Greg Aler

Fire Your Financial Advisor by Golden Reserve

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The Fire Your Financial Advisor Podcast by Golden Reserve is for every-day retirees. We challenge financial advisors and the fees the trillion-dollar industry takes from your hard-earned savings. Join us each week for straight shooting, honest insights on protecting your assets from taxes, market risk, fees and long-term care. We'll also challenge financial advisors and the fees the trillion-dollar industry takes from your hard-earned savings. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out Fire Your Financial Advisor on YouTube! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social:...

Author

Greg Aler

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Business

Podcast website

www.getyourroadmap.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

How much do I need to set aside if I need Long-Term Care? 31.10.2023

A couple planning for retirement seems to have done a great job, yet they still wonder if they have enough if one of them needs long-term care. How much is enough? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook , LinkedIn and YouTube . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pros and cons of higher interest rates | The US gets a low grade in retirement. Why? | How much do you need to self-fund a Long-Term Care event? | Many people are choosing to take Social Security and continue to work | The ABCs (and Ds) of Medicare 28.10.2023

Higher interest rates are actually helping pre-retirees. Why our retirement system is broken. Can you roll the dice on paying for long-term care? Taking Social Security while you are still working can cause a tax problem. What you need to know about Medicare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who is the Freddy Krueger of the financial world? 24.10.2023

Halloween is coming up. Is your retirement plan about to run into Jason, Chuckie, Freddy or Ghostface?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should you make changes to your money due to global events? | 70% of people want this for their retirement plans but aren’t getting it | Scary financial villains for Halloween | Is part of your portfolio experiencing another 2008? | If you have an old ann 21.10.2023

How much do wars and other global events affect our stock market? 70% of Americans would leave their financial advisor if they don’t provide tax planning. Is your retirement plan a horror movie waiting to happen? 2008 saw the market go down by over 50%. Many of us are holding positions doing the same thing. Can you trade up to take advantage of these high interest rates?   See omnystudio.com/liste...

A new tactic financial advisors are using to rationalize high fees 17.10.2023

We like to say, “Fees are what you pay, value is what you get.” Are you getting value for what you are paying your financial advisor?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you find any useable truth watching financial news? | Questions about this financial move are up 150% | A retirement lesson from “The Fonz” | A new tactic financial advisors are using to rationalize high fees | Another “beneficiary bungle” | How your 14.10.2023

Cutting through the financial noise of CNBC and Fox Business. What everybody is asking about their 401(k). How has retirement planning “jump the shark?” We pay fees in many areas of our life. Does that make it ok with your retirement accounts? Home is where your dog lives, and your tax bill.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You don’t have to have great market timing to have a great retirement 10.10.2023

We highlight a study that puts investors with perfect market timing against those with other simple strategies. You’ll be surprised at the results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you grow your money when the market’s been flat for 2 years? | Why it’s important to know what tax bracket you are in | Wall Street says we are being sucked into a “Financial Vortex” | Difference between a financial advisor and a retirement 07.10.2023

Market investing doesn’t have to be as complicated as they say. The S&P 500 has been flat for two years. What are your alternatives? Should you continue with the current rate on your CD? What is your Tax IQ and why is it important? Is Wall Street focused on the real issues of retirement? Why you need a retirement planner, not a financial advisor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

What can we learn about financial planning from a can of Pringles? 03.10.2023

By law you can’t call Pringles a chip. By law financial advisors must call themselves a fiduciary. At Golden Reserve neither one of these statements make any sense. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much insurance do you really need in retirement? | Should your investing habits change as you near retirement? | What can we learn about income planning from Jimmy Buffet? | Why taxes are not a do-it-yourself project 30.09.2023

How much insurance is necessary past the age of 60? 85 Trillion dollars will pass from boomers to their heirs. How will you handle those decisions? Watch out for “The Name Game” in the financial industry. Only 5% of Jimmy Buffet’s wealth came from his music. How did he create his other income and what can we learn from it? How the Golden Reserve Tax Map can help you from making a big tax mistake....

How 40 percent of your retirement money could be eaten up in fees 19.09.2023

If you have a financial advisor, do you know what you’re paying them each year? Probably not, because the system they’ve built doesn’t include you writing a check each year. But 1 or 2 percent per year could cost you 40% of your retirement nest egg.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big investment companies are crying over you moving out of the stock market | A new study says that even DIY investors seek out financial help before retirement | Bill Gates just spent $95 million buying this stock 16.09.2023

Higher interest rates have people moving away from the stock market. 30 percent of people do all their own investing, until they get to retirement. What brings on the change? If you watch for depressed stocks to find a deal, Bill Gates just took a flyer. How could advisor fees skim 40% of your retirement money? The guy on TV says planning for Long Term Care is easy. Does Greg agree? See omnystudio...

