Decoding Retirement

Written by: Yahoo Finance
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  • Retirement planning doesn’t mean locking up your money for a rainy day and forgetting about it. Planning your future means reacting to events today. Decoding Retirement gives you the tools to navigate the years ahead, and take action now! Each week, Robert 'Bob' Powell will dissect the big headlines, decode key themes, and unpack the possible domino effect for your money. When it comes to retirement planning, Robert Powell and Yahoo Finance will not let you fall behind! Every Tuesday at 12PM ET on your favorite podcast platform.
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Episodes
  • Adjusting your retirement strategy as you age
    Feb 18 2025
    In this episode of Decoding Retirement, America’s definitive voice on retirement, Robert 'Bob' Powell speaks with Steph Guild, Robinhood Senior Director of Investment Strategy, to discuss the many different factors to consider when creating and modifying your investment and saving strategy. Find out everything you need to know about your time horizon, risk tolerance, and more. Retirement planning doesn’t mean locking up your money for a rainy day and forgetting about it. Planning your future means reacting to events today. Decoding Retirement gives you the tools to navigate the years ahead, and take action now! Each week, Robert 'Bob' Powell will dissect the big headlines, decode key themes, and unpack the possible domino effect for your money. When it comes to retirement planning, Robert Powell and Yahoo Finance will not let you fall behind! Find this episode and more episodes of Decoding Retirement at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/decoding-retirement. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. :40 - Balancing debt and saving 3:20 - Decoding time horizon 5:40 - Decoding risk tolerance 7:40 - Differentiating gambling and investing 10:50 - How to allocate your money 12:10 - Why it's important to save early 16:10 - How to balance competing demands Yahoo Finance's Decoding Retirement is hosted by Robert Powell, and produced by Austin Rivera. Robert Powell holds several prominent positions within the financial industry. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Investments and Wealth Institute's (IWI) Retirement Management Journal, the world's first peer-reviewed journal solely dedicated to retirement income. He also hosts the Exceptional Advisor podcast by IWI. Powell is both a Certified Financial Planner® and Retirement Management Adviser® certificant. Steph Guild is Head of Investment Strategy for Robinhood Financial. Prior to joining Robinhood, Steph spent 21 years within the financial services industry, most recently as a Managing Director and Investment Specialist at JPMorgan Private Bank. Steph’s previous experience at JPM includes working with institutional and intermediary clients in London and NY within the US Equity team, and as part of the broader client advisory team, both within JPMorgan Asset Management. Steph holds a BBA from James Madison University and is a CFA charterholder. She is registered with FINRA, holding Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Retirement savings: How to spend consciously
    Feb 11 2025
    In this episode of Decoding Retirement, America’s definitive voice on retirement, Robert 'Bob' Powell speaks with Jean Chatzky, HerMoney Podcast Host, to discuss the most recent statistics of retirement savers and why there are reasons to be optimistic. Find out how auto enrollment and auto escalation are significantly helping individuals save for retirement in this week's episode of Decoding Retirement. Retirement planning doesn’t mean locking up your money for a rainy day and forgetting about it. Planning your future means reacting to events today. Decoding Retirement gives you the tools to navigate the years ahead, and take action now! Each week, Robert 'Bob' Powell will dissect the big headlines, decode key themes, and unpack the possible domino effect for your money. When it comes to retirement planning, Robert Powell and Yahoo Finance will not let you fall behind! Find this episode and more episodes of Decoding Retirement at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/decoding-retirement. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. 1:00 - Real life retirement journeys survey 4:10 - Auto enrollment and auto escalation 7:10 - How much should you save for retirement? 9:25 - What accounts to use? 10:40 - Take advantage of workplace plans 13:10 - Retirement saving challenges 15:10 - Backwards budgeting Yahoo Finance's Decoding Retirement is hosted by Robert Powell, and produced by Austin Rivera. Robert Powell holds several prominent positions within the financial industry. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Investments and Wealth Institute's (IWI) Retirement Management Journal, the world's first peer-reviewed journal solely dedicated to retirement income. He also hosts the Exceptional Advisor podcast by IWI. Powell is both a Certified Financial Planner® and Retirement Management Adviser® certificant. Jean Sherman Chatzky is an American journalist, a personal finance columnist, financial editor of NBC’s TODAY show, AARP’s personal finance ambassador, and the founder and CEO of the multimedia company HerMoney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • ERISA turns 50: How one law revolutionized retirement
    Feb 4 2025
    In this episode of Decoding Retirement, America’s definitive voice on retirement, Robert 'Bob' Powell speaks with Kerry Hannon, Yahoo Finance Senior Columnist, and Molly Moorehead, Yahoo Finance Personal Finance Editor, to discuss the Employee Retirement Income Security Act on its 50 year anniversary. Find out everything you need to know about the law and how it affects modern day retirement planners. Retirement planning doesn’t mean locking up your money for a rainy day and forgetting about it. Planning your future means reacting to events today. Decoding Retirement gives you the tools to navigate the years ahead, and take action now! Each week, Robert 'Bob' Powell will dissect the big headlines, decode key themes, and unpack the possible domino effect for your money. When it comes to retirement planning, Robert Powell and Yahoo Finance will not let you fall behind! Find this episode and more episodes of Decoding Retirement at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/decoding-retirement. Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. 1:00 - The history of ERISA 2:10 - Creating a more stable system 3:15 - Decoding fiduciaries 5:20 - The successes of ERISA 11:15 - ERISA's impact on IRAs 13:25 - The retirement crisis 15:30 - Disadvantages of ERISA Yahoo Finance's Decoding Retirement is hosted by Robert Powell, and produced by Austin Rivera. Robert Powell holds several prominent positions within the financial industry. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Investments and Wealth Institute's (IWI) Retirement Management Journal, the world's first peer-reviewed journal solely dedicated to retirement income. He also hosts the Exceptional Advisor podcast by IWI. Powell is both a Certified Financial Planner® and Retirement Management Adviser® certificant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins

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