Synopsis
Bruce Smith is the president and founder of the Wealthkare Investment Center serving central Pennsylvania. Bruce has spent more than 30 years identifying and using strategies that wealthy individuals use and making them available to the everyday retirement saver. The Get More Retirement podcast asks the question, How can you GET MORE from your retirement?
Episodes
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Will you have the spendable income you think in retirement?
27/07/2020 Duration: 13minA new survey looked at retirees over more than 20 years and found half of them didn’t have the income they hoped. What happened and how can you avoid it?
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Is Wall Street really cutting back on fees?
20/07/2020 Duration: 06minInvestment Fees pull away at your retirement nest egg. People are getting wise to it and are not happy about it. Is Wall Street starting to listen?
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Tax forward thinking for 2020
13/07/2020 Duration: 08minWealthy people have a tax strategy before the November election. Should you do the same?
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Suzi Orman says you’re crazy if you put your money here…
06/07/2020 Duration: 10minSuzi Orman says you’re crazy if you put your money in a 401(k). Have things changed so much that the 401(k) is no longer a good place to save for retirement?
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Is there too much market risk in the next 6 months?
29/06/2020 Duration: 13minThe Chairman of the Fed sees it. Many money managers see it. Why is it that investors can’t see the risk in this market?
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Has Covid-19 put your Social Security check in jeopardy?
22/06/2020 Duration: 05minSocial Security is funded primarily through payroll deductions. What has all the unemployment done to the future of the program?
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Is the market full of “stupid money"?
15/06/2020 Duration: 07minThe bad economic news keeps coming in, but the market keeps going up. How is this possible, and is it a warning sign?
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Congress is busy changing retirement planning
01/06/2020 Duration: 12minCongress has made sweeping changes in the last 6 months about how you will treat your IRAs and 401(k)s. Is your plan keeping up?
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How often are you checking your retirement accounts?
18/05/2020 Duration: 11minIf you are checking your retirement accounts regularly what does that say about you? Is there a way that you can ease some of that anxiety?
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Has the recent market made you lose confidence in investing?
11/05/2020 Duration: 10minWarren Buffett says he’s sitting on billions in cash right now looking for a good place to invest, but can’t find one. What should that say to you?
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How Covid-19 may have changed financial planning forever
04/05/2020 Duration: 09minIt’s possible your shopping habits, recreational activities and work environment may be changed forever with Covid-19. One analyst says this will change Capitalism forever.
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Did you prepared for the unexpected?
20/04/2020 Duration: 12minHaving a financial plan means testing for all kinds of ups and downs in the economy. How has your plan fared so far?
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Have recent events changed the strategy of using dividends for income?
13/04/2020 Duration: 08minHolding a stock because it pays a dividend has been an income strategy for years. But what happens if that company reduces or can no longer pay that dividend?
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Are you suddenly unsure about retirement?
06/04/2020 Duration: 16minIf what has happened over the last month has put doubt about whether you can retire, now is the time to talk about your financial plan.
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Is this 2008 again? And what do I do?
30/03/2020 Duration: 09minYou are sheltered at home, watching your retirement money take a huge hit. How do you get help and what do you do?
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You’ve seen losses. Can you recover quicker than 2008?
23/03/2020 Duration: 11minIt may have taken you 5 years to recover your 2008 losses, can we reduce that after this current market drop?
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Are you ready to get off the market roller coaster?
16/03/2020 Duration: 13minWall Street flipped a “Circuit Breaker” recently to stop dramatic losses. Do you have a “Circuit breaker” in your portfolio?
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Wild swings on Wall Street, what is your move?
09/03/2020 Duration: 14minThe Corona Virus, Super Tuesday, and a surprise cut by the Fed have the market swinging by over 1,000 points a day. If you are close to retirement, do you really want to be on this roller coaster?
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Do you have termites in your retirement plan?
24/02/2020 Duration: 08minTermites work unseen over time and when you discover them they usually have done a lot of damage. Is there something in your retirement plan doing the same thing?
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Beyond the Basics
17/02/2020 Duration: 12minWe brought in an article this week that says a good financial advisor goes “Beyond the Basics.” What are the basics, and what should we expect beyond that?