The Patti Brennan Show

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The Patti Brennan Show is a biweekly financial podcast designed to educate and empower every listener. Patti Brennan is a nationally ranked Top Wealth Advisor by both Forbes and Barron's and is known for her ability to communicate complex financial concepts in simple, understandable terms. Brennan will share easy and actionable steps that every listener can do themselves or take to their advisor to implement on their behalf. The Patti Brennan Show is dedicated to helping every listener improve their net worth with informative and entertaining interviews on various financial topics with proven strategies. Patti is the President and CEO of Key Financial, Inc. She and her dedicated team of professionals have been servicing their client families both locally, in the Philadelphia area, as well as nationally for over 30 years. Managing nearly $1Billion, with a retention rate of 98%, Patti believes that everyone works hard for their money, but not everyone knows how to make their money work for them. The Patti Brennan show is designed to show the listener how to make that happen. DISCLOSURE: Neither the information nor opinions contained in this nor any podcast, white paper, or on Key Financials' website constitutes a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any securities and should not be relied upon as financial, legal, or tax advice. Content may be outdated, and past history is no guarantee of future results or experience. Please seek appropriate counsel from qualified professionals who know and understand your goals, objectives, and potential vulnerabilities. Guests on our podcasts are selected based on relationships and reputation, but their service models and businesses have not been vetted by any representative of Key Financial, Inc and any information provided should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. Go to www.KeyFinancialinc.com for additional information, written disclosures, and Form CRS. Please Note: Limitations. Key Financial neither solicited nor offered or paid any compensation for, any testimonial made in this video. Rather, any such testimonial was provided without any request or encouragement by Key Financial. Positive comments should not be construed as an endorsement of Key Financial by any of its past or current clients, nor any assurance that Key Financial may be able to help any client achieve the same satisfactory results. To the contrary, there can be no assurance that a client or prospective client will experience a certain level of results or satisfaction if Key Financial is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services. Our current written disclosure Brochure and Form CRS discussing our advisory services and fees is available at www.keyfinancial.com. Investments in securities involve risk, including the potential loss of principal. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Neither the information nor any opinion expressed herein constitutes a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any securities, and should not be relied on as financial advice. Securities-related services may not be available in all states. Please visit our website or contact our offices for details. We do not provide customer service, handle any specific customer account inquiries, or enable financial transactions through any social media site. Should any client have questions or concerns that are specific to their account(s), please contact our office directly. The site may contain links to information contained on a third-party website. We do not endorse or accept responsibility for the content of any third-party website and are not affiliated with any social media website. We do not expressly or implicitly adopt or endorse any of the expressions, opinions, or content posted by third parties on social media sites. "Likes", "Favorites" and comments should not be considered a reflection of client experiences or future performance. "Likes" and "Retweets" should not be considered an endorsement or recommendation of any security, company, or individual. It is up to you to read and understand the privacy policies for each social media site. We have no control over how social media sites or other third parties will use the information you share.

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October 16, 2026Episode 21615 min

Ep. 216 Who Changes Your Lightbulbs? Three Questions for Your Last 8,000 Days

Retirement has no script. In this solo episode, Patti shares research from Dr. Joe Coughlin and the MIT AgeLab on what the last 8,000 days can look like beyond the numbers. The four seasons of retirement (spring, summer, fall, and winter) and why mixed feelings along the way are common Three questions to ask yourself: Who changes your light bulbs? How will I get an ice cream cone? Who will I have lunch with? How caregiving can turn from a one-time favor into an ongoing responsibility Why talking with your spouse or adult children before a crisis matters Which season are you in, and which question will you ask first? Listen to the episode and start the conversation.

October 2, 202613 min

Ep. 215 Behind the Letters: What a CFP® Certification Actually Takes

Inspired by the CFP Board's new "It's Gotta Be A CFP®" campaign, Patti poses one question: what actually makes someone qualified to manage your money? In this solo episode, she breaks down what the CFP® certification really requires, from six rigorous exam modules to 6,000 hours of real experience, and shares her own path to the marks, plus why fiduciary duty isn't optional.

September 18, 2026Episode 21428 min

Ep. 214 Sarah Bunnell on the Three Pillars of Getting Your Life in Order with Everplans

Most people think of life organization as something for "someday." But the hardest moments for families aren't just about loss, they're about not knowing where things are: the will, the passwords, the story behind a recipe never written down. Sarah Bunnell, Head of Customer Success at Everplans, joins Frank McAleer to unpack the three pillars, security, guidance, and sharing, behind leaving your family truly prepared.

