Ep 135: What’s Your Biggest Financial Fear?

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">We took an informal poll of listeners to find out what their biggest financial fears are. In this episode, we’ll explore the most common fears and talk about how they should be addressed in a retirement plan.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Whether it’s running out of money, paying more taxes, or not having money to pass on to your kids, we all have fears about our finances. So, what's your biggest fear, and did it make our list? Stay tuned as we talk through some ways to face these fears so that you can feel more confident in your retirement plan. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "border: none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; border: none;"> Here are some of the common financial fears we'll talk about today:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Running out of money before you die. <strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style= "mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(8:14)</em></strong></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Paying more for taxes than you need to.<strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style= "mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> (13:37)</em></strong></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="border: none;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Having to reduce your quality of life in retirement. <strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style= "mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(18:55)</em