Our Past Shows
Here you will find a year's worth of our past radio shows. Please understand, due to compliance and supervisory guidelines, there is a lag time from when a show first broadcasts to when it can be listed here for later playback. If the show you want is not available, please check back again soon.
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Social Security and Other Retirement Questions
August 20, 2016
Jim and Chris catch up on a number of email questions from listeners including: What happens to a Social Security benefit after the beneficiary dies? If you work past your Full Retirement Age, will this impact your Primary Insurance Amount (PIA)? If you retire and move out of the country, will you still owe taxes to the US? How many people manage their own assets and do you need a financial...
Listen NowHealthcare Costs in America
August 13, 2016

Join Jim, Chris and special Guest Dr. David Tusek of Cloud Medical Center (Boulder and Longmont, CO) as they discuss why healthcare and insurance in the US cost so much. They also take a look at new programs that exist to control costs and examine Direct Primary Care models. http://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-08-13-16.mp3...
Listen NowMinors as Beneficiaries of an IRA
August 6, 2016
You want to leave your retirement accounts to your minor children, but what’s the best way to make that happen? Jim and Chris answer a listener’s email question regarding minors as beneficiaries of an IRA. Also, if you’re planning on getting married you need to listen to the second half of the show. Jim and Chris discuss six IRA rules every bride and groom must know....
Listen NowPre-Retirement vs Post-Retirement Considerations
July 30, 2016
Before you retire, you’re more concerned with saving for your retirement. After you retire, you’re more concerned with how to spend your money. You need different approaches to managing your retirement accounts pre and post retirement, but do you know what those approaches are? Jim and Chris discuss some of the things you’ll need to consider in the different phases of your...
Listen NowTaxes in Probate
July 23, 2016
Jim, Chris and Peter Scott answer estate planning email questions from listeners. Topics include taxes in probate, a step up in basis, estate income tax and end of life planning. http://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-07-23-16.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:43:03 — 47.2MB) Subscribe:...
Listen NowChanges to Social Security?
July 16, 2016
Most of us will probably agree that Social Security can’t keep going the way it has been, but how do we fix it? Jim and Chris discuss recommendations for changes to Social Security by the Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings. http://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-07-16-16.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window |...
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