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Hosted by Retirement Education Foundation · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 125 episodes
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Kirk Cassidy and Dr. Paul Metler shed light on the retirement industry.Retirement Education Foundation is a Fiscally Sponsored Program of United Charitable, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity.
Retirement Education Foundation hosts Retirement Education Hour, a education show with 125 episodes published.
What questions do people ask most often about retirement? In this episode of Retirement Education Hour, Kirk Cassidy and Michael Masserant tackle questions they regularly hear from listeners and students, including when
Is your retirement plan designed for the next 30 years, or is it based on assumptions that may already be outdated? In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk Cassidy and Michael Masserant explore one of the
Retirement is one of the most heavily marketed industries in America. Dinner seminars, television shows, books, podcasts, free retirement plans, and social media all compete for your attention. The real challenge isn't a
Save 10%, withdraw 4%, replace 80% of your income. Retirement advice is full of rules of thumb, but are they right for you? In this episode, Kirk and Michael examine several of the most common retirement guidelines and d
Retirement risks are not always what people expect. This episode explores why some of the biggest retirement challenges stem less from markets and more from planning, spending behavior, and financial decision-making. Kir
Many investors think retirement success is mainly about average return. In retirement, the timing of returns can matter just as much. In this episode, Kirk and Michael break down how losses early in retirement can have a
Most investors think asset allocation means choosing a percentage of stocks and bonds based on retirement dates. In retirement, the timing of your money matters far more. This episode explains how sequence of returns ris
Roth conversions are widely discussed but often misunderstood. In this episode, we begin by defining how Roth accounts and conversions work, then examine why conversions have gained attention in recent years. We explore
Many people delay retirement not because they lack money, but because what they call a plan does not give them confidence to stop working. In this episode, Kirk and Paul explain why you do not need to know everything to
Many retirees are surprised to learn their taxes can increase after leaving the workforce. In this episode, we discuss how RMDs, Social Security taxation, and Medicare premiums affect retirement income, and why the years
Anxiety can quietly undermine retirement decisions. In this episode, Kirk Cassidy and Dr. Paul Metler examine how analysis paralysis and loss aversion influence spending, investing, and retirement timing, and how underst
Without a clear plan, many retirees end up passing away with about the same amount of money they had when they retired, or even more. Why? Because they have been living off pensions and Social Security, only withdrawing
In this episode of the Retirement Education Hour, Kirk Cassidy and Dr. Paul Metler unpack five critical and avoidable risks that can quietly erode even the most carefully built retirement plans. These often-unaddressed r
Only 40% of people actually choose when they retire. In this episode, Kirk Cassidy and Michael Masserant explain how layoffs and automation are driving unexpected retirements—and why that timing can be financially devast
Kirk Cassidy and Dr. Paul Metler break down the current government shutdown and why it’s more headline than threat to your retirement. They explain the real risk isn’t the shutdown itself, but how investors react to it.
Kirk Cassidy and Michael Masserant break down what the financial service industry often gets wrong about retirement. They explore how the accumulation stage, which involves building retirement savings while working, has
This month, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in 2025. Kirk Cassidy and Michael Masserant, CFP® break down what the move means for retirement planning. Later, Dr. Paul Metler joins the conversatio
Kirk and Paul always say, “The plan drives everything,” but what does that really mean in practice? In this episode, they unpack the deeper truth behind that phrase, showing how it is really the math behind the plan that
Most retirement advice is about what not to do. This episode flips that. Kirk Cassidy and Dr. Paul Metler uncover four overlooked ways to make retirement work harder for you. From taking control of your pension decision
Most retirement plans focus on returns—but the real threats come from blind spots. In this episode, we break down the four major risks that can derail retirement if left unaddressed: Market risk – How early losses and wi
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