Simply Financial with Kevin Wray

Over Or Underrated?

This week we'll give you our take on what's overrated and underrated - both in and out of the financial world. We'll also answer some listener questions, crack open the financial dictionary, and much more.

Retirement And Vacation Planning

It’s often said that the average person spends more time planning vacations than planning retirement. So we’re going to trick everyone into planning their retirement by pretending like we’re planning a vacation. Here’s a list of what we need to think about.

The Retirement Grocery Store

How is planning for retirement like going to the grocery store? Let's make sure that you can spend your retirement money with confidence and know the ins and outs of annuities.

The Financial Water Wheel

We always like to break down complicated financial concepts with analogies. This week, let's see what we can learn about retirement planning from observing a water wheel.

Financial Jerseys

What can we learn about retirement planning from the jerseys that players wear while playing different sports? We will also discuss financial planning for future generations, and figuring out the answer to some crucial retirement planning questions.

Uncovering The Financial Lies We Tell Ourselves

Many famous quotes weren't intended to be about finances, but there's plenty of retirement planning wisdom that can still be found in them. We'll find some unlikely wisdom from celebrity quotes. After that, we will explore some of the financial lies that people tell themselves.

Wisdom From Yogi Berra

From time to time, we like to take quotes from famous quotable people and turn those quotes into financial wisdom. Yogi Berra is one of those very quotable people who can actually teach us some financial lessons if we’ll just look through the right prism.

Fill In The Blanks

We'll discuss how to make it through the retirement red zone and fill in some blanks in your retirement plan. Later, Kevin will answer some listener questions.

Common Income Planning Mistakes

One of the most important aspects of retirement planning is income planning. Unfortunately, there are several ways that this crucial step can go wrong. Let's talk about some common income planning mistakes.

Opportunity Riding A Dangerous Wind

Explore ancient Chinese wisdom, and discover whether times of financial crisis might actually be an opportunity. Learn the dirty little secrets of the financial industry. Finally, make sure you never make certain assumptions about retirement.