CONFIDENT CONVERSATIONS® on Retirement

Learn practical steps for finding and hiring a financial advisor. Discover how to evaluate credentials, ask the right questions, and build a trusted relationship that helps you simplify decisions and take control of your financial future.

In this episode, we do a complete 360° exploration of tax planning before and during retirement to help you build a tax-efficient retirement roadmap.

Caring for both children and aging parents—while planning for your own retirement—takes strategy and intention. This episode explores practices for staying on track financially while juggling caregiving responsibilities.

ETFs offer structural features that can help investors manage taxes in taxable accounts. Learn how they work, what makes them tax-efficient, where they fit in your portfolio, and how they can support a smarter retirement income strategy.

Gain clarity on Social Security and how it fits into your retirement plan. This episode covers benefits, timing, and claiming strategies to help women—and their spouse, if they have one—make confident, informed decisions.

Balancing your desire to live fully today with the need to plan for tomorrow can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Join us as we discuss strategies to stay motivated while saving for short-term goals and long-term financial security.

Retirement planning can be complex, and it's easy to make mistakes along the way. But with the right information, you can steer clear of these common pitfalls. Join us as we discuss our experiences with retirement savings mistakes and how to avoid them.

Join us as we explore the differences between investing in traditional and alternative investments for your retirement, including what they are, how they work, and which might be right for your investment goals.

Spending tends to decrease in retirement, but it isn't always predictable. To prepare, you must develop plans to manage both essential and nonessential expenses. Join us as we discuss how thoughtful spending plans can lead to a more satisfying retirement.

Whether you're planning for retirement, are already retired, or just someone curious about what’s happening in the world of retirement income strategies and solutions, you’ll find today’s episode packed with important and helpful information.

Join us for a discussion about Social Security at a conceptual level and how it works overall, along with examples based on specific situations. We will focus on what you need to know about Social Security as part of a retirement income strategy.

When prices are rising and markets feel uncertain, making investment decisions can feel overwhelming. Join us as we dive into a topic that's on everyone's mind: navigating inflation and market volatility.

Join us as we dive into an essential topic that requires thoughtful preparation for anyone approaching or already in retirement: planning for where to live and options for long-term care in the mid-to-later years of retirement.

401(k) plans are tax-advantaged accounts that remain the backbone of a retirement savings strategy. Join us as we discuss the evolution, benefits, criticisms, and the future of 401(k) plans.

In this “best of” episode of T. Rowe Price's CONFIDENT CONVERSATIONS® on Retirement podcast, we revisit some of the most impactful and inspiring clips from the past three seasons.

How much do you know about target date solutions? Join us as we unpack the world of target date solutions, one of the most popular investment vehicles designed to simplify the path to retirement.

Retiring early requires careful planning and a commitment to financial independence. In this episode, T. Rowe Price experts discuss strategies, mindset, and financial considerations that can help you retire years ahead of the traditional timeline.

If the thought of transitioning into retirement is overwhelming to you, it may help to think of retirement not as an end, but as a new beginning. In this episode, T. Rowe Price experts discuss strategies for creating a fulfilling and joyful post-work life

When it comes to planning for income in retirement, there is incremental value in developing a plan customized for your situation. In this episode, we’ll discuss how well-planned withdrawal strategies can help investors build financial security.

Women face unique challenges when it comes to saving and investing. In this episode, T. Rowe Price experts share multi-generational insights to help guide women on how to connect their financial strategy to what motivates them in life.

Information and planning can help investors make more thoughtful decisions to minimize their tax burden and maximize their retirement savings. In this episode, T. Rowe Price experts review simple strategies to help investors be more tax savvy.

A financial professional can help investors make tough financial decisions, and the value they provide can often outweigh the associated fees. In this episode, T. Rowe Price experts offer guidance for people weighing the value of financial advice.

If you have already retired but are considering returning to work, you aren’t alone. In this episode, our T. Rowe Price experts discuss the unretirement phenomenon, along with factors you should consider before transitioning back into the workforce.

Have you ever wondered how our beliefs and attitudes toward money impact our financial well-being and influence our retirement planning? Listen as T. Rowe Price experts discuss the ways that the psychology of money influences our financial behavior.

The recently passed SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 is one of the most significant pieces of legislation impacting the retirement industry in recent memory. Our experts from T. Rowe Price discuss some key provisions that individuals need to know.