Derek Johnson

Being Financially Peaceful

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Tune into Being Financially Peaceful on the radio every Monday morning on 1170 WAVS from 4-5 am. Being Financially Peaceful, hosted by Rocco Kryns, is a radio show dedicated to empowering listeners with practical guidance and retirement insights, from taxes to income planning and everything in between through the long road of retirement. Disclosure: We are an independent financial services firm helping individuals create retirement strategies using a variety of insurance products to custom suit their needs and objectives. Any references to protection benefits, safety, security, steady and reli...

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Derek Johnson

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Financial Habits to Break 25.08.2025 7:01

In this week's episode of "Being Financially Peaceful" with Rocco Kryns, the focus is on developing healthy financial habits to achieve true peace in retirement. The show addresses the startling statistic that only 33% of Americans have a written financial plan, emphasizing the necessity of budgeting and planning to break the cycle of complacency. Kryns compares financial planning to daily routine...

Financial Literacy: Understanding Your Retirement 18.08.2025 10:01

In this week's episode of "Being Financially Peaceful" hosted by Rocco Kryns, the focus is on boosting financial literacy and forming effective retirement plans. The show begins by addressing a financial literacy quiz from the American College of Financial Services, where participants aged 50-75 generally scored low, revealing gaps between genders and savings levels. Rocco stresses the importance...

Getting to Know Rocco Kryns & Early Financial Lessons 11.08.2025 10:01

In this week's episode of "Being Financially Peaceful" with Rocco Kryns, listeners are encouraged to focus on achieving peace rather than merely accumulating wealth for retirement. Rocco shares his journey from South Africa to America and how his fascination with finance was sparked by the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad." He emphasizes the importance of taking action in financial planning and learning fr...

The Big Beautiful Bill part 2 04.08.2025 10:01

This week's radio show "Being Financially Peaceful" with Rocco Kryns discussed the recently signed "Big Beautiful Bill" which makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent. The show highlighted how this could aid retirement planning by providing stability in tax expectations and introducing a new bonus deduction for seniors, amounting to $6,000 for individuals and $12,000 for couples from 2025 to 2028. Rocco...

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill & Strategic Planning in the Tax World 28.07.2025 10:01

This week's Being Financially Peaceful with Rocco Kryns, president of Wisdom Financial Services, delves into the implications of the recently passed Big Beautiful Bill by President Trump, maintaining the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Kryns emphasizes the importance of strategic tax planning in retirement, explaining that the current low tax rates offer opportunities for financial planning, such as R...

Being Financially Peaceful 14.07.2025 10:01

In this episode of "Being Financially Peaceful," Rocco Kryns discusses the importance of taking control of your financial future with actionable steps towards retirement peace. Rocco shares his journey from a money-novice in a working-class family to a financial author inspired by "Rich Dad Poor Dad," leading to his mission of simplifying financial literacy for everyone. Emphasizing the mantra "I...

The Client Experiience with Wisdom Financial Services 07.07.2025 10:01

On this week's show, Rocco Kryns, the founder of Wisdom Financial Services, emphasized the importance of achieving financial peace in retirement rather than being solely focused on monetary accumulation. Rocco introduced listeners to "Our Financial Peace System," a structured three-step process that helps clients develop a plan to secure their financial future, involving discovery, evaluation, and...