Retire With Purpose - The Retirement Podcast

Join us as we continue our "Anchors of Retirement Confidence" series, where we discuss four areas of retirement uncertainty plus strategies to replace your anxiety with clarity and control. In part 3, we explore why the biggest threat to your retirement isn't always market volatility, but the taxes you didn't see coming until it was too late. 
In this episode, you'll learn: 
How tax concentration quietly limits income flexibility
The three core tax buckets every retiree should understand
How Roth accounts help create control in an unpredictable tax system
Real-life case studies showing why "textbook" strategies don't always work
Today's article is from Morningstar titled, 8 Tips to Stop Worrying About Running Out of Money in Retirement. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation.
Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/552
📧 WEEKEND READING FOR RETIREES: Receive CFP® insight on 4 hand-picked financial articles delivered straight to your Inbox each Friday: https://bit.ly/3OEdGgu 
📅SCHEDULE YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL REVIEW: Book a 15-minute call with Howard Bailey Financial to see how the topics discussed here apply to your individual situation: https://bit.ly/3T6oNDB
ABOUT HOWARD BAILEY FINANCIAL: Our mission is to help others gain clarity in purpose and elevate meaning in their lives through personal and practical financial strategies. Our Retire With Purpose™ Framework starts with establishing your unique financial philosophy — the true meaning and purpose for your money in retirement. Through continued education, one-on-one meetings, and a comprehensive team planning approach, we have helped retirees across the country secure their financial futures. And while we can't work with everyone, our goal is to provide value to everyone we meet. Our team of advisors and support specialists strive to deliver the very best experience in pre-retirement and retirement planning. Learn more about our process here: https://howardbailey.com/our-process

What if the confidence you're searching for in retirement decisions hasn't disappeared, but has simply been drowned out by noise? 
In this episode, you'll learn: 
Why retirement decisions feel more emotionally loaded after 50
The difference between useful information and paralyzing overwhelm
How anxiety can be a guide; not a warning sign
How to rebuild trust in your intuition and inner voice


Today's article is from our own blog titled, Trusting Yourself Again with Yada. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade is joined by Les McDaniel to explore how retirees can cut through the noise, manage emotional overwhelm, and rebuild confidence in decisions by trusting their intuition and inner voice.
Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/551
📧 WEEKEND READING FOR RETIREES: Receive CFP® insight on 4 hand-picked financial articles delivered straight to your Inbox each Friday: https://bit.ly/3OEdGgu 
📅SCHEDULE YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL REVIEW: Book a 15-minute call with Howard Bailey Financial to see how the topics discussed here apply to your individual situation: https://bit.ly/3T6oNDB
ABOUT HOWARD BAILEY FINANCIAL: Our mission is to help others gain clarity in purpose and elevate meaning in their lives through personal and practical financial strategies. Our Retire With Purpose™ Framework starts with establishing your unique financial philosophy — the true meaning and purpose for your money in retirement. Through continued education, one-on-one meetings, and a comprehensive team planning approach, we have helped retirees across the country secure their financial futures. And while we can't work with everyone, our goal is to provide value to everyone we meet. Our team of advisors and support specialists strive to deliver the very best experience in pre-retirement and retirement planning. Learn more about our process here: https://howardbailey.com/our-process

Join us as we continue our "Anchors of Retirement Confidence" series, where we discuss four areas of retirement uncertainty plus strategies to replace your anxiety with clarity and control. In part 2, we explore what really puts retirements at risk during market downturns — and how to build a plan that's designed to withstand them. 
In this episode, you'll learn: 
Why market volatility isn't the real danger in retirement
How a recession buffer creates emotional and financial stability
How to separate "living money" from "growth money"
Why using time-based buckets can help you gain confidence and clarity
Today's article is from Morningstar titled, 8 Tips to Stop Worrying About Running Out of Money in Retirement. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation.
Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/550
📧 WEEKEND READING FOR RETIREES: Receive CFP® insight on 4 hand-picked financial articles delivered straight to your Inbox each Friday: https://bit.ly/3OEdGgu 
📅SCHEDULE YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL REVIEW: Book a 15-minute call with Howard Bailey Financial to see how the topics discussed here apply to your individual situation: https://bit.ly/3T6oNDB
ABOUT HOWARD BAILEY FINANCIAL: Our mission is to help others gain clarity in purpose and elevate meaning in their lives through personal and practical financial strategies. Our Retire With Purpose™ Framework starts with establishing your unique financial philosophy — the true meaning and purpose for your money in retirement. Through continued education, one-on-one meetings, and a comprehensive team planning approach, we have helped retirees across the country secure their financial futures. And while we can't work with everyone, our goal is to provide value to everyone we meet. Our team of advisors and support specialists strive to deliver the very best experience in pre-retirement and retirement planning. Learn more about our process here: https://howardbailey.com/our-process

