Retirement and Your Money - Dollars and Sense Radio

If you are close to retirement, hopefully you have been paying attention to what's over the horizon.  Retirement isn't like flipping a switch and boom, there you go.  It's more about planning for you…

Gas costs HOW MUCH!!?  Inflation isn't going away anytime soon.  You've ridden the inflation roller-coaster all your life.  Now, in retirement, you need to get off the ride and find a stable platform…

What's ahead in our retirement?  If you have the answer to that question, let us know how much you want for your crystal ball.  Seriously, we don't know what's ahead and that's why we create a plan t…

So you've been working hard and you are rewarded with a paycheck and a few other bells and whistles.  Then, retirement happens.  Those paychecks are gone and you are now working with a budget to get …

Retirement age isn't a number.  It's more than a number.  It's more about you.  We all have a unique journey towards retirement, and what you choose will determine what kind of retirement you have.  …

Airline pilots must retire at the age of 65.  That's a solid rule.  But unless you're a pilot, retirement is a number that's chosen by you.  So the question is...when will you retire?  Let's find out…

Interest rates go where they want, and interest rates affect our lives in a big way.  But does that mean they have to affect our retirement years?  Let's find out.

Stuff costs more, and it never seems to cost less.  That's an important element in your retirement years.  So how do you plan for inflation when you retire.  We have some answers for you, now.

We all have goals in life.  Probably one of the most important milestones we need to address, is retirement.  If you're not prepared, your retirement will not be as bountiful as you'd like.  Don't ma…

Your life took some planning.  Your work-path, your dreams, your goals.  You planned for that.  How about retirement?  Do you have a plan?  So how much money do you need?  Let's find out.

Retirement is never easy when you forgot to look at the basics, like Social Security, and the benefits of moving your money to a safe place.  Discover how you can get the best of both worlds.

The pandemic did more than disrupt our lives, and so much more.  It also gave us a new landscape for our retirement years.  Discover what has changed and what you need to do to capture a successful r…

Retirement is a BIG DEAL.  Yeah, it's your life and how it will play out.  So, preparing for a meeting to set up your retirement plan, involves some preparation and a little homework.  Let's get you …

People like to understand how things work.  It used to be that you could open the hood of your car and easily see what made the car tick.  Not so much anymore.  You need an expert.  The same is true …

Do you remember Christmas Clubs, through your local bank.  You put aside a little each month, and when the holidays rolled around, you had enough cash to present a grand holiday for the family.  Reti…

Retirement can be amazing.  But it can also be complicated and full of the stuff you don't completely understand.  We get to do retirement once in our lives.  Doesn't it make sense that doing it righ…

A surprise party on your birthday is fun.  But a surprise on your retirement, like I didn't take the right steps, isn't.  Lots of questions, like when should I retire and what are the logical next st…

You most likely have your favorite auto mechanic, your favorite store, or your favorite doctor.  Why?  Because beyond the specialty, you have a great relationship in place.  The same thing applies to…

Have you ever put off a decision and then regretted not taking the time to dig in and get some answers?  We all do that.  It's not right, but it happens.  So what about "retirement thinking"?  Life t…

We love making to-do lists, grocery lists, and so on.  But how do you put together a list, a must do list for your retirement?  This episode will give you some solid answers that will help make your …