Women have special needs when planning for retirement, especially regarding the fact that many will inherit a plan largely put together by their husband if he passes first. Dave talks about the factors involved and how women can work with an advisor to make sure they are taken care of when their spouse passes. He also looks at investing like a genius, taking tips from legendary pros to help your own plan become more efficient.

Jonathan's brother Caleb Altmeyer is featured on the first two segments of this podcast discussing his organization Helping Captives (formerly HRC Ministries) and their efforts to help those caught in human trafficking. Dave joins the show for the last half to look at some statistics surrounding retirement planning and answering some listener questions.

Accounting for taxes in a retirement plan may be the single biggest factor in determining the success of that plan. Dave and Jonathan discuss ways you could save on taxes with proper planning. They also look at the upcoming COLA increase in Social Security, how to move on from past mistakes you may have made in your investing decisions, and answer mailbag questions.

Dave and Jonathan explore ways you can help make your retirement nest egg last through years of retirement, as well as looking at the most common planning mistakes, answering listener questions through the mailbag, and some health care statistics that people should be aware of.

Dave and Jonathan discuss how taxes can be the most important area of planning - outside of income - you have in retirement, and how you can potentially keep more money in your pocket with the right strategies. They also feature a segment on spousal disagreements about certain aspects of retirement, and also answer questions from the mailbag.

Beginning with your first job, there are five main stages of financial progress you make as you go through life, all leading up to retirement. Dave and Jonathan discuss how each stage unfolds and how they work with people going through each one.

Have I saved enough? Will my money last? These are two of the four most important questions retirees have on their minds going into retirement. Today Dave and Jonathan take a look at those questions, as well as comparing retirement to running a marathon and being questioned about trivia involving taxes and their history.

A good advisor can help you reach your financial goals, but a poor advisor can hold you back. Dave discusses how you can tell if you are getting the kind of advice that's right for you and what to expect from a good advisor. He also gets into doing your financial chores - the kinds of things you might, like other typical household chores, may not want to do but getting them done makes things neater and easier.