Think about the things in your life that you don’t think about that often. The smoke alarm, airbags in your car, fire extinguishers. Each of these things don’t really matter day-to-day until you need them and you’re glad they’re available and working.

Read more and get additional financial resources here: https://pffirm.com/2021/08/things-that-dont-matteruntil-they-do/ 

What we discuss on this episode: 

2:56 – Legal Documents

5:45 – Long Term Care

8:36 – Life Insurance

10:58 – Lifetime Income Streams

The world is a serious enough place as it is so let’s take a deep breath and have a little fun on this episode. We found a handful of financial jokes that we thought were pretty funny so we’re sharing them with you on this episode. Let’s also explore the financial lessons we can gain from the punchline.

Read more and get additional financial resources here: https://pffirm.com/2021/08/its-just-a-joke/ 

What we discuss on this episode: 

2:16 – Credit Card Debt

5:39 – Bonds

7:32 – Balances

10:06 – Investing

11:45 – Stock Market volatility

16:25 – Retirement age

The planning methods and your parents used likely won’t get you to where you want to be in retirement today. So much has changed over the past 20-30 years that make it harder on pre-retirees today. Let’s look at how planning has shifted and what you need to be aware of with your finances.

Read more and get additional financial resources here: https://pffirm.com/2021/07/not-your-fathers-retirement/ 

What we discuss on this episode: 

1:18 – Reality of retirement planning today

4:14 – Working beyond the age of 65

9:08 – Expenses not decreasing in retirement

12:04 – So many more things to juggle

14:33 – Portfolio have to last longer

17:29 – Stresses the importance of planning