Retirement Quick Tips with Ashley

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about smart retirement withdrawals - 10 principles to help you sustain and grow your retirement withdrawals in retirement, while maintaining financial security and not running the risk of running out of money.  Today, I'm talking about another strategy to help you manage your withdrawals during times of economic and market difficulties -...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about smart retirement withdrawals - 10 principles to help you sustain and grow your retirement withdrawals in retirement, while maintaining financial security and not running the risk of running out of money.  Today, I'm talking about keeping your powder dry. One of the most important aspects of maintaining and growing your withdrawals w...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about smart retirement withdrawals - 10 principles to help you sustain and grow your retirement withdrawals in retirement, while maintaining financial security and not running the risk of running out of money.  Today, I'm talking about carefully selecting your retirement withdrawal rate. If you took the steps I already suggested in creati...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about smart retirement withdrawals - 10 principles to help you sustain and grow your retirement withdrawals in retirement, while maintaining financial security and not running the risk of running out of money.  Today, I'm talking about the last step in setting yourself up well for retirement withdrawals: test drive your retirement expense...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about smart retirement withdrawals - 10 principles to help you sustain and grow your retirement withdrawals in retirement, while maintaining financial security and not running the risk of running out of money.  Today, I'm talking about creating a retirement spending budget.

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about smart retirement withdrawals - 10 principles to help you sustain and grow your retirement withdrawals in retirement, while maintaining financial security and not running the risk of running out of money.  Today, I'm talking about simplifying your expenses and cutting out the extras that will weigh you down in retirement. I recommend...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about 10 principles to help you sustain and grow your retirement withdrawals, while maintaining financial security and not risk of running out of money.  Today, I'm sharing with you the #1 thing you should do if you're still a few years out from retirement: pay off your mortgage.

Welcome to The Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, your daily guide to preparing for and living your best retirement. I'm your host Ashley Micciche, and this week, we're exploring: The big topic of retirement withdrawals. It's such a big topic that I'm taking 2 weeks to share with you 10 principles for lasting financial security. Managing your withdrawals is key to making your money last in retirement...

It's Sunday and I'm wrapping up the week by summarizing this week's theme: I'm Worried About The Stock Market In case you missed any episodes this week, here's the recap…

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about why I'm growing increasingly worried about the stock market - high stock valuations colliding with a recession is historically a recipe for steep losses - and it is looking more and more like we're moving in that direction.  Today, let's talk about an action plan and how to make sure your portfolio is positioned well for both scenar...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about why I'm growing increasingly worried about the stock market - high stock valuations colliding with a recession is historically a recipe for steep losses - and it is looking more and more like we're moving in that direction.  Today, I'm talking about the problem with timing.

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about why I'm growing increasingly worried about the stock market - high stock valuations colliding with a recession is historically a recipe for steep losses - and it is looking more and more like we're moving in that direction.  Today, I want to dig a little deeper into the valuation problem, particularly for the big tech stocks.

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about why I'm growing increasingly worried about the stock market - high stock valuations colliding with a recession is historically a recipe for steep losses - and it is looking more and more like we're moving in that direction.  Today, let's look at the economy, because understanding where the business cycle is headed is very challengin...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about why I'm growing increasingly worried about the stock market - high stock valuations colliding with a recession is historically a recipe for steep losses - and it is looking more and more like we're moving in that direction.  Today, I'm talking about the core issue that inspired this week's theme: Source: Washington Crossing Advisors...

Driven by FOMO and the narrative that AI will completely change the world, investors have bid up stock prices to new all-time highs and stretched valuations. AI will no doubt change the world, but the AI arms race carries significant risks for investors at this time. Especially as the economy shows signs of deteriorating.  Historically, high stock valuations colliding with a recession has been a r...

It's Sunday and I'm wrapping up the week by summarizing this week's theme: How Rich People Accidentally Destroy Their Wealth In case you missed any episodes this week, here's the recap…

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about the most common ways rich people accidentally destroy their wealth, and how you can avoid falling into these traps.  One of my favorite Warren Buffett quotes—one I only recently came across—is: "Don't risk what you have and need in order to pursue what you don't have and don't need." This quote perfectly captures the essence of grow...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about the most common ways rich people accidentally destroy their wealth, and how you can avoid falling into these traps.  Many people build significant wealth through a successful investment or by owning a thriving business. But what often happens is that the majority of their net worth—sometimes 90% or more—ends up concentrated in that...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about the most common ways rich people accidentally destroy their wealth, and how you can avoid falling into these traps.  Another common way rich people lose everything is by following bad financial advice. You see this a lot with professional athletes or lottery winners—they invest heavily in a business that fails or take advice from fr...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about the most common ways rich people accidentally destroy their wealth, and how you can avoid falling into these traps.  One of the most common ways I see people lose their wealth is by letting their ego drive their financial decisions. They reach a certain level of success, start spending like everyone around them. Suddenly, it's not e...

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm talking about the most common ways rich people accidentally destroy their wealth, and how you can avoid falling into these traps.  Today, let's talk about the difference between owning assets and owning stuff, and when people don't understand the difference they tend to light their money on fire and lose their wealth.

One of the biggest reasons people lose their wealth is that making money and keeping money require two very different skill sets and mindsets. You might earn your wealth through a high-paying job, a successful business, a lucky investment, or even an inheritance—but holding onto that money is a whole different challenge. Some people are naturally good at making money. It seems to come easily to th...

The signs of an imminent recession are everywhere, yet the markets keep marching on to new highs! What gives? What's going on?  In this week's episode of the Retirement Quick Tips podcast, I'm breaking down what happened in the markets over the last quarter, what's going on in the economy, and how we're positioning client portfolios moving forward…

It's Sunday and I'm wrapping up the week by summarizing this week's theme: I'm a Financial Advisor—Here's Exactly How I Manage My 401(k) In case you missed any episodes this week, here's the recap…

This week on the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast, I'm pulling back the curtain and telling exactly how I manage my 401k as a financial advisor.  Today, I'm talking about: a few other tips to make the most of your 401k.