Retirement Talk Podcast Episodes

laura stover

184. What to Do About These High Interest Rates

184. What to Do About These High Interest Rates

Laura Stover, RFC®, takes on the topic of interest rates today, and how they relate to your financial future. It is important to consider the historical context of interest rates. Over the past few decades, interest rates have been kept artificially low by central...

171. Are You Making These 5 Common Portfolio Mistakes?

171. Are You Making These 5 Common Portfolio Mistakes?

  Investors often underestimate the risk in their portfolio.  Today,  Laura Stover, RFC® and Michael Wallin, CFP® break down 5 common portfolio mistakes, as outlined by Christine Benz in Morningstar.  They are portfolio sprawl, when your assets often overlap and...

169. Do You Have a Cookie Cutter Portfolio?

169. Do You Have a Cookie Cutter Portfolio?

  In this episode, Laura Stover, RFC® and Michael Wallin, CFP®, discuss the concept of a cookie-cutter retirement portfolio and its implications for retirees. They start by addressing the recent news of the US being downgraded due to its high debt levels. They...