What three conversations should every couple have before turning 65? In this episode, Jon Hicks breaks down the essential retirement talks—from daily routines and spending priorities to healthcare planning. With humor and insight, Jon shares why financial planning often feels like marriage counseling and how honest communication can shape a happier retirement. Learn how to align your goals, understand the numbers, and prepare for the unexpected.

 

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What three conversations should every couple have before turning 65? In this episode, Jon Hicks breaks down the essential retirement talks&mdash;from daily routines and spending priorities to healthcare planning. With humor and insight, Jon shares why financial planning often feels like marriage counseling and how honest communication can shape a happier retirement. Learn how to align your goals, understand the numbers, and prepare for the unexpected.
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The Retirement Solution podcast with Jon Hicks is your irreverent, in-your-face, and inspiring guide to retirement planning. Jon, the author of "The Retirement Solution," covers the financial headlines and helps listeners focus on ways to reduce fees, taxes, and squeeze every available penny out of their retirement portfolio.

Whether you're just starting to plan for retirement or you're already in the thick of it, The Retirement Solution has something for you. Jon's unique approach is designed to help you find the retirement solution that's right for you, so you can retire with confidence.

Subscribe today and empower yourself to make smart financial decisions for a secure and fulfilling retirement.

Connect with Jon and his team online at J Hagan Capital or on social: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

The Retirement Solution podcast with Jon Hicks is your irreverent, in-your-face, and inspiring guide to retirement planning. Jon, the author of "The Retirement Solution," covers the financial headlines and helps listeners focus on ways to reduce fees, taxes, and squeeze every available penny out of their retirement portfolio.
Whether you're just starting to plan for retirement or you're already in the thick of it, The Retirement Solution has something for you. Jon's unique approach is designed to help you find the retirement solution that's right for you, so you can retire with confidence.
Subscribe today and empower yourself to make smart financial decisions for a secure and fulfilling retirement.
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The Retirement Solution podcast with Jon Hicks is your irreverent, in-your-face, and inspiring guide to retirement planning.

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Three Talks Every Couple Needs Before 65

Markets don’t move in a vacuum—and sometimes a single headline can change everything. In this episode of The Retirement Solution, financial advisor Jon Hicks explores political risk and how government actions, public statements, and unexpected headlines can ripple through the markets. The conversation looks at how political uncertainty intersects with investing, why volatility can increase when policy shifts dominate the news cycle, and how stress‑testing assumptions can reveal hidden vulnerabilities in a portfolio. It’s a timely discussion about understanding external forces that investors can’t control—and how awareness of those forces fits into retirement planning decisions.

 

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Markets don&rsquo;t move in a vacuum&mdash;and sometimes a single headline can change everything. In this episode of The Retirement Solution, financial advisor Jon Hicks explores political risk and how government actions, public statements, and unexpected headlines can ripple through the markets. The conversation looks at how political uncertainty intersects with investing, why volatility can increase when policy shifts dominate the news cycle, and how stress‑testing assumptions can reveal hidden vulnerabilities in a portfolio. It&rsquo;s a timely discussion about understanding external forces that investors can&rsquo;t control&mdash;and how awareness of those forces fits into retirement planning decisions.
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When Headlines Start Moving Markets

Bad markets get the blame, but bad assumptions often do the real damage. In this episode from this past weekend’s radio show, financial advisor Jon Hicks breaks down the retirement assumptions many people don’t realize they’re making—about longevity, health care costs, taxes, market consistency, and even politics. The conversation explores how averages can mislead, how headlines can influence portfolios, and why stress‑testing assumptions matters when turning savings into long‑term income. Along the way, the show touches on Social Security uncertainty, political risk, and how overlooked details inside retirement accounts can quietly reshape financial outcomes.

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Bad markets get the blame, but bad assumptions often do the real damage. In this episode from this past weekend&rsquo;s radio show, financial advisor Jon Hicks breaks down the retirement assumptions many people don&rsquo;t realize they&rsquo;re making&mdash;about longevity, health care costs, taxes, market consistency, and even politics. The conversation explores how averages can mislead, how headlines can influence portfolios, and why stress‑testing assumptions matters when turning savings into long‑term income. Along the way, the show touches on Social Security uncertainty, political risk, and how overlooked details inside retirement accounts can quietly reshape financial outcomes.
Schedule your complimentary appointment today: <a href="https://jhagancapital.com/media/">RetirementSolutionShow.com</a>
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The Assumptions That Can Quietly Undermine Retirement

Most people ask their financial advisor if they’re protected—but almost no one asks how. In this episode of The Retirement Solution, Jon Hicks flips the script on the most common retirement planning questions and digs into the ones that actually matter. From protecting a portfolio during market downturns to keeping up with inflation, understanding fees, and preparing for inevitable life changes, the conversation challenges surface-level answers and highlights the importance of clarity, structure, and adaptability in a retirement plan.

 

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Most people ask their financial advisor if they&rsquo;re protected&mdash;but almost no one asks how. In this episode of The Retirement Solution, Jon Hicks flips the script on the most common retirement planning questions and digs into the ones that actually matter. From protecting a portfolio during market downturns to keeping up with inflation, understanding fees, and preparing for inevitable life changes, the conversation challenges surface-level answers and highlights the importance of clarity, structure, and adaptability in a retirement plan.
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Schedule your complimentary appointment today: <a href="https://jhagancapital.com/media/">RetirementSolutionShow.com</a>
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