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The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show by Golden Reserve

The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show by Golden Reserve

Hosted by Greg Aler

Episodes

441

Latest episode

Nov 2026

Language

EN

About the show

The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show 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 The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn .

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November 5, 202613 min

What Are You Actually Paying Your Financial Advisor For?

Think you know what your financial advisor costs? Greg breaks down advisor fees, investment expenses, services, and what retirees should examine when comparing advisors. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 3, 20261 hr 0 min

What is Spooking You Out About Retirement? | When Your Inheritance Tears the Family Apart | Are You Following Someone Else’s Retirement Rules?

On this episode: What really keeps retirees up at night? Greg tackles the fears that can follow you into retirement. Giving an inheritance early sounds generous, but what happens when money creates family conflict? How much is enough to retire? Greg questions whether one retirement number can really fit everyone. Could waiting to address taxes create problems later? Retirement has plenty of rules of thumb. But should your retirement really be planned by someone else’s rules? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 27, 202611 min

How Much Time Does Your Financial Advisor Really Spend on Your Account?

When you do the math on how much time your advisor spends with you and all his or her other clients…it just doesn’t add up. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 24, 202613 min

The Clipboard Test for Your Financial Advisor

What if the reason you're getting the same retirement answers is because everyone's asking the same questions? Greg Aler pulls back the curtain on the retirement industry and explains why so many advisors follow the same playbook, focusing on investments before addressing the risks that can have the biggest impact on retirement. He shares why Golden Reserve built a different process, the four risks retirees should be paying attention to, and why one of the most important retirement conversations isn't about growing your money, but having the confidence to spend it. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 22, 202612 min

Are You Waiting Too Long to Tap Your 401(k)?

The conventional wisdom says spend taxable money first and leave your 401(k) alone. But is that always the right conversation? Greg takes a closer look at retirement withdrawal strategies, IRA taxes, and why following a one-size-fits-all rule may overlook important considerations. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 20, 202650 min

Are You Making This Mistake with Your 401(k)? | How to Decide on Giving Your Kids Inheritance Early? | The Challenge of Retirement Planning When You and Your Spouse Have an Age Gap

On this episode: If you give money to your kids in their 20s and 30s it can make a big difference in their life. But how do you do it without putting your retirement at risk? Many couples have an age gap of more than 5 years. How does that affect your retirement planning? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 10, 202655 min

Are You Saving for a Retirement You'll Never Enjoy? | Is Your IRA Feeding Uncle Sam Instead of Your Kids? | Are You Paying $4,000 an Hour for Five Hours a Year?

On this episode: Retirees spent just 11.8% of their savings over 20 years, and almost half did it on purpose. So what are they saving it for? Most retirees put their energy into picking investments. Meanwhile, taxes could take up to 40% of their biggest account. Ask your advisor how many clients they have. Then do the math on how much of their time you're actually getting for that 1% fee. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 5, 202654 min

Would You Know What You're Paying Your Advisor If Your Kids Asked? | Two Brothers, Same IRA, Very Different Tax Bills | Is Your Advisor Speeding with Your Life Savings?

On this episode: A 63-year-old couple trusted the same advisor for 15 years. Then their son asked one simple question, and the answer was harder to hear than they expected. Two brothers started with $450,000. Ten years later, their balances looked almost identical, except one of them was carrying a $160,000 tax bill. An advisor says retirees in their 60s and 70s should keep 40% to 60% of their money in the market. Greg asks the question nobody else did: what's the reason? Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 29, 202614 min

No Cheeseburger in Paradise for the Jimmy Buffett Estate

Jimmy Buffett left his wife $275 million. She can’t get it because it’s tied up in court. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 28, 202658 min

How Your Retirement Plan is Like a Jigsaw Puzzle | Can You Spend Too Much in Your First Year of Retirement? | Another Opinion on Roth Conversions and RMDs

On this episode: What is the most important piece of your retirement plan? Many people are spending 10% of their savings in the first year of retirement. Is that too much? One advisor says the “tax time bomb” is no big deal. Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode! Check out The Fire Your Financial Advisor Retirement Show on YouTube ! Learn more at GoldenReserve.com or follow on social: Facebook & LinkedIn . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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