September 4, 2026Episode 21341 min

Ep 213 Protecting What You've Built: Liz Loewy on the Growing Threat of Elder Financial Fraud

Older, wealthier families aren't just targets of opportunity, they're targets by design, and the numbers are staggering: billions lost to fraud every year, much of it never reported. Liz Loewy has seen the pattern from both sides. As a Manhattan prosecutor, she built the country's first elder abuse unit; today, as co-founder of EverSafe, she works to catch fraud early and limit the damage it can do. In this conversation with Frank McAleer, Liz breaks down how scammers exploit siloed finances and family trust, why so many victims stay silent, and how a "trusted advocate" can help.

August 21, 202637 min

Ep. 212 Clients Are Not Their Money: What Our 2026 Interns Learned This Summer

Every summer, a group of students arrives at Key Financial expecting spreadsheets. They leave with something else entirely. In this episode, Paige Hill sits down with the 2026 summer interns for an honest conversation about what surprised them, what no classroom taught them, and the moment one of them realized that clients are not their money.

August 7, 202644 min

Ep. 211 What Makes a Great Entrepreneur? Mike Nichols of EY on Disruption, Risk & the Philly Spirit

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July 24, 2026Episode 2105 min

Ep. 210 Mid-Year Economic Outlook with Brad Everett

We are halfway through 2026. Time to take stock of what we got right, what changed, and what the next six months may look like. In this episode, Patti sits down with Key Financial Chief Investment Officer Brad Everett to cut through the noise and talk about what may matter most for your portfolio right now. Here are just a few of the things they cover: 📉 Why the Mag Seven is now being called the Lag Seven, and why that may actually be a healthy sign for markets. 🌍 Why diversification has shown signs of paying off, and why the S&P 493 is up over 15% while the Mag Seven sits near zero. 🏦 Why bonds at 4.5 to 4.7% may be worth a second look, and what role they can play in a well-structured portfolio. ⚠️ Why September and October may bring added volatility, and why being prepared now may matter. 🔄 How Key Financial approaches rebalancing, tax loss harvesting, and scenario planning as part of an ongoing portfolio management process. Tune in to hear Brad and Patti's full mid-year take, including their three key observations for the second half of 2026.

July 10, 202652 min

Ep. 209 "Documents Aren't a Plan" What Estate Attorney Martin Shenkman Wants You to Know

Do you have a "simple" estate plan? That might be the most expensive mistake you make. Patti sits down with legendary estate attorney Martin Shenkman, 44 books and over 1,000 articles deep, for a no-fluff conversation on why documents are not the same thing as a plan. Here is what it may look like as a part of an estate plan: 📌 A Spousal Lifetime Access Trust, or SLAT, is one of the most powerful estate planning tools available for high-net-worth couples who want to act before the exemption window closes. 🛡️ Patti and Martin walk through how young professionals, like physicians facing malpractice risk, can build asset protection into a trust years before any lawsuit ever surfaces. 💰 A basis planning strategy can wipe out decades of capital gains by adding a simple power of appointment for an aging parent. 🤝 AI tools and online document services cannot replace a coordinated team of legal, tax, and financial advisors working from the same playbook. Because at the end of the day, a document is not a plan, and a plan is only as strong as the team behind it.

June 26, 202624 min

Ep. 208 My Children Didn't Want to Hear It Either: A Practical Checklist for Decisions After Death

Make no mistake... no one wants to have this conversation. But when someone dies, the decisions start immediately, and they do not slow down. In this episode, Patti Brennan walks through the complete "When Someone Dies" checklist, organized by urgency, so no one has to figure it out alone in the middle of grief. Here is what needs to happen: 🚨 Within 24 to 72 hours: notify institutions, secure the home, and order 12 to 15 certified death certificates with a raised seal. 🔐 Within one to four weeks: notify all three credit bureaus, close digital accounts, and contact your financial advisor. 🧾 Within one to six months: begin probate, obtain an estate EIN, file the final tax return, and keep essential payments going. 🤍 Throughout all of it: communicate clearly as a family and avoid major financial decisions until the dust settles. Because the greatest gift you can leave the people you love is a little less chaos and a lot more clarity.

June 12, 2026Episode 20714 min

Ep. 207 Dear Patti: 76% of Americans Have an Estate Plan They've Never Seen

If you have been putting off getting an estate plan and think it's something you still have to do, here's the thing: it's already been done. The state wrote it for you. And it has no idea who you are, what you built, or who you love. It does not know about the estranged sibling, the child with special needs, or the spouse who would be left with far less than you think. It just follows the formula. In this episode, Patti Brennan walks through the consequences of not taking action around building an estate plan, and what to do instead.