Simply Financial With Kevin Wray

If you’re heading out on a road trip, there’s a long checklist of items that you want to be sure you haven’t forgotten. And in retirement planning, some of those exact same items need to be addressed. We'll take a look at that analogy, plus look at some financial disasters you'll want to avoid in your portfolio.

Business owners are particularly vulnerable to some misconceptions and false assumptions about their retirement. Let’s address a few of these issues.

For some people, the biggest problem with their financial planning isn’t that they make the wrong decisions. It’s that they often fail to make decisions at all. But sometimes you just have to fish or cut bait. Make a decision and move forward. Let’s discuss some of the things that can cause the decision-making process to stall

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.

People love DIY projects. There’s even a DIY Network where you can watch shows about home renovation, landscaping, or interior design - and how to do those things without professional help. Let’s talk about the DIY mentality in retirement planning.

Everybody wants to feel informed about their options when they’re making financial decisions. Let’s discuss the ways that people inform themselves

We'll examine some interesting statistics and demographics related to retirement.

How is planning a successful retirement like playing a game of chess? Let’s break down some of the pieces on the chess board.

We'll pretend that we're making a yearbook for the financial world. Let's see who or what would get superlatives in this yearbook, like "most popular" and "most likely to succeed."

We'll be busting some financial myths on today's show. Later, we'll help you ask better questions about your retirement plan.

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.

We'll be celebrating debate season by having some debates of our own - about financial topics, of course.

Now that summer is in full-swing, let's take a look at how retirement planning is like growing a garden.

Everybody loves a good presidential quote. Our goal here is to take quotes from past presidents and apply them to the financial world. We'll also talk about things that just don't work in retirement planning (and beyond).

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.

We'll examine some interesting statistics and demographics related to retirement.

We'll try to correct some wishful thinking that you have about finances, as well as how to properly handle sudden market corrections.

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.

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.

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.