that didn't quite make it to the podcast this year - mostly a collection of articles that I found interesting and wanted to cover on the podcast, but it never made it to the top of the heap.

Today's episode is actually a comment from one of my YouTube videos that I think is an important one to address:

What is a good age to start de-risking in general, in your opinion? Retiring at 55 to 6

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips podcast, I'm sharing with you my favorite topics that didn't quite make it to the podcast this year - mostly a collection of articles that I found interesting and wanted to cover on the podcast, but it never made it to the top of the heap.

Today, I'm sharing with you an article from Investopedia - The Shocking Number of Rich People Who Live Paycheck to Paycheck

Welcome to The Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, your daily guide to preparing for and living your best retirement. I'm your host Ashley Micciche, and this week, I'm sharing with you: What Didn't Make the Podcast in 2025 (But Almost Did)

A collection of interesting topics that didn't quite make the cut for a full weekly theme, but still interesting and useful enough to share here on the podcast.

It's Sunday and I'm wrapping up the week by summarizing this week's theme: Year-End Financial Checklist 2025

In case you missed any episodes this week, here's what we covered.