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Welcome to ”The Retire Early Podcast,” your essential guide to achieving the retirement you’ve always dreamed of—sooner rather than later!

Podcast · By Sam Benson & Linwood Fraher · English · Official site

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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Expecting an Inheritance? Don’t Make These Mistakes (opens the original)

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    Receiving a large inheritance can completely change your financial picture—but it can also create new risks, tax considerations, family complications, and emotional pressure. In this episode of Retire Early, Sam Benson and Linwood Frayer discuss how to prepare for a potential inheritance before it arrives and what to do after receiving it. They explain why you shouldn’t reduce your savings or increase your spending based on an expected inheritance, how different inherited assets can carry very d

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Should I Wait One More Year to Retire? (opens the original)

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    One of the most common and difficult questions anyone nearing their target retirement date faces is, “Should I wait just one more year to retire?” Retirement is a major life transition, and working an extra 12 months can profoundly affect both your financial security and your personal life. In this episode of Retire Early, Sam Benson and Lynwood Freyer discuss the pros and cons of delaying retirement by just one year. They discuss how a final year of employment can boost your retirement savings,

  3. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    How to Pay for Health Insurance If You Retire Early (opens the original)

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    One of the biggest questions facing anyone who wants to retire before age 65 is simple: What do you do about health insurance? Leaving your job often means leaving employer-sponsored health coverage behind — but Medicare may still be years away. That gap can become one of the largest expenses in an early retirement plan. In this episode of Retire Early, Sam Benson and Linwood Fraher break down three major ways to cover healthcare before Medicare: ACA Marketplace insurance, COBRA, and employer-sp

  4. Episode · Sep 1, 2026

    The 3 Worst Investment Decisions to Make Before Retirement (opens the original)

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    The decisions you make with your investments as you approach retirement can have consequences that last for decades. In this episode of the Retire Early Podcast, Certified Financial Planners Sam Benson and Linwood Fraher discuss three of the biggest investment mistakes they see people make heading into retirement, and how planning ahead can help you avoid them. The conversation begins with the story of an investor who watched the market fall during COVID while preparing for retirement. Fear took

  5. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    Should I Work One More Year Before Retiring? (opens the original)

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    In this episode of the Retire Early Podcast, financial advisors Sam Benson & Linwood Fraher of Martin Wealth Solutions address a common question among people approaching retirement: Should I retire now or work one more year? Sam and Linwood explain how an additional year of work could affect several parts of a retirement plan. Working longer may provide another year of income, retirement account contributions, employer benefits, and potential investment growth while also reducing the number of y

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