Retirement calculators are powerful tools when used properly, but they are weapons of mass deception when used incorrectly. In episode #10 of the Financial Mentor podcast, Darrow Kirkpatrick and I reveal the tricks and traps to using retirement calculators right. This topic is much bigger than just retirement planning. This is about engineering your way to wealth and using retirement calculators as a handy tool to make the math easy. There are many nuances and little-known creative strategies that can help you achieve financial security much earlier than you ever imagined possible. And there are many potholes you must avoid so you don’t make foolish decisions…
FM 009: How To Convert Your Volatile Investment Portfolio Into Automatic Income With Wade Pfau
How do you convert a volatile portfolio into a stable, automatic income stream? After all, your investment portfolio goes up and down like a roller coaster, but your retirement spending requires a reliable income that you will never outlive. Traditional financial planning provides an oversimplified answer in the 4% Rule, but the latest research into safe withdrawal rates has revealed surprisingly different conclusions that can dramatically impact how you plan your retirement savings strategy…
FM 008: The Shocking Truth About The Financial Advice Business With Jeff Rose
The financial advice business is riddled with conflicts of interest, hidden fees, and financial incentives that can cost you dearly if you don’t know how to protect yourself. Get the inside scoop showing you how the various investment product sales models work – warts, blemishes and all – so you can improve your investment performance and manage risk more effectively…
FM 007: The Wall Street Journal & Citi Guide To Money And Happiness With Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Clements reveals universal financial truths developed over his 17 years as a featured columnist for the Wall Street Journal (and more recently with Citi Personal Wealth Management for 5 years). His most recent work involved combing his decades long collection of writings and distilling them down to just the essential core “notions” that every wealth builder must understand. Now you can benefit from this unusual depth of knowledge in this exclusive interview with one of the true veterans of Wall Street personal finance journalism…
FM 006: The Habit of Wealth With Scott H. Young
Habits are the easiest, most secure way to achieve any goal – including wealth. Whether you want to learn how to invest smarter, grow your net worth, lose weight, or get in great shape – habits are the key. The right habits literally pull you toward the goal. In this podcast we reveal all the tricks and tips you must know to change your habits and proactively design your life to achieve any outcome you desire – including wealth…
FM 005: How To Budget Your Way To Wealth with Jesse Mecham
Your budget is the foundation of your wealth plan. In fact, it is so important it’s the cornerstone. Unfortunately, most people don’t understand budgeting and falsely believe it is about sacrifice and discipline. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this fifth episode of the FinancialMentor podcast Jesse Mecham explains why budgeting is the cornerstone of your wealth plan and how you can make it work for you. Surprisingly, it is probably not what you think…
FM 004: Early Retirement Success Story with Doug Nordman
Early retirement is simple. Discover how to do it with confidence and security in this interview with Doug Nordman illustrating the essential principles nearly everyone must follow. Doug’s story is a great example because his path was unusual, but the principles he followed are not. They are timeless and essential to achieving the goal. Discover how…
FM 003: How To Build Wealth Through Business with Jaime Tardy
In this third session of the Financial Mentor Podcast, Jaime Tardy from EventualMillionaire.com shares unique insights into how to build wealth using the business/entrepreneurial path. Jaime has interviewed more than 100 self-made millionaires and discovered specific patterns that lead to success in business which she reveals as a core set of actionable principles in this podcast. These are real insights from real millionaires that replace common myths taught elsewhere and is essential learning for anyone seeking to achieve wealth…
FM 002: How To Retire At 50 with Darrow Kirkpatrick
Discover how to retire at 50 in our second podcast interview featuring Darrow Kirkpatrick. You’ll learn proven investment strategy, the key savings principles that work reliably, and surprising insights explaining why frugality is more important than commonly understood and why security is less important. This is the “Everyman’s” path to wealth that just plain works if you listen and implement the lessons…
FM 001: The Truth About Retirement Income & Dave Ramsey’s Shocking ROI and Safe Withdrawal Rate Assumptions with Wade Pfau
In this first episode of the Financial Mentor podcast, professor Wade Pfau reveals the truth about retirement income and investment return assumptions so you can plan your financial future with confidence. All research and facts are contrasted with Dave Ramsey’s unsupportable claims that you can realistically expect 12% investment returns and an 8% safe withdrawal rate in retirement. The result is deep knowledge about sound retirement planning strategy practices so you can build your financial security with confidence and peace of mind…
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