Proverbs 16:18 says “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Let’s talk about some of the ways that pride might manifest itself in your financial planning in the form of overconfidence. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Mondays With Matt Podcast

Pride Before A Fall: How Overconfidence Can Lead To Financial Ruin

Different types of accounts have different tax consequences. Let’s talk about those advantages and disadvantages in different types of accounts and how you can use them (or not) in retirement planning. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Tax Consequences: Pros & Cons of Various Account Types

If you’ve ever ridden the subway in London, you’ve probably seen the “Mind the Gap” signs warning you to be aware of the gap between the train door and the station platform. Let’s talk today about minding the gaps in retirement planning. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Mind The Gap

Depending on your answers, the questions we cover on today’s show might raise red flags about your finances. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Spotting Red Flags In Your Finances

This is our 62nd episode and since it's turning 62, should it file for social security early? We decided to chat about this topic since so many people are unclear about when it's advantageous for them to start taking it. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

When Should You Turn On Social Security?

It’s time to peel back the curtain a little bit to learn about your financial advisor. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

What Makes Your Financial Advisor Tick?

So much focus in the financial world revolves around accumulating money. There’s all sorts of advice, how- to guides and guardrails in place when it comes to saving and investing, but a lot less resources out there to help retirees navigate the period of time after retirement. This is known as decumulation, the spending down and managing of the assets you’ve accumulated through your life. And on this episode, we’ll point at (at least) 5 things you must know about decumulation to retire successfully. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

5 Things You Must Know About Decumulation To Retire Successfully

Our 4th of July podcast here! Today's episode is all about getting to financial independence and some ways you may be able to get there. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Financial Independence

If you’re of the age that your mom and dad retired 20 or 30 years ago, the world was a much different place when they walked away from their paychecks. Let’s talk about how things are different now. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Not Your Father’s Retirement

At first glance, each of these statements seem like basic common sense that everyone agrees with. But when we look at the way people actually behave with their money, it seems that common sense is actually a bit uncommon. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Learning Through Uncommon Sense

If we’ve learned any lesson over the past year, it’s that no matter how carefully we plan and prepare, we’ll likely encounter unexpected hurdles. While a global pandemic has certainly underscored the need to pay close attention to our physical wellness, it has also revealed the need to shore up our financial wellness. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

What Is Financial Wellness?

If we take a look at the world of medicine, we can learn some valuable lessons that can be applied to your financial life. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Listening To The Money Doctor

William Rogers was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. Let's see what we can learn from some of his great quotes. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Will Rogers’ Retirement Advice

Let’s talk about some of the areas of your financial life where you might be flirtin’ with disaster and don’t even know it. Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Are You Flirtin’ With Disaster?

If you had to be elected in order to be a financial advisor, what would your platform be to show potential "voters" you would be a good candidate? This week we put Matt in the spotlight for "Financial Czar." Links & Show Notes: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949

Launching Your Financial Campaign

Financial and retirement planning guidance from Matt Starke, of Great Lakes Retirement Solutions in Saginaw, Michigan.

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