Life's Third Act

Jill Enders is joined by Phil Ruben, Development Manager for the Jewish Community Center, to discuss the 42nd annual St. Louis Senior Olympics. The St. Louis Senior Olympics is a Masters-style athletic competition that promotes the health and wellness of men and women by providing them with opportunities to participate in competitive sports and social events. The annual event is organized by the J...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Dr. Suzanne Schindler, a Washington University neurologist to discuss the ongoing fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. Ms. Schindler discusses what led to her interest in Alzheimer’s research, her medical school thesis, the latest research using fluid biomarkers to predict if and when cognitively normal individuals will develop symptoms...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Cheryl J. Wilson, author, speaker, and long-term care expert with Advocacy For Seniors.  Ms. Wilson discusses how she started getting involved in senior advocacy and long-term care, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, some of the biggest challenges associated with long-term care, how she works with clients and their families, ho...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Dr. Blanche Touhill, former Chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis to discuss her career and retirement. Dr. Touhill retired in 2002 and was named Chancellor Emeritus.  Ms. Touhill discusses her career, including her experience as the first woman to be hired at Queens College in New York City in the history department;...

Podcast host Jill Enders is joined by Carolyn Schlueter, the reigning Ms. Senior Missouri, and Susan Pellegrino, Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant Producer and runner-up contestant in the 2014 Ms. Senior Missouri Pageant.  Ms. Schlueter discusses her reign as Ms. Senior Missouri and the opportunities she’s received because of it, what she will miss most about the pageant and her plans for w...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders chat with TuckerAllen estate planning attorney Nina Windsor about the most essential things to know about revocable trusts. Ms. Windsor discusses how to take inventory of assets; the differences between a will, revocable trust, and irrevocable trust; the factors that determine which of the three is a good fit for a client; the benefits of a revocabl...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders chat with TuckerAllen estate planning attorney Nina Windsor about key points of estate planning to consider when planning for life’s final chapter.  Ms. Windsor discusses how to take inventory of your assets; the differences between a will, revocable trust, and irrevocable trust and how she determines which of the three is a good fit for a clie...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders discuss recent events that have impacted the global economy and how they relate to your day-to-day life. They dive into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its impact on the worldwide economy, inflationary trends and potential ways to counter them, the detrimental impact globalization has had on the economy, changing demographics, how to inv...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Jessica Ramesch, editor of International Living Panama. Ms. Ramesch has been living the international life for as long as she can remember having called the U.S., Indiana, and Panama home by the age of 15 and has since traveled to more than 25 countries. Ms. Ramesch joins the program to discuss her experience living the international l...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Winton Churchill, contributor for International Living and author of “The ‘New’ Retirement: The Rise of the Gig Economy and How You Can Profit From It.” Mr. Churchill discusses the advantages those older than 50 have in quickly turning their skills and experience into a global freelance income, the risk of making this type of career tr...

Jill Enders is joined by Susan Pellegrino, choreographer, and performer for STL Flash Mob. Ms. Pellegrino is also the Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant Producer and runner-up contestant in the 2014 Ms. Senior Missouri Pageant.  Ms. Pellegrino joins the program to explain what a flash mob is, how she got involved with STL Flash Mob, some of memorable performances, how long it takes to learn a rou...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell is joined by Laura McCoy, Director of Community Outreach for Home Instead Senior Care, to discuss her company’s efforts to provide care for individuals from the comfort of their own home.  Ms. McCoy discusses how her company got its start, the services offered, Alzheimer’s and dementia services provided, what to expect in a consultation with her business, the challeng...

Jill Enders is joined by TuckerAllen estate planning attorneys Missy Shands-Manning and Nina Windsor to discuss the tragic case of former Zappo’s CEO Tony Hsieh, who recently died without leaving a will or trust for his estate. The group gives their reactions to this case and discuss whether Mr. Hsieh should have sought a conservatorship or guardianship, why Mimi Pham and her boyfriend paid a $750...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Suzan Haskins and her husband Dan Prescher, who are both senior editors for Internationalliving.com and authors of “The International Living Guide to Retiring Overseas on a Budget and Live Richer, Spend Less: International Living’s Ultimate Guide to Retiring Overseas.” Ms. Haskins and Mr. Prescher discuss their personal backgroun...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell discusses the impact inflation has recently had on the United States economy and where things could potentially go from here. Mr. Cordell explains many of the dilemmas individuals are facing due to the rising cost of living caused by inflation. He discusses the factors that have led to inflation in the economy, what the Fed has done to combat the issue so far and what it m...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Roger Maddox, co-founder of Staying In Place In Home Senior Care to discuss ways to help seniors stay in their homes with the best qualify of life for as long as possible.  Mr. Maddox discusses the background of Staying In Place including his inspiration for starting the company, the services provided and areas served, how he serv...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Gretchen Kingma, general manager for Truehold, a real estate and home services company that caters to seniors with its sale-leaseback program, to discuss how to use your home’s equity to benefit retirement.  Ms. Kingma discusses the background and growth of Truehold and how the program works, how it differs from a reverse mortgage...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Ashley Krietner, activities director for Twin Oaks Senior Living, to discuss the best ways to keep seniors physically active.  Ms. Krietner discusses her background, her family’s history with Twin Oaks and why she decided to go into the family business, the types of activities she plans for residents, how she motivates residents w...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by TuckerAllen estate planning attorney Missy Shands-Manning to discuss how to tackle estate planning in the new year. Ms. Manning discusses the increase in people seeking estate planning services at the beginning of the year, whether there is a sense of urgency with clients brought on by the ongoing pandemic, important documents and info...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by TuckerAllen estate planning attorney Missy Shands Manning to discuss the latest developments in the story concerning the will of Scholastic CEO Richard Robinson. Mr. Robinson recently unexpectedly left his family out of his will. Ms. Manning discusses the legal implications of this decision, legal tactics that could be used to challeng...

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Don O’Brien, investigator with the Better Business Bureau, to discuss the best ways for seniors to protect themselves from scams. Mr. O’Brien discusses how to become familiar with common scams targeting older adults, the criminal nature of telemarketing and email fraud, how to encourage seniors to avoid suspicious phone calls and messa...