Tim Wood. Certified Financial Fiduciary®

The Safe Money Retirement Show

Join me weekly for discussions about Retirement Tax Planning, Guaranteed Lifetime Income plans, ZERO-LOSS Growth Strategies, Legacy Planning, Long Term Care, Roth Conversions, and more.  Hosted by Certified Financial Fiduciary®, member of Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group℠, Founder of Safe Money Retirement®, and the #1 Bestselling Author of Safe Money Retirement: Your Game Plan for Success, Tim Wood.  You can get more info and a FREE copy of my book at www. SafeMoneyRetirement.com.

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Tim Wood. Certified Financial Fiduciary®

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Education

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www.SafeMoneyRetirement.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

How to design your own "safety-first" retirement plan and relive the stress 26.01.2023

We'll discuss exactly what a "safety-first" retirement plan is and how you can set one up for your retirement. Do you have enough income to last you no matter how long you live? Is your nest egg safe from market downturns? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe,...

How building a house safely and building a retirement safely are alike 19.01.2023

We'll explore how building a house safely is the same as building a retirement safely. Would you want an expert to help ensure your home is safe? Do you have the same for your retirement? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www. SafeMoneyRetirement.com  

What is a point-to-point crediting product and how does an annual reset work for you 05.01.2023

We'll discuss what a point-to-point crediting product is and why that "annual reset" is SO valuable in retirement.  Is YOUR retirement safe? Does your plan negate any losses EVERY year? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www. SafeMoneyRetiremen...

How you can buy a guaranteed income and then risk the rest "have your cake and eat it too" 28.12.2022

We'll explore how you can use part of your retirement funds to purchase a guaranteed lifetime income product and then use any remainder to get growth. Is there a way to buy an income that will last as long as you live? What if you live to 120? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retir...

Is it possible to insure your retirement against losses and what risks are worth taking 21.12.2022

We'll discuss whether it is possible to insure your retirement against losses and how that works. Is this wishful thinking or a real choice? Are there risks that are still worth taking after retirement? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www. SafeMoneyRe...

How to keep your retirement only going uphill instead of riding the roller coaster, a way to insure against losing time 14.12.2022

We'll explore how some people's retirement seems like they're riding a roller coaster. Up, then down, but what's next? Is there a way to insure against losing time? Is there a way to only go up and never back down? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, RE...

What conspiracy theories can tell us about retirement and how to avoid losses 07.12.2022

We'll discuss how some people treat their retirement like it is part of a conspiracy theory, always out to get them. How can you make sure you will never have any losses? What options are available here in the real world to help make sure you don't run out of money before you run out of life? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me e...

Your plan for retirement isn't a game show so don't leave it to chance, choose peace of mind instead 30.11.2022

 We'll explore why some people treat their retirement like they're on a game show and why that is a risky and dangerous way to plan. Are you rolling the dice with your nest egg? Are there safer options that guarantee you won't lose a penny but can still make serious gains? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a...

How does "fake news" impact your retirement and how can you tell if news or a retirement plan is fake? 16.11.2022

We'll discuss all the "fake news" out there these days and how it can impact your retirement plans. How can you tell if news or retirement plans are "fake"? Can you afford to make a wrong choice? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www...

What it feels like to watch your retirement dollars go down the drain due to market volatility 09.11.2022

We'll explore what it feels like to lose money in the market when you need that money to fund your retirement. Is there anything you can do? Can you get away from that helpless feeling? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www. SafeMoneyRetirement.com

Your retirement is a marathon, not a sprint, so how do you plan for the unknown safely? 02.11.2022

We'll discuss how your retirement is more a marathon than a sprint and look at ways to think and plan differently. Do you worry about running out of money before you run out of life? How can you prepare for the unknown? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe!...

What purpose have you assigned to your retirement money? Money with no purpose is wasted... 26.10.2022

We'll explore the different purposes for money in retirement. Did you know that money with no purpose is wasted? Sure you want growth, but for what purpose? Sure you want a guaranteed income, but why? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www. SafeMoneyReti...

How to ensure you don't underlive or outlive your retirement savings, don't rely on an IFcome plan 19.10.2022

We'll discuss what it means to underlive your retirement and how to avoid it. We'll also look at a guaranteed way to ensure you don't outlive your retirement. How much guaranteed income do you need at retirement? How about 15, 20 or 30 years into retirement? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education...

