Teach and Retire Rich

Wyoming 8th grade physical science teacher talks teaching, mountain guiding, and recovering from a house fire. He also discusses the excellent financial guide for teachers he has created (available below).   Trevor Deighton Retirement Planning Resource Black Diamond Presents: Safety First Photos of Cirque of the Unclimbables/Lotus Flower Tower Photos Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series abou...

The former personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal and current editor of the excellent HumbleDollar.com talks career, money lessons, and how he's approaching the next phase of his work life.  The Money Pit Things I Have Picked Up Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series about how teachers got burned then got wise to the 403(b) Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presen...

Liz Weston CFP®, longtime personal finance writer, jumps off the retirement cliff.  Retiring Wasn't Easy Even After Years of Writing About It Investing for Retirement: Why You Might Want to Reconsider That 403(b) Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series about how teachers got burned then got wise to the 403(b) Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to be constr...

A retired educator and administrator who used F.I.R.E. principles to retire early talks about earning her CFP®, passing the exam, and working with clients.  Mary Ann Sullivan Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series about how teachers got burned then got wise to the 403(b) Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to be construed as investment or tax advice. This...

School custodian turned-accountant describes how the mentorship of Jeff York, who listeners to the podcast might better know as the Wealthy Custodian, helped set her on a path to financial stability.  The Wealthy Custodian The Wealthy Custodian Retires (pt. 1) The Wealthy Custodian Retires (pt. 2) Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series about how teachers got burned then got wise to the 403(b)...

Indiana middle school teacher Thomas Ferguson cares as much about his colleagues retirement savings as he does his own. Not only does he help educate them on saving, he also runs the engaging Instagram account @IndianafinLit Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series about how teachers got burned then got wise to the 403(b) Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is...

Did a Southern California benefits consortium fail to act in the best interests of educators? Normally we drop our pods on Friday morning. But this is a time-sensitive episode because of a meeting that will occur Friday, January 12th at 11am PST. In our opinion a Southern California consortium has failed to act in the best interests of educators. We describe the issue in this episode in the hope t...

Annual beginning of the year check-in with Barb O'Neill, CFP, AFC (Accredited Financial Counselor), and owner/CEO of Money Talk: Financial Planning Seminars and Publications, and a regular contributor to 403bwise. She shares what 403(b) participants need to know in 2024.  2024 Changes Affecting 403(b) Participants Secure Act 2.0 (pt 1) Secure Act 2.0 (pt 2) Secure Act 3.0 Pod Secure Act 3.0 Podcas...

Happy Valley, PA Elementary teacher, Scott Fritz, is the co-author of a Fin Lit book for Pennsylvania teachers. He's also the go-to fin lit person at his school and district.  TL: DR: Financial  Literacy for Employees of Pennsylvania Public Schools Scott Fritz Website Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series about how teachers got burned then got wise to the 403(b) Meridian Wealth Management 403...

The nation's largest teachers union has been promoting high-fee retirement plans to its members that have underperformed, teachers and experts tell The Lever. The products are sold by a private equity-owned insurance company accused of fraud and mismanagement — and as part of the arrangement, the union's benefit arm gets millions from the firm. Those words were written by our guest, journalist Fre...

California high school teacher Matt Raleigh, and retired Colorado teacher and prolific author, Karl Fisch, share their experience teaching a college level personal finance course for educators. They also discuss how you can design and teach a similar course Financial Literacy for California Public School Teachers Karl's Course Information A Not So Modest Proposal: Teach My Financial Literacy for E...

North Carolina high school educators Dave Fleisher and Brandon Speece educate colleagues about saving for retirement, host the Financial Independent Teachers Podcast, and are authors of the new book The FIT Position. Financially Independent Teachers Dave and Brandon 2022 Podcast Learned by Being Burned - Short pod series about how teachers got burned then got wise to the 403(b) Meridian Wealth Man...

