The Matt Feret Show

How much should you spend on a mattress? How long do you keep a mattress? What kind of pillows and bedding best promote sleep health? Marten Carlson of Mattress Clarity has reviewed hundreds of mattresses, pillows, and other types of bedding. On this episode of The Matt Feret Show, learn how to properly assess and customize your sleeping setup, how to research buying a mattress, what these ne...

Dr. Doran Mintzer is the co-author of The Couple's Retirement Puzzle: 10 Must-Have Conversations for Creating an Amazing New Life Together . She also hosts the Revolutionize Your Retirement Radio podcast. On this episode of The Matt Feret Show, you’ll get an insider’s guide to her approach to life transitions, the new “middle age” and how and when to start planning out what you’re retiring to...

Kent Sanders is an author and co-author of a ton of books. He also hosts The Daily Writer Life podcast and is also the founder of The Daily Writer’s Club. Explore Kent’s lifelong approach to keeping journals, how it’s helped him with mental clarity, self-realization and how he recommends we do it. Plus, we also talk about how valuable leaving a written diary, journal, audio files or vide...

Dr. Josh Levitt is a naturopathic physician with over 20 years of direct clinical experience with thousands of patients. He’s has helped thousands of people find natural solutions to common, chronic conditions like inflammation, muscle tension, biomechanics and posture, and pain management. On this episode of The Matt Feret Show, you’ll get an insider’s guide to Dr. Josh’s approach to total wellne...

Co-founder of Udo's Choice line of healthy oils (found in Whole Foods and health stores worldwide), Udo Erasmus is a fascinating health, wellness, spiritual and human nature educator.  This episode of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s guide to Udo’s journey from losing everything to spending a lifetime of discovery, faith, teaching and providing others the foundations of health,...

Diane Gilman is 77 years young and celebrating her most successful years yet! An inspiration for women for decades, in 2020 she surpassed $100 million in sales of her signature DG2 jeans at the age of 74. Her book, “Good Jeans,” is a self-help book for women with advice on aging joyfully and productively. Her latest book “Too Young to be Old,” is another on conquering life’s challenges to live a “...

Do you enjoy coaching, or helping others enhance their lives and hone their skills? Thanks to leaps and bounds in online course creation technology and distribution over the last few years, it’s easier than ever to use your experience and expertise to create online income, no matter your age. Today, you can literally reach a worldwide audience to create income for yourself by sharing your ski...

Dr. Beth Williamson is a physical therapist with a long history of getting people healthy. On this episode of The Matt Feret Show, you’ll get an insider’s guide to choosing a physical therapist, when to make a change, striking the right balance between doctor, surgeon and your physical therapist, and a caregiver’s most important role in physical therapy. We take a look at physical therapy outcomes...

Less than 50% of adults have a will, and only 33% have an estate plan. They're not just for "rich" people; not having a proper plan can cost thousands of dollars in unecessary legal fees. Those fees could cost your family and estate even more than the cost of creating an estate plan! What's more, leaving assets and people behind without the right paperwork could cause enormous heartache, family co...

This episode of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s guide to my forthcoming book, Prepare for Social Security – The Insider’s Guide to Maximizing Your Retirement Benefits. Enjoy a FREE preview of the Introduction section of the book, which also outlines the topics and goals of each chapter. Full episode transcript, notes, quotes and links: https://themattferetshow.com Be sure to check o...

Rena Yudkowsky is a professional memory coach who has spent more than twenty years helping older adults with their memory. From working in an Alzheimer’s unit in an assisted living facility, to training dementia caregivers, she’s now founded her own company, Memory Matters.  This episode of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s guide to brain exercises, memory training, tips to...

Jacquie Doucette is a self-described “retirement lifestyle planner" who helps people design the retirement of their dreams! This episode of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s guide to retirement lifestyle planning, traveling the world on the cheap, location-independent online platforms offering retirees ways to create additional income, and a whole lot more!  Full episode transcri...

