My Retirement Clarity with Lee Perkins
Financial and retirement planning with financial planner Lee Perkins, president of JL Perkins Wealth Management in the Macon, Georgia area. Get ready for a good dose of inspiration, simplicity, implementation and, of course, clarity on each and every show. Lee will explore the ways you can successfully prepare for retirement and how to grow and preserve your wealth.
Episodes
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Ep 21: Lessons From Keyboard Warriors
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
We were playing the dangerous game of perusing the comments section of a recent article about COVID-19 and the impacts on retirees and how much money you’ll need to retire going forward. The trip into the comments section is always a mixed bag of trolling, inaccuracies, and sometimes surprisingly helpful insight from what we’ve come to describe as “Keyboard Warriors.” So, let’s look at some of the sentiments found under this recent article and see if they resonate with how others truly see the financial world, retirement, and how to best prepare for it all.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Ep 20: Financial “Strategies” That Just Don’t Work
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Let’s talk about some financial planning “strategies” that don’t really work (even though some people, even some financial advisors, believe in them).
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Ep 19: Should You Be Wary Of Some Of Dave Ramsey’s Advice?
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Dave Ramsey has earned a lot of respect among savers and investors over the years as evidenced by his enormously popular radio show, books and sold out performance venues when he speaks. But is all of his advice worth following? Is it possible that some of the things he professes will actually hurt you financially? Let’s take a look at some of Dave’s most popular advice and see if and when it makes sense for retirees and pre-retirees to disagree.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday May 21, 2020
Ep 18: Best Intentions, Bad Advice
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
We were planning to bring up this conversation before the Coronavirus pandemic hit, but now it just makes it even more important to discuss. You likely seek financial advice from lots of difference sources. And some of those sources will certainly have good intentions, but they’ll often give bad financial advice. Let’s look at some examples and explore the reasons why we have to be very careful from whom we’re taking this important guidance.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday May 07, 2020
Ep 17: Life Events That Spark Major Changes
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Sometimes events happen in life that make it really important for you to carefully assess your financial situation. Let’s explain why each of these events is usually a good reason for a financial review.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Ep 16: How People Get Lost In Retirement Planning
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Have you ever gotten lost? Not that much fun is it? Well, getting lost in the car or in the woods is a lot like getting lost in retirement planning. Let’s look at the reasons that people get lost, and then how to get back on track.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Ep 15: Coronavirus Update + Financial Truths You Can Count On
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a dramatic impact on our daily lives and many people are taking a huge financial hit from lost wages, a volatile stock market, and general economic uncertainty. Lee will give his thoughts on the current situation and why having a plan is so crucial in times like these. We will also discuss some financial truths that we can state with confidence and see what we can learn from them.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Ep 14: Everything You Need to Know About Roth Conversions
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
The idea of a Roth conversion is intriguing to a lot of people, and for some people it can be a great strategy to enact. Let’s explore the concept…
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Ep 13: What's Your Desire to Retire?
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Different people have different levels of desire when it comes to finding their retirement date. Let’s explore these different levels of desire, as indicated by the statements people might make, and discuss how we’d help someone at these different levels.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Ep 12: Lies You Learn In Broker School
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
A lot of financial professionals say things that just aren’t true. And it’s not that they’re intentionally trying to mislead, it’s just that they’ve been trained to use certain talking points, which they might even believe to be true themselves. Let’s talk about the statements you should be cautious of if you hear them from a financial advisor.
Important Links:
Website: https://jlperkinswealth.com/podcast/
Call: 478-254-3550