What is an annual reset and how can it help you lock-in gains while protecting you from losses in retirement 12.10.2022

We'll explore the "sound" of the annual reset and reveal how this little-known aspect of certain fixed annuities can help you in your retirement. Are you ready to lock-in your gains periodically while knowing you can never lose them no matter what the market does? Are you tired of "gambling" with your hard-earned retirement nest egg? Don't you think it's time to...

What are the two purposes of money and how do these purposes relate to your retirement? 05.10.2022

We'll Discuss what the purpose of money is and explore the 2 options. What is a Plan for Life and how can it help you? What good is money if it has no purpose? Can the purpose of money be safety and security? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www. SafeM...

Which risks in retirement are worth taking and why don't you have insurance on your retirement money? 28.09.2022

We'll explore the various risks in retirement and discuss which ones are worth taking, especially as you approach and live through retirement. Do your risks change as you get older? Is there a way to insure your retirement like you do your house, car, and life? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how...

How can you be insured against losing time and the power of an annual "reset" 21.09.2022

We'll discuss strategies you can use to help insure you against losing time. What if you could automatically avoid the bad years and capitalize on the good years?  How are you going to make back losses while you’re drawing money out of your account for income or required minimum distributions? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each...

How a Lifetime Income Stream can be a key to your happiness in retirement, don't you want to be HAPPY? 14.09.2022

We'll explore how having a guaranteed lifetime income plan can seriously increase your happiness in retirement. We'll discuss studies referencing this and discuss how they work. Don't you want to be happy? Isn't it time to lose the stress? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep...

How do you measure success with your money in retirement and is a gain exposed to market risk an actual gain 07.09.2022

We'll discuss how you can measure success in retirement based on what your money is doing for you.  Money with no purpose is useless. We'll also explore when a gain that isn't realized isn't really a gain and how you can have gains locked in to make them real. How do you know if your plan is the smartest for your specific situation? Don't you think it's time to ask th...

What is spend-down retirement planning and is the 4% rule dead 31.08.2022

We'll explore the concept of spend-down retirement planning and discuss whether or not it might be a good fit for you. Is the 4% rule still a smart rule to follow? What happens if you outlive your funds by spending down too fast or underlive your retirement by leaving too much here? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a...

How do we protect anything in life? Insurance. Can insurance protect your retirement the same way? 24.08.2022

We'll discuss how everyone uses insurance to protect everything valuable in life, from your home to your car to your life and health. But is there an option to protect your retirement savings from losses using insurance? The answer might surprise you. Is this a good strategy for you to consider? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me eac...

What is an income floor and how can you use a guaranteed lifetime income to fill any income gaps? 17.08.2022

We'll explore what an income floor is and how you can use a guaranteed lifetime income to fill in any gaps you may have in your income plan. Think you can't have your cake and eat it too in retirement? Think again! You can buy sufficient income and risk the rest. Do you know how? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for...

Can you afford the cost of anxiety about your retirement savings losing value? Is it worth it? 10.08.2022

We'll discuss that there is a cost to making money and what those various "costs" are, including anxiety. The costs that anxiety can take get amplified the closer you are to retirement or the further into retirement you get, as your Time Horizon gets shorter and shorter. Are there strategies you can use to completely eliminate this anxiety? What do you think that would do to your he...

Good isn't good enough when it comes to your retirement plan, how to remove the stress and make it GREAT! 03.08.2022

We'll explore why good isn't good enough when it comes to your personal retirement plan. You may be good at investing, but are you good enough to provide an income for the rest of your life no matter what happens in the market or the world? What can you do to ensure you are better than "good"? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers...

Is there a conspiracy in your current retirement plan and are you protected from the next BIG crash 27.07.2022

We'll discuss how some retirement plans are, in some ways, a conspiracy theory. Do you really know for sure that your money is safe from the next big crash? Will your advisor give you a straight answer? Don't you think it's time to ask the right questions and get honest answers? Join me each week for a FREE education on how to keep your retirement safe, REALLY safe! www. SafeMoneyRe...

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