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How to Become a 401(k) Millionaire

How to Become a 401(k) Millionaire

In this episode we cover:  What is a 401(k)  How much money you need to save each paycheck to be a 401(k) millionaire  How to increase your contri…

131. Will Healthcare Costs Kill Your Early Retirement Plans?  Live From Camp Mustache w/Lynn Frair, Rosemary Fotheringham, and Jackie Cummings Koski

131. Will Healthcare Costs Kill Your Early Retirement Plans? Live From Camp Mustache w/Lynn Frair,…

Is healthcare the great financial independence retire early killer? We discuss this tough topic with Lynn Frair, Rosemary Fotheringham, and Jackie Cu…

130. Retiring Is For Losers! w/ Angela Rozmyn, Abandoned Cubicle, The Fioneers, and Lynn Marie Morski

130. Retiring Is For Losers! w/ Angela Rozmyn, Abandoned Cubicle, The Fioneers, and Lynn Marie Mors…

Maybe retiring is the wrong idea.  In this rewind episode we discuss with Angela Rozmyn, Abandoned Cubicle, Jessica from The Fioneers, and Lynn Marie…

8.4.20 Why Roth 401k's are better; Fast food rewards programs

8.4.20 Why Roth 401k's are better; Fast food rewards programs

Roth 401k's make more sense than traditional 401k's for a lot of people. Clark discusses why that is the case. Wendy's has launched a rewards progra…

Know Your Pension | Grumpus Maximus

Know Your Pension | Grumpus Maximus

Today's episode features Grumpus Maximus, author of  The Golden Albatross and creator of the Grumpus Maximus website. Grumpus was three years away f…

Avoiding Financial Scams & Retirement Planning with Ben Carlson #235

Avoiding Financial Scams & Retirement Planning with Ben Carlson #235

Ben Carlson is the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management. There, he helps to create detailed investment plans and …

Is Chasing Early Retirement Naive? (plus an intro to the SB Money Club!)

Is Chasing Early Retirement Naive? (plus an intro to the SB Money Club!)

FIRE, FIRE, FIRE! While we'll never disparage the basic goals of the #FIRE movement: becoming financially secure and having the option to retire earl…

WCI #168: Retirement Accounts versus Real Estate

WCI #168: Retirement Accounts versus Real Estate

Should you pull money out of retirement accounts or skip investing in retirement accounts in order to invest in real estate? No. With this pandemic a…

10 Things To Consider For Retirement

10 Things To Consider For Retirement

Golfing, RV life, fishing, board games (of course), and a cushy portfolio... what else is there to retirement? It turns out: there's still a bunch! N…

125. Is Saving For Retirement Money Jail? w/Jen Smith, Tina Kilroy, and Sarah Holden

125. Is Saving For Retirement Money Jail? w/Jen Smith, Tina Kilroy, and Sarah Holden

In this episode I chat with Sarah Holden and Tina Kilroy from the Investment Company Institute and Jen Smith from the Modern Frugality Blog about th…

133: Retiring Early Doesn't Have to Be All-or-Nothing: "The Art of Subtraction" with Doc G

133: Retiring Early Doesn't Have to Be All-or-Nothing: "The Art of Subtraction" with Doc G

Doc G wanted to be a doctor since he was eight years old. He went to medical school, started his career and quickly realized he actually didn’t like …

122. Why You're Retiring Too Early.  There Is No Finish Line w/ Meyer Feldberg

122. Why You're Retiring Too Early. There Is No Finish Line w/ Meyer Feldberg

Meyer Feldberg has achieved much in his life including becoming the dean of the business school at Columbia University for three five year terms. We …

7.7.20 Companies now doing curbside pickup; 71% of Americans think their retirement is destroyed

7.7.20 Companies now doing curbside pickup; 71% of Americans think their retirement is destroyed

Curbside pickup is becoming more normal these days. And even major companies like Aldi and Sam's Club have both started doing curbside pickup. A la…

Ask Paula: How Do I Pick the Right Mix of Investments for My Retirement Portfolio?

Ask Paula: How Do I Pick the Right Mix of Investments for My Retirement Portfolio?

#264: An anonymous listener, whom we call “Mary,” is curious about the auto-rebalancing feature offered by M1 Finance. Is it too good to be true? J i…

7.2.20 Millions of loan payments being skipped; How to approach investing if you are near retirement

7.2.20 Millions of loan payments being skipped; How to approach investing if you are near retirement

Millions of loan payments aren't being made right now. But it's actually not as bad as some people thought it might be. Many near-retirees are havin…

Top 5 Retirement Planning Myths with Emily Guy Birken (SB RWD 109)

Top 5 Retirement Planning Myths with Emily Guy Birken (SB RWD 109)

There have been plenty of retirement headlines shared online lately. While many of these articles share some great grounding advice, we've also seen …

6.30.20 Keep your food fresh longer; Is now a good time to re-balance your retirement portfolio?

6.30.20 Keep your food fresh longer; Is now a good time to re-balance your retirement portfolio?

There are ways to keep your food fresh for longer. And it's more important as grocery prices continue to rise. Re-balancing your portfolio can be im…

6.29.20 New 401k rules could wreak havoc on your account; Asking for a raise

6.29.20 New 401k rules could wreak havoc on your account; Asking for a raise

New 401k rules allow for individual investors to invest in private equity. Clark is not a fan of this. Clark gives suggestions on how to ask for a …

Using a Roth IRA for Home Buying

Using a Roth IRA for Home Buying

On this episode of DIY Money, Quint and Daniel discuss what to consider before pulling out your Roth IRA into a home down payment.

Average 401(k) Balance by Age (2020 Edition): Are You Behind?

Average 401(k) Balance by Age (2020 Edition): Are You Behind?

In this episode, learn what makes this retirement savings vehicle so powerful and how your 401(k) balance measures up to your peers. Don't pass up t…