If one of my kids called me tomorrow and said, 'Dad, I need a financial advisor — but I can't hire you,' who would I tell them to hire?

I've spent my career in this business, I've interviewed a lot of financial advisors, and I've learned that some of the things people THINK make a great advisor aren't actually the things I'd look for.

So today we're going to answer a pretty simple question: If it were our own family, what would we look for in a financial advisor?

What if I told you that the way we invest our own money isn't exactly the same as the way we invest for clients? It's close — but there are a few key differences. Today we'll talk through how we actually invest... what we do for ourselves, what we do for our clients, and why those things are similar but not always identical.

This isn't an easy topic, but it's one that comes up in almost every retirement plan. What really changes when one spouse passes away? We'll talk about the emotional side, but also the financial shifts — from income, to taxes, to investments — and how planning ahead can make all the difference.

What if retirement wasn't really about stopping work — but about starting life? Today, we're sharing some powerful real-life stories of families who've RECENTLY made the leap into retirement.

What if you could get to your retirement savings early — penalty-free — but end up less confident about retiring?

Today we're talking about Rule of 55…and why retiring early just because you can access your money might actually keep you from ever FEELING retired.

Author Morgan Housel once said: 'You should obsess over risks that do permanent damage and care little about risks that do temporary harm, but the opposite is more common.' And he's right—most investors spend more energy worrying about the noise than the real danger. We'll talk about it on this episode.

One of the top questions we hear from people right before retirement is: Should I pay off my mortgage? It sounds simple, but the answer is a little more complicated. Today we're going to break it down.

What if I told you that two people could have the same retirement income…but one lives confidently and the other is constantly worried they're spending too much?

Today we're ranking six types of retirement income — from the ones that feel stressful to spend…to the ones that create total confidence.