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foster your financial literacy
Listen, watch, and read our most up-to-date content on retirement, investing, the current market, and more.
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Enrolling In Medicare - Do's & Don'ts
Medicare and healthcare costs are such a big part of your retirement spending, so it’s something that you definitely want to get right. That's why I'm interviewing Tim Becker in today's video.
Tim has been in the insurance industry for over a decade, with a focus on medicare, individual and family plans, and group benefits. His company, Prime Benefit Solutions is an insurance brokerage, meaning that he’s able to educate his clients on the most competitive and up to date solutions when it comes to Medicare plans and other healthcare coverage options.
In this interview, Tim and I will talk about what you need to know when signing up for Medicare for the first time, different Medicare plan options and the differences that distinguish each one, and what is the drug donut hole that everyone talks about.
Thanks for watching!
Contact Timothy Becker:
(503) 809-5061
T.Becker@PrimeBenefitSolutions.com
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3 (soon to be 4!), and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so in just a few minutes a day, you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the Retirement Quick Tips Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
Co-owner, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
It Too Late To Buy Real Estate in 2022?
In today's video, I’m discussing a big question that is on the minds of many Americans these days: Is It Too Late To Buy Real Estate?
I sat down for an interview with Matt Mahaffey, principal broker with the Mahaffey Real Estate Group in Portland, OR. For over 18 years, Matt has had the opportunity to serve well over 500 families in the process of buying and selling real estate. He’s advised clients on everything from first-time home purchases, to rental properties, to selling a 74-acre farm stand business.
He’s a true professional and has a deep understanding of the real estate market. As a 4th generation Oregonian, most of his expertise applies to the Portland, OR real estate market, but as you’ll see, much of what we’ll discuss this week in our interview applies to real estate across the United States.
We discuss everything from the current environment, demographic shifts that could keep real estate prices higher for years to come, and special considerations for retirees and pre-retirees when it comes to real estate investing, downsizing, and whether or not now is a good time to buy that 2nd home....
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the Retirement Quick Tips podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so that by the time you’re done brushing your teeth in the morning, I’m done talking and you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the Retirement Quick Tips podcast wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
Money Supply: The Real Cause of 2021 Inflation
This week on the Retirement Quick Tips podcast, I sat down for an interview with Senior Portfolio Manager and co-founder at Washington Crossing Advisors, Kevin Caron. He’s a frequent speaker on markets and economy-related issues and comments regularly for media outlets like CNBC, PBS, Fox Business, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Forbes, CBS Radio, and Dow Jones.
He had some interesting insights to share with me on inflation. Kevin & I explored:
::: Why the massive increase in the supply of money is driving inflation more than the supply chain bottlenecks you hear about in the news
Whether or not inflation will last
::: How Kevin’s perspective on inflation being transitory has changed over the course of this year
::: Why politicians are drunk on using inflated dollars to pay for spending programs
::: Investments that work and investments to stay away from if higher inflation becomes entrenched
::: We also talk about minivans and why he hasn’t replaced his fence that’s currently in disrepair
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the Retirement Quick Tips podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so that by the time you’re done brushing your teeth in the morning, I’m done talking and you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the One Minute Retirement Tip wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
Business Owners: Get Clarity On Your Exit Strategy
Jared Johnson, CEO at BEI interviews Ashley Micciche, Certified Exit Planner, CEO & Co-owner of True North Retirement Advisors.
They discuss how business owners can clarify their paths to exit, figure out what they really want, and how a surprise exit turned into a big win for one of Ashley's clients.
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
Critical Ages For Retirement Planning
On the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast this week, I'm talking about the ages and milestones that are critical for planning your retirement. I’ll help you understand everything from catch up contributions starting at age 50 to what you need to know when starting your required minimum distributions at age 72 and several other must-know milestones in between.
Ep. 995-1001
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so that by the time you’re done brushing your teeth in the morning, I’m done talking and you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the One Minute Retirement Tip wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
#RetirementPlanning #Retirement #RetirementPlanningMilestones
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
Retirement Rules of Thumb You Should Ignore
Rules of thumb in finance aren’t always helpful and aren’t always good advice.
This week on the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast, I’ll talk about a handful of rules of thumb, especially for those of you who are close to retirement that you might be better off ignoring, or at least adjusting to better suit your individual situation.