Are your investment habits quietly shaping the way you live — and could a few mindset shifts help you build a more patient, resilient, and fulfilling retirement? 
In this episode, you'll learn: 
How investing principles translate into life decisions
Using stress and uncertainty as tools instead of threats
Why margin of safety matters beyond your portfolio
The difference between being rich and being truly wealthy
What it really takes to prepare for the life side of retirement
Today's article is from Vishal Khandelwal's Substack titled, One Long Game. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade is joined by Les McDaniel to explore how investing habits shape life beyond money—and how mindset shifts can build patience, resilience, and fulfillment in retirement.
Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/549
📧 WEEKEND READING FOR RETIREES: Receive CFP® insight on 4 hand-picked financial articles delivered straight to your Inbox each Friday: https://bit.ly/3OEdGgu 
📅SCHEDULE YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL REVIEW: Book a 15-minute call with Howard Bailey Financial to see how the topics discussed here apply to your individual situation: https://bit.ly/3T6oNDB
ABOUT HOWARD BAILEY FINANCIAL: Our mission is to help others gain clarity in purpose and elevate meaning in their lives through personal and practical financial strategies. Our Retire With Purpose™ Framework starts with establishing your unique financial philosophy — the true meaning and purpose for your money in retirement. Through continued education, one-on-one meetings, and a comprehensive team planning approach, we have helped retirees across the country secure their financial futures. And while we can't work with everyone, our goal is to provide value to everyone we meet. Our team of advisors and support specialists strive to deliver the very best experience in pre-retirement and retirement planning. Learn more about our process here: https://howardbailey.com/our-process

Today, I'm thrilled to welcome Ron Pevny to the podcast. Ron is the founder and director of the Center for Conscious Eldering, a certified Sage-ing Leader with Sage-ing International, and a longtime guide for individuals navigating life's most meaningful transitions. With a master's degree in integral counseling and psychotherapy, Ron has spent decades helping people move through major life passages with intention, clarity, and depth.
Ron is also the author of Conscious Living, Conscious Aging: Claiming the Gifts of Elderhood, a powerful guide for those entering the later chapters of life and seeking more than just rest or recreation. His work reframes aging not as decline, but as an opportunity to step into elderhood with purpose—drawing on wisdom, lived experience, and a renewed commitment to growth and contribution.
In our conversation, we explore what it truly means to become an elder in today's world. Ron shares the catalysts that led him into this work, including profound health challenges that reshaped his perspective on purpose and calling. 
We also discussed the three-phase transition into elderhood and why honoring each stage is essential for discovering what's next after retirement.
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In this podcast interview, you'll learn:
What "conscious eldering" really means—and why it matters.
Why retirement without purpose often leads to feeling stuck or disengaged.
The three phases of transitioning into elderhood.
How the neutral zone creates space for clarity and renewal.
Why denying aging limits growth and fulfillment.
How to identify and express your signature gifts.
The role elders play in supporting future generations.
Why purpose helps offset physical and emotional challenges later in life.
How growth and service remain essential at every age.
Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/548
📧 WEEKEND READING FOR RETIREES: Receive CFP® insight on 4 hand-picked financial articles delivered straight to your Inbox each Friday: https://bit.ly/3OEdGgu 
📅SCHEDULE YOUR PERSONAL FINANCIAL REVIEW: Book a 15-minute call with Howard Bailey Financial to see how the topics discussed here apply to your individual situation: https://bit.ly/3T6oNDB
ABOUT HOWARD BAILEY FINANCIAL: Our mission is to help others gain clarity in purpose and elevate meaning in their lives through personal and practical financial strategies. Our Retire With Purpose™ Framework starts with establishing your unique financial philosophy — the true meaning and purpose for your money in retirement. Through continued education, one-on-one meetings, and a comprehensive team planning approach, we have helped retirees across the country secure their financial futures. And while we can't work with everyone, our goal is to provide value to everyone we meet. Our team of advisors and support specialists strive to deliver the very best experience in pre-retirement and retirement planning. Learn more about our process here: https://howardbailey.com/our-process