The Retirement Show: Your Life, Your Money with Scott Sierens

The Your Life, Your Money Podcast helps you thrive in life, wealth and retirement. The show is designed to navigate the complexities around money, building and securing wealth, and achieving financial independence. Scott Sierens, financial advisor at Sierens Financial Group, will provide thoughts, strategies, and ideas on each episode to help you make smart and sound financial decisions. The goal is to take complex financial subjects and make them simple and easy to understand so you can feel confident to take action, enjoy life, and eliminate financial stress and anxiety.

Scott, along with guests from across various industries, will cover topics such as tax savings strategies, investment and wealth management, IRAs, 401(k)s, retirement planning, income strategies, pensions, estate planning, social security, healthcare, and much more.

Retirement isn't an age or number. It's finding the balance between living life today and feeling financially confident about YOUR tomorrow.

Ask Scott your questions by calling 847-235-6989 or check out our podcast website at https://lifemoneyshow.com for more resources.

The Reasons Your Retirement Transition Isn’t Easy (And How to Fix It)

Nov 29, 2024

Scott recently met with a prospective client who asked, “Why isn’t the transition into retirement easy?” While there’s no “easy button” for retirement, it doesn’t have to feel overwhelming or confusing either. In today’s episode, Scott explores why retirement, or the transition into it, might feel...

3 Big Retirement Regrets!

Nov 14, 2024

A random, retired YouTuber did a simple video exploring the top 5 regrets from other retirees he interviewed (all in their 70s). It blew up to almost half a million views (and counting). In today’s episode, we’re diving into three of the most impactful regrets from this list and offering proactive steps you can take...

2 MAJOR Reasons to Overhaul Parts of Your Retirement Plan

Oct 31, 2024

How do you know when it’s time to make updates to your retirement plan? With a personal story as the backdrop, Scott explores two major categories of life changes that can (and should) influence your financial strategy.

The first category revolves around changes in financial needs. Whether it's an unexpected job...

Year-End Tax Reduction Strategies (Part 2)

Oct 17, 2024

In this second part of our year-end tax reduction series, we dive deeper into actionable steps to reduce your long-term tax burden. If you missed part one, we discussed what makes up taxable income, tax planning vs. tax preparation, and got into some year-end tax planning strategies. In this episode, we’re shifting...

Year-End Tax Reduction Strategies (Part 1)

Sep 26, 2024

You've worked hard for your money, and naturally, you want to keep as much of it as possible instead of handing it over to Uncle Sam. Fortunately, there are smart strategies to help reduce your tax burden and keep more of your earnings where they belong- in your pocket. And, as the end of the year approaches, it's the...