Episodes: 981-987
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so that by the time you’re done brushing your teeth in the morning, I’m done talking and you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the One Minute Retirement Tip wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
#Retirement #MoneyTips #RetirementRules
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
Grandparent-Owned 529 College Savings Plans
There are some recent rule changes that just made grandparent-owned 529 college savings plans more attractive for grandparents to help save for their grandkids’ college and make this week’s theme very timely - especially if you have grandkids who are babies all the way up to pre-teen.
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so that by the time you’re done brushing your teeth in the morning, I’m done talking and you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the One Minute Retirement Tip wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
#529Accounts #529CollegeSavingsPlan #CollegeFundsForGrandkids
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
How To Get The Most Benefit From Your 401k Plan
If you're like most people, you may not be aware of ALL the 401(k) plan features that you can and should be taking advantage of. I’ll talk about the mistakes and missed opportunities that I see over and over again, to help you get the most out of your 401k plan.
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so that by the time you’re done brushing your teeth in the morning, I’m done talking and you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the One Minute Retirement Tip wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
The Problem With Financial Experts
Whether we are conscious of it or not, we are constantly exposed to financial advice. It's not always bad, but most often there's an ulterior motive.
This week on the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast, I’m going to dive deeply into the problems with some of the biggest offenders of giving bad financial advice, and I’ll share with you some great places to look for financial advice instead.
Goes live 6/7/21, Episodes: 967-973
Thanks for watching the video!
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About Me:
Hi, I'm Ashley, host of the One Minute Retirement Tip podcast. I've been a financial advisor since 2007 and I love talking about retirement! I'm also a wife, mom of 3, and a lover of golf and dry italian red wine. I'm working on loving Jesus and my Catholic faith more each day too! 🙂
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About the podcast:
Each week on my podcast, I take a retirement planning topic and break it down into digestible daily doses of retirement wisdom, so that by the time you’re done brushing your teeth in the morning, I’m done talking and you’re a little bit wiser and better prepared for retirement.
Please subscribe and listen to the One Minute Retirement Tip wherever you listen to podcasts:
::: Amazon Alexa - https://amzn.to/3gMnfdp
::: iTunes - https://apple.co/2DI2LSP
::: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gwA48hBT3Dl5chyC8FNew
::: Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I5uwbgjah3ckt7xxiqgfcb6t5zi
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Get in touch:
Ashley Micciche, QPFC, CRPC, CeXP
CEO, True North Retirement Advisors
https://www.truenorthretirementadvisors.com
Disclosure: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/disclaimer/
Monthly Market Updates
Market & Economic Outlook | December 2020
November turned out to be the best performing month since April with the Index rising 10.8%. Investors shrugged off the spike in new Covid-19 cases, record deaths, and increased hospitalizations.
Market & Economic Outlook | November 2020
Stocks tanked in late October due to record Covid-19 cases and uncertainty surrounding the Presidential election. Surprisingly, stocks rallied sharply following the election as the market celebrated gridlock.
Market & Economic Outlook | October 2020
We officially kicked off a new bull market when stocks rallied sharply in July and August, propelling the S&P 500 Index to new all-time highs. Historically, when a new bull market begins, the S&P 500 Index rises on average 46% over the next 12 months.
Market & Economic Outlook | September 2020
As the U.S. economy continues to reopen, the Atlanta Fed is projecting GDP will grow +29.6% in the third quarter, with further strength expected in the 4th quarter.
Market & Economic Outlook | August 2020
Despite the economy suffering its worst quarterly GDP decline ever, down -9.5%, stocks are knocking on the door of new all-time highs. Many investors are concerned about the run-up in stock prices, but when you consider
Market & Economic Outlook | July 2020
Stocks finished the second quarter up 20% – its best quarter in over two decades! That’s remarkable considering business was brought to a standstill. In just a few months, we have witnessed a bear market, a recession, and subsequent recovery compressed in a short span of time.
Market & Economic Outlook | June 2020
While we think that stocks are still at risk for continued volatility, the economic news should gradually improve from here, and we may be on the precipice of a new bull market!
Market & Economic Outlook | May 2020
Following the fastest bear market on record (down 35% in 23 trading sessions), stocks turned in their best April in 82 years and their best monthly gain since 1987!
Market & Economic Update | April 2020
The coronavirus pandemic caused the fastest bear market ever – down 32% in just four weeks. Sheltering in place and social distancing will bend the curve of the virus, but it will also result in a recession, massive unemployment and economic hardship.
Market & Economic Update | March 2020
What’s going on in the market & economy? We are talking about what’s driving the markets, what’s driving the economy and as a result, what’s driving your portfolio! In the short-run, valuations are stretched, investors have become complacent, and sentiment has gotten overly positive – which could lead to a pullback.