This episode will give you an insider’s guide to reverse mortgages, the myths vs. the facts, a breakdown of the up-front and ongoing costs of reverse mortgages, whether or not the reverse mortgage process and products have evolved, and how and when to use them as part of a comprehensive retirement plan for you or your loved ones. Mitch Cooper is a Reverse Mortgage Advisor for Mutual of Omaha Rever...

Some of you know I briefly turned my childhood broadcasting passion into a brief stint as a local LIVE TV news reporter and fill-in anchor before pivoting into healthcare. So imagine the thrill I got when I was invited to talk about healthcare, Medicare and my book not once, but TWICE on The John Williams Show on WGN-AM! Full episode transcript, notes, quotes and links: https://themattferetshow.co...

David Laiderman is CEO of Veterans Home Care, a private, family-owned and operated company that helps veterans, their survivors and caregivers support in-home care. He also created Smart Companion – an Amazon Alexa and Amazon Show - connected device that connects older adults with caregivers and a support structure to help keep loved ones in their homes safely. Veteran’s Home Care VetAssist Progra...

My guest today is Gregg Kimmer, President and CEO of ATRIO Health Plans. Based in Oregon, ATRIO administers Medicare Advantage plans for customers in Oregon, Nevada, Tennessee and Louisiana. This edition of The Matt Feret Show will give you an Insider’s Guide to Medicare Advantage, from the perspective of a Medicare Advantage plan president and CEO! Full episode transcript, notes, quotes and...

Nancy Schwartz is the Founder of Envision Healthy Retirement. A former executive at Korn Ferry, Nancy is also a successful entrepreneur and has worked across a variety of industries in markets ranging from global multinationals to early-stage private equity and venture capital. This edition of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s guide to how to plan the non-financial aspects of retireme...

This Special Edition of The Matt Feret Show are re-broadcasts of two interviews I gave this month at WGN-TV Chicago, as well as on WBBM in Chicago. It was a lot of fun to talk to the WGN anchors off-camera, both of whom asked for Medicare advice for family members! I left each of them a copy of the updated second edition (2022-2023) of Prepare for Medicare – The Insider’s Guide to Buying Medicare...

Whitney Elkins-Hutten and is the Director of Investor Education at PassiveInvesting.com and a real estate professional.  This edition of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s guide to cash-flow real estate investing before or during retirement. We talk about the basics of house-hacking, using single family homes as rentals, being a landlord vs. using a property manager, real estate s...

The 2022-2023 Edition of Prepare for Medicare - The Insider's Guide to Buying Medicare Insurance is out NOW! To help me celebrate, my friend and fellow Medicare insurance insider Bryan Derheim stopped by to chat all things Medicare. If you're looking for some really good background and advice around shopping for Medicare insurance, you're going to want to pay attention to Bryan. He's spent the las...

My guest for this episode is author Susan Salenger, who recently published a book entitled Sidelined: How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health. While acknowledging gender bias, Susan also writes a lot about helping women change this dynamic by showing them how to advocate for themselves, how to get past embarrassment, communication issues, shame and loneliness and proactively changing their a...

Diandra from That Science Couple is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin and health coach who researches the links between diet, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. This episode will give you an insider’s guide to why making dietary changes may give you the best shot to stop or slow brain-related decline, how you can help a loved one if you’re a caregiver for an Alzheimer's patient and ho...

How do you maximize your Social Security benefits in retirement? Social Security spousal benefits can be confusing; what are the best Social Security benefit strategies for couples? How do you file at the Social Security Administration? Social Security consulting – when is it a good idea?  What’s the biggest mistake people make when filing for Social Security benefits? Is the Social...

This episode of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s view into caregiving for a spouse. Charlotte Bayala has first-hand experience caring for a sick spouse for over a decade. Listen to her journey and learn how she found her voice by advocating for herself, her family and adjusted her mental and physical health using yoga, meditation and caregiving groups.   Full episode transc...

  This episode of The Matt Feret Show will give you an insider’s view into annuities. What annuities are, how annuities fit into your retirement plans, annuities and 401ks, how to buy an annuity, when to buy an annuity, how much annuity you need to buy one and a whole lot more. My guest Paul Tyler is the Chief Marketing Officer at Nassau Financial Services and the host of That Annuity Sh...