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#487 | If You Have a Retirement Account, We Have a Quick Question

#487 | If You Have a Retirement Account, We Have a Quick Question

Update: 2025-11-26
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#487 | If You Have a Retirement Account, We Have a Quick Question

Is your 401(k), IRA, or life insurance actually set up to protect your familyโ€ฆ or did you accidentally leave them exposed?

Most people think naming a beneficiary is simple, but the truth is, ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ can send your assets through ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, trigger bigger ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜€, or even leave your ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ to creditors, lawsuits, or divorce.

If you're approaching retirement, this matters more than ever. Your decades of savings, your pension, your insurance, everything works together (or at least it should).

If your beneficiary designations don't match your estate plan, your family could face complications you never saw coming.

This episode breaks down...

  • The #1 beneficiary mistake retirees make
  • When naming an individual creates risk
  • Why a trust can provide protection many don't know about
  • How to avoid unnecessary taxes with a properly drafted plan

๐˜ผ ๐™›๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™จ๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™›๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™–๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™จ ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Take a few minutes โ€” listen and protect what you've worked hard to build. ๐Ÿ’ผโœจ

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#487 | If You Have a Retirement Account, We Have a Quick Question

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