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Retirement should be the BRIGHTEST time of your life. Let us share with you experiences and tips from your peers that are living a BRIGHTER retirement and insight from professionals that are helping them achieve that experience. This show will discuss many topics that are applicable to you as a Charitable Boomer like... Finances, Health Care, Estate Planning, Lifestyle, Medicare and much more.

Devin Peterson


    • Jul 14, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 40m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    Ep. 15 - Retirement Taxation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 31:47


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. Making your retirement years Bigger, Better, and Brighter means adding confidence and purpose in what you do. Hear stories from other charitable boomers just like you about how they are finding purpose by reaching out to others and donating their time and money during their retirement  Also, hear from industry-leading professionals that help others find confidence in all areas of their retirement. Tune in each week on Thursday Mornings to hear another great episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In today's episode, we're going to dive into the topic of retirement taxation. My purpose is to really help you understand the why around retirement taxation and how important this topic is because it is far too often overlooked, undervalued, or really unknown. Make sure you listen to the end to hear why I feel hiring a retirement income certified professional is so important and why I feel so confident that mastering your taxes in retirement is extremely valuable and important. Learn more about us: Facebook Website  

    Ep. 14 - Smooth Transition of Wealth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 39:51


    In today's episode, we discuss how to smooth the transfer of wealth with Stephanie O'Brien who is a good friend and estate planning, attorney and litigation expert.  Stephanie and I meet with clients and students in our educational seminars that share heartache, frustration and bumps in the roads that have come from improper state plan, design and execution. And so today's episode is all about effectively putting together a roadmap towards success with your estate plan transfer and executing on that exact same plan. Make sure you listen to the end to hear what Stephanie suggests you can do right now inside of your own conversations with you, your spouse and your children and how to communicate those desires with your state planning attorney to make sure you're properly clearing the path to a smooth transfer of wealth. Learn more about us: Facebook Website

    Episode 13: Income Producing Assets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 39:02


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In the latest episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio podcast, you'll hear from guest, Marc Rogers, who specializes in research and strategies around income producing assets. Marc and his firm are research thought leaders in the retirement income industry. Marc has had experience for the last decade in assisting some of the largest, most successful financial advisors in the nation, he also educates advisors and consumers about how to reduce risk while still participating in stock market opportunities.

    Episode 12: Stay Sharp, Stay Active in Retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 33:23


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In the latest episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio podcast, you'll hear from guest, Lorraine Ladish, who shares stories of how we can stay active both mentally and physically as we enter retirement. Lorraine is a bilingual author of 18 books, a speaker, a Yogini, a writer, and the creator of Viva 50 Media. In this episode Lorraine shares about physical and mental health tips that help us to stay strong and stay sharp in retirement, and her responses might just shock you.

    Episode 11 - Financially Supporting Your Retirement Lifestyle Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 47:33


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In the latest episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio podcast, you'll hear from guests, Michael and Debbie Campbell, who share how they financially support their retirement vision. Michael and Debbie are Airbnb champions, travel bloggers and authors who have been traveling the world since 2013. In this episode we not only discuss their travel lifestyle, but more specifically how they were able to come to understand this travel lifestyle dream, put together their initial budget, and how they continue to work together to really stick to it. 

    Episode 10: Reverse Mortgage: Goal Driven Solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 63:37


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In the latest episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio podcast, you'll hear from guest, Cory Williams, who shares how switching over to a reverse mortgage could offer some financial benefits that you probably didn’t know were possible. As a CRMP, Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional, Cory explains more about how reverse mortgages are goal-driven solutions. They are a financial planning tool, not a product. Plus, he shares a few scenarios on how to decide if a reverse mortgage is right for you. Learn more about us:Facebook Website

    Ep. 09 - How Financial Planning 'Should' Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 17:41


