Safe Money Radio with Brad Pistole

Ed Slott joins Brad Pistole LIVE in the studio in Springfield, Missouri. Brad and Ed talk about taxes, tax law, IRA's, 401(k)s, income planning, life insurance, and costly mistakes to avoid with your…

PhD Economist Michael Finke joins Brad to talk about retirement income planning. 

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In a world where EVERYONE has opinions about finances, Brad gives his thoughts about how to navigate who to listen to when it comes to your retirement plan. Brad shares his thoughts about those who v…

Brad announces that Ed Slott will be coming to Springfield, MO for a special event on Tuesday, September 12th. This will be held at the White River Event Center at Bass Pro Shops. Go to www.guarantee…

Tom Hegna joins Brad Pistole on Safe Money Radio once again to answer retirement planning questions that are on the minds of many people in the 50+ age range. 

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Brad shares a great story about a highly educated financial professor who reached out to him to help him plan his retirement. This episode talks about the reasons why it is extremely important to wor…

Dr. Wade Pfau joins Brad on Safe Money Radio for the second time. In this episode, Brad and Wade talk about: 

The Importance of Guaranteed Income
The Benefits of Owning Fixed Indexed Annuities 
Bonds vs…

Brad breaks down Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and how it compares to your financial hierarchy of needs. 

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Brad addresses the concerns of many retirees involving banking and bank products. Some of the things discussed today include CD's, FDIC coverage, insurance products, annuities, and how they stack up …

Brad talks about the ability for those age 59.5 and above to take an "in service withdrawal" from eligible 401(k), 403(b), 457 and TSP's. This episode covers the options and characteristics of in ser…

Brad talks about the 3 Phases of Retirement coined by world renowned economist, Tom Hegna. 

Stage 1: GO GO YEARS - Early retirement, still healthy, doing lots of activities and participating in hobbie…

Brad answers questions from Safe Money Radio callers. 

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Brad talks about why some large investment institutions refuse to use annuities with their clients, what happened to his Dad in 2001 and 2008, and spends ample time talking about the pros and cons of…

Brad talks about how the game of GOLF and your retirement plan have a LOT in common! Featured on today will be a snippet from world renowned economist Tom Hegna, also speaking on the commonalities of…

World Renowned Economist Tom Hegna joins Brad for an episode of Safe Money Radio to talk about risk control, diversification, sequence of returns risk, long term care, guaranteed lifetime income, the…

In todays episode, Brad talks about the one thing we all seem to dread; taxes. 
There are several key decisions that those who are nearing retirement face, and decisions to be made that can end up sav…

NSSA® Heather Schreiber joins Safe Money Radio to talk about a couple of hot topics in the world of Social Security, Medicare and Guaranteed Income! 

These topics include: 

• The Social Security "Break E…

Wade D. Pfau, PhD, is Professor of Retirement Income in the PhD in Financial and Retirement Planning program, Co-Director of the American College Center for Retirement Income, and RICP® program direc…

CEO of Crown Haven Wealth Advisors, Casey Marx, joins Brad Pistole for a special episode of Safe Money Radio. Casey and Brad dive into the importance of creating a guaranteed floor of income, and how…

America's IRA Expert, Ed Slott, joins Brad Pistole on Safe Money Radio to talk about the updated tax laws that were signed into law with the Secure Act 2.0 on December 29, 2022. 

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