Category: Financial Planning

Estate Planning in Second Marriages — With Guest Steven Adler (Ep. 39)

Estate Planning in Second Marriages — With Guest Steven Adler (Ep. 39)

Are you in your second marriage and wondering how to cover all the bases in your estate plan?

Today, Larry Heller speaks with guest, Steven Adler, about estate planning issues faced by couples in their second marriage and how to solve them.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • The most common estate planning issues couples face in second marriages

 

    • How couples may benefit from including a trust in their estate plan

 

    • What tasks newlyweds in a second marriage should address early on

 

    • The difference between a will and a beneficiary

 

    • Different ways to handle situations where one spouse brings more assets to the marriage or is significantly older than the other spouse

 

    And more!

Tune in and find out what you need to know about estate planning in a second marriage!

Resources:  Heller Wealth Management | Law Offices of Steven M. Adler, PLLC

Your Retirement Paycheck (Ep. 35)

Your Retirement Paycheck (Ep. 35)

The transition from the work world to the retirement world can take a while to get used to. Sometimes, peace of mind can come from being able to recreate a paycheck every month.

In this episode, Larry Heller recommends variables and strategies to consider as you plan to create your retirement paycheck.

Today you will learn:

    • What it means to have a retirement paycheck

 

    • How planning for a retirement paycheck can help you figure out how much money you truly need each month

 

    • What role fixed payment plays when calculating your retirement paycheck

 

    • Three retirement portfolio strategies that you can use to recreate a retirement paycheck

 

    • Factors to consider when deciding which approach is best for you

 

    • Why you might not need to change your lifestyle in order to meet financial goals during retirement

 

    • Which factors might influence which accounts you draw your retirement paychecks from

 

    And more!

Tune in now and learn how you can start planning out your retirement paycheck, so you can retire right!

Resources: Heller Wealth Management

Don’t Fall for These Common Misconceptions About Medicaid (Ep. 30)

Don’t Fall for These Common Misconceptions About Medicaid (Ep. 30)

Do you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?

Today, Larry Heller breaks down common misconceptions with the help of Kevin Condon, a lawyer who specializes in elder law estate and long-term care planning.

To help listeners understand the inner workings of Medicaid, Larry and Kevin explain how it differs from Medicare. Then they clear up misconceptions they’ve both encountered with clients, including the belief that you can’t ever qualify for Medicaid if you have too many assets, or that your assets are protected from Medicaid in a revocable trust.

Kevin also outlines why it’s important to plan and protect your assets, even if you don’t think you need to plan for Medicaid. He also discusses the best age to start preparing.

Tune in today for an information-packed episode of helpful tips that will help you better prepare for your retirement.

Resources:

Heller Wealth Management | Grenier, Humes & Nolan, LLP | Kevin Condon: 631-694-2626 or kcondon@ghnlawgroup.com

10 Ways You Can Improve Your Investment Experience (Ep. 29)

10 Ways You Can Improve Your Investment Experience (Ep. 29)

Investing can feel stressful when it seems like people we know and media are constantly making predictions about the market. Who can you trust? What information is actually going to help you invest wisely?

Larry Heller is hoping to bring clarity to your investment experience in this episode. By tuning in, you’ll learn 10 guidelines, which includes resisting the urge to outguess the market and practicing smart diversification.

Join Larry as he shares valuable insight backed by scientific data, to help you invest with ease.

Heller Wealth Management – https://hellerwealthmanagement.com/

Build Your Dream Financial Plan with These Four Pillars (Ep. 28)

Build Your Dream Financial Plan with These Four Pillars (Ep. 28)

In this episode, Larry Heller shares how you can build your ideal financial plan using his four pillars: mindset, strategy, tactics, and progress. These are the key elements that make up the Complete Financial House process that Larry and his team implement with their clients.

Join Larry as he explains how each pillar can support your financial plan, along with what to consider when executing them. Larry also shares his favorite questions to ask clients, what professional athletes can teach us about visualization, and why he’s inspired by Jim Carrey’s story.

Tune in now to learn how you can bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to be in your financial life.

Heller Wealth Management – https://hellerwealthmanagement.com/

The Complete Financial House – https://hellerwealthmanagement.com/complete-financial

Five Ways to Optimize Your Finances in the Middle of the Year (Ep. 27)

Five Ways to Optimize Your Finances in the Middle of the Year (Ep. 27)

Have you checked up on your personal finances lately?

In this episode of the Retire Right Podcast, Larry Heller provides an in-depth look at the five financial areas to check at the mid-year mark. From making adjustments after a salary increase, to making the most of the new tax law, Larry covers everything you need to know to ensure your finances are working for you.

Listen now as Larry gives you complete financial advice to help you stay on track for 2018 and beyond.

Heller Wealth Management: https://hellerwealthmanagement.com

The Dangers of Investing in Only One Stock (Ep. 22)

The Dangers of Investing in Only One Stock (Ep. 22)

Are you investing solely in one stock?

In today’s podcast, Matt Halloran and Larry Heller discuss why some people invest in only one stock and why that singular approach to investing is risky. Listen in as Larry highlights examples of historically successful companies whose stocks have taken a nosedive. If you’ve ever heard that it’s beneficial to diversify your portfolio, but you’re unsure of why and how to do it, this episode is for you.

Tune in as Larry walks you through strategies to diversify your portfolio and minimize risk.

Learn How to Retire Right with Complete Financial Advice at: Heller Wealth Management |

Divorce: What happens to Your Retirement Accounts? (Ep. 21)

Divorce: What happens to Your Retirement Accounts? (Ep. 21)

On today’s podcast, Larry Heller brings on a guest to discuss the financial considerations that go along with divorcing later on in life.

Who better to discuss this topic with than Gayle Rosenblum, an award-winning matrimonial and family law attorney of Rubin and Rosenblum, PLLC.

In this episode, Gayle and Larry explore the special challenges that older adults face when they’re going through a divorce.

Gayle explains how retirement accounts and assets, like a shared business, can be divvied up between spouses who are divorcing. Gayle also addresses how a divorce can impact Social Security benefits, health insurance, and life insurance.

Tune in and gain some expert advice on the financial side of a golden-year divorce.

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Strategies To Minimize Income Taxes On Investments (Ep. 20)

Strategies To Minimize Income Taxes On Investments (Ep. 20)

Do you want to put more money in your pocket after taxes?  When planning for retirement it is not only wise to include an investment strategy, it is also good to implement strategies to minimize income taxes on that investment strategy.  It is time to take a look at what your taxes are and how they affect your investments.

Learn more in this episode as I take you through some strategies on how to minimize taxes on your investments.

Learn How to Retire Right with Complete Financial Advice at: Heller Wealth Management

Does Your Advisor Do This? Strategies to Optimize After a Tax Return (Ep. 13)

Does Your Advisor Do This? Strategies to Optimize After a Tax Return (Ep. 13)

While it’s valuable to build wealth, it’s also equally important to keep your money. Taxes are one of the key things that we should account for in doing so. The more you can save on taxes, the more money you can potentially earn. It’s important for your financial advisor to look at all strategies available to help optimize tax and ensure you’re keeping most of your money intact.

Learn more about tax optimization in this podcast:

Learn How to Retire Right with Complete Financial Advice at: Heller Wealth Management