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In today's episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio podcast I want to share with you "How Financial Planning 'Should' Work". I'll discuss the reality that many of us have had 'good' and 'not so good' experiences when working with financial professionals. Why is this range of experiences far too common? Come listen as we list out many of your possible past experiences and compare them to what you experience "should" be in the future. I'll also share with you a bit about our Brighter 360™ Planning process and how it just might make you smile:) This is a good episode to listen to before you attend your next dinner seminar or advisor workshop. Learn more about us:Facebook Website

    Ep. 08 - Covid-19 Economic Market Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 47:34


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. This week's episode is timely and valuable. It's a COVID-19 Economic Update with a special guest, Kurt Brown. Kurt is the Chief Investment Officer @ TownSquare Capital and has a unique 25+ year background from Wall Street to Main Street.  We discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on the equity markets and some potential long-term effects to consider. Most importantly listen for when Kurt shares with us the indicators that the market has hit bottom and how the market really determines its trading values.  This type of frank market commentary is just what you need TODAY! Learn more about us:Facebook Website  

    Ep. 07 - Value of Being Part of a Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 42:07


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In the latest episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio podcast, you'll hear from guest, Gena Bertelsen, who shares how important it is to maintain personal connections with others in your family & community. As the self-proclaimed "Queen of Everything" at the senior friendship center she works for, Gena ensures that the community always feels connected to one another by offering classes through their Brilliant University or daily communication with her and the 90 volunteers at the center. She also shares how she came up with the 2020 vision for the community center called the Perfect Happiness Program. Learn more about us:Facebook Website  

    Ep. 06 - Caring for an Aging Spouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 49:14


      Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In this episode, you'll hear from the guest, Janice Smith, who will share all about how she made the decision to transition from Home Care to Facility Care, coping with memory loss, planning financially, and how she learned to live day-by-day while caring for her aging spouse, Ken. Learn more about us:Facebook Website  

    Ep 05. - Medicare Transitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 58:02


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. In this episode, you'll hear from guest, Jake Dayton, who will share all about Medicare open enrollment and why it is so important. You'll hear why the Medicare transitions are vital to understand and best practices for ensuring you pick the right plan when open enrollment time comes so you're not faced with costly penalties. Learn more about us:Facebook Website

    Ep. 04 - Leveraging Your Home in Retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 48:13


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. Leveraging your home in retirement can increase your retirement income, and help your aging parents and children. Brooks Gibbs provides some incredible insight into using your home as a flexible resource to solve several situations that arise during retirement.  Learn more about us:Facebook Website

    Ep. 03 - Donor Advised Fund as a Family Mission Fund

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 33:56


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. Selling an appreciated asset like a rental home and putting the cash into a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) can create a massive tax benefit as well as create a perpetual giving account for your family. This is exactly what the Dastrup family was able to accomplish. Charitable giving and service has been a core desire of this family for generations and now with the creation of this Donor Advised Fund they will be able to fund many service missions for themselves and their grandchildren for many years to come. Learn more about us:Facebook Website

    Ep. 02: Giving Through A Personal Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 45:25


    In this episode, you’ll hear from guests, Kathy and Carolyn, who will share stories of different ways they get joy from giving and how they give through their personal foundation. From giving surprise gifts to people around town to foundations that fulfill missions they support, you’ll hear fun stories and their perspective on the importance of giving back in creative ways. Click your favorite platform below to subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play ]If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to subscribe to my podcast. I will be discussing how to make your retirement years Bigger, Better, and Brighter and will be featuring industry-leading professionals. If you’re not subscribed you may miss out learning how you can become a charitable boomer!

    Ep. 01: Brighter Retirement Radio Kick-Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 10:21


    Hi everyone and welcome to the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. Making your retirement years Bigger, Better, and Brighter means adding confidence and purpose in what you do. Hear stories from other charitable boomers just like you about how they are finding purpose by reaching out to others and donating their time and money during their retirement. Also, hear from industry-leading professionals that help others find confidence in all areas of their retirement. Tune in each week on Thursday Mornings to hear another great episode of the Brighter Retirement Radio™ Podcast. Learn more about us:Facebook Website

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