The Fire Your Financial Advisor Podcast by Golden Reserve is for every-day retirees. We challenge financial advisors and the fees the trillion-dollar industry takes from your hard-earned savings. Join us each week for straight shooting, honest insights on protecting your assets from taxes, market risk, fees and long-term care. We'll also challenge financial advisors and the fees the trillion-dollar industry takes from your hard-earned savings. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode ...
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Greg Aler Podcasts

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New Stats: The Fear of Running Out of Money is Overblown | Warren Buffett, Tony Robbins, and Greg Aler All Agree on This | Watch Your 401(k) Target Date Fund for Changes
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56:20On this episode: Is the fear of running out of money a farce? How much could advisor and investment fees cost you over your retirement? What are we talking about in our year end meetings? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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How Will Lower Interest Rates Affect Your Retirement Planning? | Being Smart If You Get Some Inheritance Money? | Figuring Out the “L”s of Retirement Planning
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55:50On this episode: Estate Planner and Golden Reserve Founder Tim Stallings joins us to talk about inheritance and long-term care planning. Why are people moving toward dividend paying stocks? An 80-year-old with a big tax problem. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn…
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Greg Takes Off the Gloves on Private Equity Popping Up In Your 401(k)
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8:25Private equity, IPOs, Bit Coin, and more non-traditional investments may appear in your 401(k) soon. Should you be interested? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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7 Retirement Rules We Are Giving You Permission to Break
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16:45There are a lot of financial rules that you will find on Google. We found seven that you can throw in the trash. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Greg Aler
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A Retirement Lesson from Comedian Nate Bargatze | Are You Missing the Obvious in Your Retirement Plan? | A New Danger in Your 401(k)
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57:41On this episode: Has retirement planning become like “the new math”? Inheritance: When you look at your kid and say, “there’s no free lunch.” When all the retirement numbers look good, what are you missing? Be aware of what they might slip into your 401(k) Target Date Fund. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReser…
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THIS Could Steal Half Your Retirement Savings
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8:51Most of us are worried about the stock market or taxes taking our retirement money. But there is another villain out there and it could be the biggest thief of all. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…
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Is retirement the most financially complex time of your life? | How many people have actually saved 1 million dollars? | You’ve been downsized before your retirement date. Now what?
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55:39Social Security, Medicare, and RMDs. Retirement is just different. Most people don’t have 1 million in savings. Does that mean you won’t have a happy retirement? Work throws you an early retirement curve ball. How does that change your planning? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: F…
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Are Financial Advisors Really Still Saying THAT?
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6:24We were shocked when we found out that AOL was still around. We are even more surprised to find out that some financial advisors are still using these outdated ideas. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…
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Are you too conservative with your investments?
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9:00Motley Fool says without some money in the stock market you risk not achieving the growth you need for a long retirement. Are they correct? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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What You Need to Know If You Get an Inheritance | THIS Could Be the Biggest Drain on Your Retirement Money | Your 90-Year-Old Best Friend in Retirement
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57:34On this episode: Many people will get an inheritance, but many are not ready for the issues surrounding it. Markets, Fees, and Healthcare can be big costs in retirement. Are you ignoring your biggest threat? Social Security has been around for 90 years. Will it make it another 90? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at Gold…
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What Does the Average Couple Spend Per Month in Retirement?
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8:41The financial media now says we need 1.8 million dollars to retire. That doesn’t square with what couples actually spend. We have those numbers. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Warren Buffett Is Selling Stock. Should You? | How Much Do Couples Spend per Month in Retirement? | With Investments, Sometimes Boring Is Better
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55:45On this episode: How much should we follow the investment moves of people like warren Buffett? New data on what people need and spend in retirement. A retirement lesson from George Carlin. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listene…
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Dividend Paying Stocks: Is It Still a Good Idea?
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7:58One big company just cut their stock dividend in half. Is this a trend? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Or Call us at 855-546-2074 to schedule an appointment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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7 Assumptions People Make About Retirement That Could Hurt You | “All I get from my Financial Advisor is invoices!” | My IRA-to-Roth Conversion Hit a Snag
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55:58On this episode: Taxes, the markets, inflation, and your health. Don’t assume it will remain the same. How often do you hear from you advisor? It’s a problem, but a good problem. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…
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72% of Seniors Say They Wish They Had Done THIS Before Retirement
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9:02Many seniors skip this retirement tax strategy. Then they get into their 70s and regret it. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Greg Aler
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Filling the Upcoming Gap in Your Social Security Check | A 401(k) With Fees 64 Times the Norm! | Many Advisors are Using a Strategy Now That They’ve Never Used Before
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53:47On this episode: Social Security may cut your check soon by 20%. What do you do? Is your 401(k) loaded with fees? How many financial advisors are turning to…GASP…annuities to fill retirement income needs. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnyst…
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The rule of thumb is that you need to replace 80% of your current income to continue your lifestyle in retirement. Does that formula work? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Greg Aler and Tim Stallings on Estate Planning Issues of Protecting Your IRA, Your Savings, and Your House | You Want to Retire but You Aren’t at Retirement Age | How Much Faith Do You Have in the Stock ...
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55:58On this episode: Protecting your assets against the high cost of long-term care. Should you put your kids on the title of your home? You can’t handle work one more day, but you feel you are too young to retire. Will the market go up another 150% in the next 10 years? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com …
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Over Half of Us are Terrified of THIS in Retirement
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9:05Can you replace some or all of your paycheck in retirement? It’s an issue many of us don’t know how to solve. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Greg Aler
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A Closer Look at the Big Beautiful Bill and How It Could Affect Your Retirement Planning | How Often Does the Market Crash? | What Retirees Say They Are “Terrified” Of
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55:48On this episode: Taxes, Social Security, and Medicare: What are the changes under the Big Beautiful Bill? We are all scared of the next stock market crash. Should we be? How can we solve the problem that scares retirees the most? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedI…
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There is lots of advice out there on where to put your money. We have a list of 7 places NOT to put your money. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Greg Aler
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A Huge Advisor Foul Up | 7 Places NOT to Put Your Retirement Money | An NFL Quarterback Gets a Tax Surprise | The Rage About Rates: Does It Really Matter?
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56:20On this episode: What to do when your advisor makes a mistake. Avoid these places with your retirement money. How does all the talk about interest rates effect you? A retirement lesson from the Road Runner and the Coyote. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and Yo…
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What happens when your financial advisor won’t call you back? We break down the risks, the red flags, and what to do when silence costs you. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Why Are We Asking, “How Does My Retirement Compare to Everyone Else?"
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7:58You see it in the financial headlines. How much should I have saved at this age? For some reason we want to know how we are doing compared to everyone else. Is that a good thing or not? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener f…
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TINA is Back! (And We’re Not Talking Tina Turner)
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9:08TINA (There is no alternative) is how people feel about the stock market. If you want growth, it’s the only game in town. But is that true? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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