What are the REAL important numbers or retirement? 12.09.2023

We are conditioned to look at a few things: Our rate of return and our account balance. While those are important factors, there are so many others that are glossed over by the financial industry. At Golden Reserve we are trying to change that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a downside of going into retirement with all your money in a 401(k)? | Shocking revelation from the biggest investment firm in the world | Should you delay your retirement because of a bad stock market? 09.09.2023

What goes into figuring out your REAL rate of return? How the Golden Reserve Tax Map can lower your tax bill in retirement. The biggest investment company in the world is recommending taking your money OUT of the market. Why? The tale of Dan and Stan: two brothers with the same amount of money that decided to retire at different times with different results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Answering the Ken Fisher annuity commercial 05.09.2023

We’ve all seen the anti-annuity commercials from Ken Fisher. Is he telling the truth? What is his motivation? Greg breaks it down line by line. #Retirement #RetirementPlanning #RetirementPlanner #Annuities #KenFisher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If taxes go up, how does the Golden Reserve Tax Map help? | If Social Security gets cut back, how do I fill the gap? | The fallacy of Fiduciary | Breaking down the Ken Fisher annuity claims 02.09.2023

They say you’ll be in a lower tax bracket in retirement. Is it true? What could the Social Security cutbacks cost you? What you need to know about the term fiduciary? How much of the bad press on annuities is true?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plans are worthless, planning is indispensable 21.08.2023

What good is that fancy leather bound binder with your financial plan when it’s sitting in a drawer someplace? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the S&P 500 really diversified? | Little white lies from the financial industry | Should your goal in retirement be to never touch your principle? | Uncle Sam’s game with Social Security | Tony Robbins shows the need for the Golden Reserve fee filter 19.08.2023

There are only 7 stocks holding up the S&P 500. How the airlines and the financial industry lie to you. What good is that financial plan without the planning? Is it ok to get into your principle or should you just live off interest in retirement? Uncle Sam’s devious plan with Social Security taxes. How fees could cost you 10 years of retirement money. Don’t assume your retirement will work. Do the...

Help! My advisor is retiring! 14.08.2023

Over the next few years, over one third of financial advisors will retire. Where does that leave you? Do you stick with the kid they assigned you to or find someone new? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is your financial advisor doing their job if they’re telling you to un-retire and go back to work? | Should you pay off your mortgage before you retire? | Does protecting your money include buying gold? | My advisor is retiring. What do I do? 12.08.2023

Why are 94% of advisors talking to their clients about going back to work? There is good debt and bad debt. What about your mortgage? Are all those radio and TV commercials right about gold? My advisor is retiring. Do I continue with the young guy they assigned me to? If you are getting a big inheritance, who do you share that news with? If you buy an annuity, is your money locked up like a CD? Se...

Your plan may be ignoring your biggest retirement risk 07.08.2023

The Golden Reserve Long Term Care Compass is a part of every Roadmap for Retirement. Greg discusses ways to deal with the rising cost of Long-Term Care without buying insurance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congress has changed the 401(k) rules again for next year | Some of the things holding this stock market up are going away | The one question most people want answered as they see a retirement planner at Golden Reserve 05.08.2023

New 401(k) rules that you need to be aware of. How long can this stock market go without tipping into recession? Should your CPA be your retirement planner? Long Term Care insurance is only covering 20% of the bills for our elderly.  What do you want out of your retirement meeting at Golden Reserve?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another big financial firm fined for excessive fees 31.07.2023

Why does every Golden Reserve Roadmap for Retirement include the fee filter? This story is a perfect example. It’s not just the fees on the big millionaire accounts. It’s over-charging on the smaller accounts of the hard-working everyday people like you and me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When do most people relax and feel more confident about retirement? | Another big financial firm fined for excessive fees | As the financial industry continues to trash annuities, sales are through the roof. Why? | 84% of retirees are making this mistake 29.07.2023

What will it take for you to go into retirement with confidence? The Golden Reserve Fee Filter is a part of every Roadmap for Retirement. Today we tell you why. You need to replace your paycheck in retirement. If your advisor isn’t using every means possible, are they doing their job? Are you using YOUR plan for retirement, or are you following Uncle Sam’s plan?  See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Retirement advice from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson 24.07.2023

Many of us put things off until the last minute. Putting off doing the math on your retirement can have consequences. We talk about making today “Day One” of retirement planning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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