Retirement Starts Today

Retirement Starts Today

Benjamin Brandt CFP®, RICP®

Episodes 404
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Apple Rating 4.5 (495)
Since Oct 2015
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Do you want to spend more money in retirement, while paying less taxes? Great news, you're in the right place! I'll also teach you the benefits of retiring TO something, while most retirees only solve half the equation by retiring FROM something. Tune in every Monday morning - hosted by Benjamin Brandt CFP, RICP. Join my "Every Day is Saturday" weekly newsletter for show notes, free book giveaways and other great retirement content: www.retirementstartstodayradio.com/newsletter

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The Richest Person in the Graveyard

Jun 08, 2026 19m

You've heard it said a hundred times: Spend the money, make the memories, don't die with regret. However, for certain kinds of retirees, dying as the richest person in the graveyard isn't a tragedy…

The Best Strategies for Boosting Starting Withdrawal Rates in Retirement

Jun 01, 2026 19m

If you want to spend more at the beginning of retirement, which withdrawal strategies actually let you do that? This week's Retirement Headline from Amy C. Arnott called "The Best Strategies for…

How Super-Savers Spend Their Acorns in Retirement, with Dana Anspach

May 25, 2026 22m

Imagine a lifetime spent diligently saving your acorns, only to face a mental roadblock when it's time to enjoy them. Dana Anspach, CFP®, RMA®, and author of "Living Off Your Acorns," shares how this…

How 2 Couples Cut Housing Costs To Speed Up Their Path To Early Retirement

May 18, 2026 20m

What happens when you reach financial independence by paying off a low interest rate mortgage early? Or being renter instead of buying a home and growing equity? I'll explain why hitting that…

The "24-Hour Rule" That Keeps Retirees From Blowing Their Savings

May 11, 2026 19m

According to Capital One Shopping - 89% of shoppers have made some kind of impulse buy. More than half have spent more than $100 on a whim, and the average shopper made impulse buys adding up to $282…

Sorry, Your Kids Don't Want Your Stuff

May 04, 2026 16m

Imagine having 10 overstuffed boxes of grandma's collections in your living room. That's the story that leads our show from a couple in Florida who received these items as hand-me-downs from a boomer…

The Retirement Risk Zone

Apr 27, 2026 21m

There is roughly a ten-year window centered around your retirement date, five to ten years before, and five to ten years after called "The Retirement Risk Zone". This is when you're most vulnerable…

Stop Sweating the Small Stuff When You Spend Your Retirement Money

Apr 20, 2026 15m

Why is it so hard to spend the money you spent a lifetime saving? This is a question from Janet Bodnar in a Kiplinger article. She admits that one of her guilty pleasures in retirement is treating…

Five Beneficiary Designations for Clients to Review Now

Apr 13, 2026 17m

Your beneficiary designations are probably outdated. Not because you made bad decisions, but because you made them once and never looked again. We're going to walk through five areas where these…

Will Surging Oil Prices Crash the Market?

Apr 06, 2026 20m

How do higher oil prices impact stock market returns? Ben Carlson at A Wealth of Common Sense challenges the assumption most people have, but with some genuinely surprising and con historical data.…

Estimated Taxes Are a Pain. Let's make it Easier

Mar 30, 2026 20m

What if you paid all your taxes - and still got hit with a penalty from the IRS? Our retirement headline this week comes from Laura Saunders in the Wall Street Journal. Estimated tax penalties are…

The Hidden Cost Of Investment Income

Mar 23, 2026 16m

Some desirable investment income - like interest and dividends - might actually hurt high-net-worth investors' bottom line. This comes from an article by Larry Swedroe in Financial Advisor Magazine.…

The Medicare Charge That's Taking a Bigger Bite Out of Social Security Checks

Mar 16, 2026 22m

You might have received a Social Security cost-of-living increase this year — but did your net check actually go up? A recent Wall Street Journal article highlights how rising Medicare premiums and…

Tax Return Red Flags

Mar 09, 2026 21m

Sheryl Rowling positions income tax returns as diagnostic tools — not merely a compliance document — and outlines four common red flags that suggest a client failed to take advantage of proactive tax…

Stop Chickening Out

Mar 02, 2026 18m

Retirees obsess over the exact safe withdrawal rate they think they'll need while simultaneously building layer after layer of backup plans. Dividends, buckets, multiple years of cash, constant Monte…

8 Tips to Stop Worrying About Running Out of Money in Retirement

Feb 23, 2026 22m

Sheryl Rowling from Morningstar argues that the greatest danger in retirement isn't the stock market — it's the constant fear of running out of money. We will walk through her eight "anchors" from…

The Best Way to Leave Money Behind

Feb 16, 2026 22m

What does research say about retirement withdrawal strategies that are specifically designed to leave more money behind? We'll walk through what the research says works best, the trade-offs involved,…

The Ideal Level of Wealth

Feb 09, 2026 18m

Is there an ideal level of wealth? Our Retirement Headline comes from Nick Maggiulli, who starts by rejecting the usual vague answers—"it depends," "on your own terms," or "whatever makes you happy."…

Why are You Still Working?

Feb 02, 2026 21m

Andrew Rosen, CFP®, CEP, writes in a Kiplinger article how to walk through several common reasons people keep working — even as retirement comes into view. Rather than looking at money first, the…

Helping Underspenders And "Savers" Understand They CAN Spend More

Jan 26, 2026 19m

Can you relate to this statement: "They've done everything right financially… but still can't bring themselves to spend the money they've saved." In today's Retirement Headline, Meghaan Lurtz…

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