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

Updated: 02 Jun 2025 • 166 episodes
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A top retirement podcast dedicated to helping you: Reduce Taxes | Make Work Optional | Maximize Retirement Income | Invest Confidently | Optimize Stock Compensation | Help Future Generations Scott Sierens, financial advisor at Sierens Financial Group, will provide thoughts, strategies, and ideas on each episode to help you thrive in life, wealth and retirement. 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, investments and wealth management, IRAs, 401(k)s, retirement planning, retirement 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://maxretirementshow.com for more resources.

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Are you thinking about taking Social Security at age 62? That’s what many Americans consider when they approach Social Security age, but just because you can take it early doesn’t always mean that you should. Claiming too soon could shrink your benefits for life so it’s not a decision you want to rush to make. If you c

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As you save for retirement, it’s not just about having a retirement account, it’s about having the right types of accounts and knowing how to use them most effectively. So today’s video will break down the four most important retirement accounts you should consider having and the strategies you can implement to get the

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Heading into retirement should feel like freedom, but too many people carry financial clutter into this next phase of life, creating confusion, missed opportunities, and unnecessary stress. In this week’s show, Scott outlines three key areas to simplify before you retire: your bank accounts, your investment and retirem

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When ​the ​market ​is ​down, ​it ​can ​make you ​feel ​pretty ​uneasy. ​Emotions ​can ​rise and panic can feel like the natural response, especially when you’re nearing retirement. You ​spent ​decades ​just ​saving ​to ​get ​to ​this ​point, ​and ​now ​you're ​watching ​your ​retirement ​savings ​drop ​in ​value. You ​

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You’ve saved up $2.5 million and you’re wondering whether you can buy a vacation home or whether you should just do a long-term rental. Maybe you should just scratch the idea altogether. This is a conversation we have with clients and today’s show is going to walk you through how we help determine if the vacation home

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We talk a lot about taxes because they’re going to be a huge expense for you in retirement, which is why many people ask about Roth conversions. It’s a strategy that could potentially save you money in retirement, but the truth is that Roth conversions aren’t for everyone and could actually cost you money. In today’s s

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