Chris and Dan Erickson discuss how taxes will affect your retirement, especially with rates rising at the start of 2026, and how proper planning can help reduce the amount you pay to Uncle Sam.

Are pensions coming back? Not so fast. But new retirement plans offered by some major companies like IBM are now offering benefits that function more like a traditional pension, thanks to a new program offered by Fidelity. Today Danny looks at this vehicle, how it can benefit those who have access to it, and whether similar programs have a more widespread future ahead in company retirement offerings for their employees.

The amount of savings people may need for retirement can be quite different on what they actually need. Some new reports indicate people need some guidance on how to turn their savings into income for retirement, and Danny and Chris take on the questions people have and how planning can help.

Chris Harlow and Dan Erickson discuss Social Security, and how optimizing your benefits can help you get the maximum from this program, as well as some of the many strategies which can be used for this purpose.

The U.S. national debt is now at $34 trillion dollars, and growing at a very fast clip, and taxes are almost certain to be raised by Congress in the next two years. Today Danny and Chris discuss why higher taxes will need to be part of the future if we have any chance of paying down the debt, and also look at ways to look at your retirement nest egg and find strategies to lower the amount of taxes you pay to Uncle Sam before rates go higher.

How can the upcoming presidential election affect stock portfolios, including your retirement savings? Today Danny and Chris look at this and the various opinions on it may or may not do so, and how having different types of investments can help protect your nest egg from the volatility the market may experience depending on future events.

Chris and Dan Erickson discuss the upcoming Presidential election and the important subject of taxes and how future rates could well be determined by this election, as well as the continuing increase in the national debt.

One of the biggest concerns people have is outliving their retirement savings. Chris takes a look at some strategies that can help make your income last throughout your retirement.

Danny and Chris go over three questions related to stock market volatility, including how much money you could afford to lose in a market downturn, and whether there are lower risk investments you can make in retirement.

There are lots of risks that your money could face during retirement, especially involving around how long your savings will last. Today Chris and Dan Erickson talk about how to work around the risks you could face, especially as it involves market volatility, which could eat into your savings if it takes a big drop.