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Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 6/9/22

Over the past century, markets have crashed A DOZEN TIMES, several times by more than fifty percent, leaving people’s finances and dreams in disarray for YEARS.  Not only is money lost, but TIME is lost. It takes time to build up a nest egg.  The last thing anyone wants is to START OVER in retirement.  If you’ve been saving for thirty years for your dream retirement, it makes no sense to go back to where you were ten or fifteen years ago with your money. Can that happen?   Well of course, it DID happen.... TWICE... in 2000 and 2008!  Are we there again?The S & P has fallen, but only back to levels we saw in December of 2018.  This bear market is proof of why you need to keep your money in safer, smarter buckets, so that your retirement is protected, your investments are of high quality, and your income is for life. Today, we'll review exactly what to do NOW to make the most of your current retirement nest egg!  A great show today you don't want to miss .... MASTERING MONEY is on the air!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 6/8/22

As you get closer to the day when your salary goes away… and everything you’ve accumulated up to this point has to be the source of ALL your future paydays… your decisions need to become more accurate. You can’t afford the mistakes you made thirty years ago.  On an increasing basis, the news literature in the financial world states that you will need more than a million dollars to retire to make sure you don't go broke.   A million is a nice sum of money, but unless you properly diversify, allocate, and conserve it, you run the risk of seeing it get cut in half by a combination of market declines, income withdrawals, RMDs, taxes, politics, fees, inflation, and poor timing when it comes to retirement. Today, we''ll tell you the story of Doug and Diane, who found out the hard way. Then Medicare Specialist Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. Don't miss today's show  MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 6/7/22

Today on Mastering Money, a very special guest joins us:  Chris Hill, long time Wizard for the Motley Fool and a host of the Motley Fool Money Show.  Steve and Chris will share views on the market.  But first..…Planning a financial portfolio for retirement is much like building a custom home. To build a custom home, you start with a blueprint that details not only what your house will look like, but how the individual components will come together--starting with the Foundation. To do it right, you must first know what your objectives are. You and your designer work together to draw a plan that includes every room and every detail of each room until you have a full set of construction plans, plus a list of materials and resources needed to build the house in a timely manner. Today, we'll discuss how to build a financial plan for retirement that can weather all storms, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking financial news and get a read on all the indexes, THEN, we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show, with fresh ideas to help you become a more informed investor. Steve will cap it off with proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas that you DON'T want to miss! -- A jam-packed show --and we're READY TO ROLL ! ... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 6/6/22

Winning in retirement, at least financially, is a matter of priorities. Some folks want to double their money, regardless of the risk. They think “TALL” with their money. Others want to leave more for heirs. They also think “TALL” with their money.  But a new type of retiree has emerged in recent years. They don’t seek untold wealth or making their kids rich, as much as they seek true  financial independence for the rest of their lives. They want their “in-COME”  to exceed their  “out-GO” for as long as they live. That makes retiring on today's bonds an impossibility. With ten year treasury's yielding less than one percent, a new type of safe retirement asset  paying significantly more income is needed. As a result of  advanced annuity engineering the past five years , a  NEXT GENERATION retirement annuity has emerged paying higher income with a high degree of safety. In addition-- it may benefit from market increases with no market losses and no cap. We'll explain in detail and then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us.  A fact filled show you don't want to miss...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 6/3/22