We speak with Julia Brotherton, educator and president of the Beverly, MA Teachers Association about her dual roles, and how she helps colleagues get wise to saving for retirement. Beverly 403(b) Plan Episode 5 of  Learned by Being Burned - School benefits official explains how he took a school district single vendor. Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to be...

In part 2 of our annual catch-up with one of the wisest financial minds we know, Cullen Roche, we talk the national debt, the value of international investing, possible role of A.I. in investing, and Cullen reveals a new project he is working on.  Cullen Roche Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to be construed as investment or tax advice. This can be secured...

It's our annual catch-up with one of the wisest financial minds we know, Cullen Roche, an economist, author, and founder and chief investment officer of the Discipline Funds, a low-fee advisory firm. We talk inflation, what the Fed might do next, fixed income, residential real estate and deflationary credit events.  Cullen Roche Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discusse...

We love a quality, bidded, single-vendor 403(b) plan. Fiduciary planner Mychal Eagleson CFP® shares three examples where school districts did single vendor very wrong.  Teach Plan Retire   Episode 5 of  Learned by Being Burned - School benefits official explains how he took a school district single vendor (the right way). Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to...

James Lange is a CPA, an attorney, and an author. His most recent book, Retire Secure for Professors and TIAA Participants was released this month. Scott describes the book as a Master Class in estate and retirement planning. Link for listeners to get a free electronic copy of book: https://faculty-advisor.com/teach/ note: Once you click link, fill in your name and email address, you will receive...

Bree Lee is a Bay Area math teacher who runs an impressive fin lit Instagram account (@ritual_finance) where she posts the basics, the more complex, the workings of the CalSTRS pension and her own paycheck breakdown, monthly budget, and growing net worth.   Ritual Finance on Instagram Bree's Money Guide for CalSTRS Members Quit Like a Millionaire Arbitrary Lines: How zoning broke the American city...

Teacher-turned planner, Justin Garritt goes deep on student loans including sharing an important deadline (December 31, 2023) for those looking to get maximum value out of PSLF ( Public Service Loan Forgiveness ).    Garritt Financial Solutions Teacher/Travel Hacker Turned Fiduciary Happy Travel Hacker Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to be construed as inv...

Scott talks TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities), and the dramatic rise in their real rate of return. TIPS Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to be construed as investment or tax advice. This can be secured from a vetted Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). 

403bwise Facebook Group reaches a Taylor Swift-like milestone. New Jersey school district throws teachers under the bus.  403bwise Facebook Group New Jersey District Throws Teachers Under the Bus Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org Nothing presented or discussed is to be construed as investment or tax advice. This can be secured from a vetted Certified Financial Planner (CFP®). 

Lily Katz of Redfin News discusses the recent story she co-wrote with her colleague Sheharyar Bokhari, Redfin Senior Economist, called: The Typical Teacher Can Afford Just 12% of Homes for Sale Near Their School, Down From 30% in 2019  The Typical Teacher Can Afford Just 12% of Homes for Sale Near Their School, Down From 30% in 2019 The Price of 403(b) Enrollment Lily Katz Meridian Wealth Manageme...

Scott reveals the dirty little secret about K-12 403(b) enrollment: it's a loss leader which incentivizes agents to upsell.  The Price of 403(b) Enrollment School Benefits Official Who Did the Right Thing (from the Learned by Being Burned pod series) Transcript for pod about School Benefits Official Who Did the Right Thing Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org

Dan and 403bwise community honored by InvestmentNews. We tell the 403bwise origin story. How a Former Teacher is Educating the World About 403(b)s An Annuity for the Teacher — and the Broker (New York Times) 403bwise in 2000  Paying for College with Ron Lieber (podcast) Meridian Wealth Management 403bwise.org

NYC teacher and financial coach Emily Maretsky, who has more than 16k Instagram followers (@teacherfinancialcoach), talks family and moving from the classroom to full time financial coaching.   teacherfinancialcoach.com @teacherfinancialcoach Learned by Being Burned  — teachers share how they were burned by sales agents and "trusted" advisors and how they got wise to the 403(b) plan Meridian Wealt...