HeyJaredThe Retirement Huddle
Financial and retirement planning guidance with Mark Howard of the Howard Financial Group in Savannah.Mark has almost three decades of experience in the financial industry, has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, South Magazine and several other publications.
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Mailbag: Social Security Rules, ESG Investing, and REIT Pitfalls (opens the original)
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Retirement decisions often get complicated when one rule, product, or investment idea starts driving the entire conversation. Mark answers listener questions about Social Security earnings, ESG investing, and REITs while bringing each topic back to the bigger retirement picture. The common thread is simple: start with the plan, then decide which tools actually belong in it. Here's some of what we discuss in this episode: 💼 Seasonal Work: Social Security earnings rules deserve context 🌱 ESG Inves
Retirement Truth Bombs: Your Biggest Financial Blind Spots (opens the original)
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Some retirement beliefs sound reassuring simply because they've been repeated for years. Mark challenges several common assumptions and explains why successful retirement planning often requires a closer look at risk, taxes, behavior, and how your portfolio is actually built. Sometimes the biggest improvement comes from questioning what you thought you already knew. Here's some of what we discuss in this episode: 💣 Bond Reality: "Safe" needs more context 🧾 Tax Exposure: Future rates remain uncer
Retirement Lessons from Betty White (opens the original)
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Betty White may never have officially retired, but her humor and outlook offer several valuable lessons for anyone planning the next stage of life. Today, Mark explores why retirement readiness involves more than building an investment portfolio. A fulfilling plan should help you prepare for change while continuing to support the people, purpose, and experiences that matter to you. Here's some of what we discuss in this episode: ❤️ Health and Retirement: Early habits shape later retirement exper
The Real Reasons People Keep Working (opens the original)
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For some people, continuing to work is a choice. For others, it is a necessity, or simply the result of not knowing whether retirement is truly possible. Mark explores the financial, social, and emotional reasons why more Americans are remaining in the workforce well into their 60s and 70s. Tune in to hear how a strategy can help you determine whether you need to keep working, want to keep working, or are finally ready to step away. Here's some of what we discuss in this episode: 💼 Working Longe
Easy Ways To Ruin Retirement (opens the original)
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Retirement is often treated like the finish line, but it's really the start of a brand-new phase of life. In this episode, Mark walks through a few common assumptions that can make retirement more difficult than expected and reminds us that retirement takes more than simply reaching a number in your portfolio. A thoughtful plan can help you think through what life may look like after work and how your financial decisions may need to change along the way. Here's some of what we discuss in this ep
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