<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" ><channel><title>Matthew Sapaula&#039;s Money Smart Radio &#187; Retirement Planning</title> <atom:link href="http://www.moneysmartradio.com/category/topics/retirement-planning-categories/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com</link> <description>Chicago-based financial radio talk show host Matthew Sapaula crusades a message to help people transform the way people feel, think and manage their money!  When areas of financial planning, finding money for college and starting your own business start to overwhelm you, tune in to listen to the latest tips, guest financial and business experts and discover answers to community questions.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:39:11 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator><itunes:summary>Chicago-based financial radio talk show host Matthew Sapaula crusades a message to help people transform the way people feel, think and manage their money!  When areas of financial planning, finding money for college and starting your own business start to overwhelm you, tune in to listen to the latest tips, guest financial and business experts and discover answers to community questions.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</itunes:author> <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://www.moneysmartradio.com/images/iTunesMSRlogo-phone.jpg" /> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</itunes:name> <itunes:email>mgs@moneysmartradio.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <managingEditor>mgs@moneysmartradio.com (Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula)</managingEditor> <itunes:subtitle>Chicago-based financial radio talk show host Matthew Sapaula crusades a message to help people transform the way people feel, think and manage their money!  When areas of financial planning, finding money for college and starting your own business star...</itunes:subtitle> <image><title>Matthew Sapaula&#039;s Money Smart Radio &#187; Retirement Planning</title> <url>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg</url><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/category/topics/retirement-planning-categories/</link> </image> <itunes:category text="Business"> <itunes:category text="Investing" /> </itunes:category> <item><title>What People Get From Our Financial Talk Radio Show &#8211; a Listener Tells All</title><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/08/25/what-people-get-from-our-financial-talk-radio-show-a-listener-tells-all/</link> <comments>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/08/25/what-people-get-from-our-financial-talk-radio-show-a-listener-tells-all/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:39:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Finances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Investing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iTunes Podcasts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Accountant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Allstate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill and Jackie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial talk radio show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Henry Morales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mastermind Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Investors]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneysmartradio.com/?p=2775</guid> <description><![CDATA[After two years doing a financial talk radio show in Chicago, people have frequently asked, "Are people really getting ahead?" A listener calls in LIVE and shares his experience after his accountant told him to listen.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/08/25/what-people-get-from-our-financial-talk-radio-show-a-listener-tells-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <enclosure url="http://media.blubrry.com/moneysmartradio/content.blubrry.com/moneysmartradio/EP20-ListenerSharesExperienceWithHenryMorales.mp3" length="16485650" type="audio/mpeg" /> <itunes:keywords>Accountant,Allstate,Bill and Jackie,Facebook,financial talk radio show,Henry Morales,Mastermind Group,Real Estate Investors</itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle>After two years doing a financial talk radio show in Chicago, people have frequently asked, &quot;Are people really getting ahead?&quot; A listener calls in LIVE and shares his experience after his accountant told him to listen.</itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>After two years doing a financial talk radio show in Chicago, people have frequently asked, &quot;Are people really getting ahead?&quot; A listener calls in LIVE and shares his experience after his accountant told him to listen.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</itunes:author> <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit> <itunes:duration>17:08</itunes:duration> </item> <item><title>Increasing Retirement Age to Get Your Social Security Benefits</title><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/08/10/increasing-retirement-age-to-get-social-security-benefits/</link> <comments>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/08/10/increasing-retirement-age-to-get-social-security-benefits/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:13:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Media Appearances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Finances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chip Franklin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FOX News Radio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KOGO San Diego]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Living Longer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Goldman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Income]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneysmartradio.com/?p=2742</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since Americans are living much longer than previous generations, that means Medicare and Social Security will be supporting retirees for many years more than ever anticipated when the programs were created.  This morning, I was on a radio tour with FOX News Radio discussing this issue.  Some of the radio show hosts had some interesting questions for me such as...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/08/10/increasing-retirement-age-to-get-social-security-benefits/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <enclosure url="http://media.blubrry.com/moneysmartradio/content.blubrry.com/moneysmartradio/Money_Smart_Guy_talks_SSI_on_KOGO-San_Diego.mp3" length="12979803" type="audio/mpeg" /> <itunes:keywords>Chip Franklin,Facebook,FOX News Radio,KOGO San Diego,Living Longer,Mark Goldman,Retirement Income,Social Security</itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle>Since Americans are living much longer than previous generations, that means Medicare and Social Security will be supporting retirees for many years more than ever anticipated when the programs were created.  This morning,</itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>Since Americans are living much longer than previous generations, that means Medicare and Social Security will be supporting retirees for many years more than ever anticipated when the programs were created.  This morning, I was on a radio tour with FOX News Radio discussing this issue.  Some of the radio show hosts had some interesting questions for me such as...</itunes:summary> <itunes:author>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</itunes:author> <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit> <itunes:duration>6:44</itunes:duration> </item> <item><title>VIDEO: Stop Drinking the Company 401k Plan Kool-Aid</title><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/07/07/video-stop-drinking-the-company-401k-plan-kool-aid/</link> <comments>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/07/07/video-stop-drinking-the-company-401k-plan-kool-aid/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:37:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Finances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[401(k)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[401k fees]]></category> <category><![CDATA[60 Minutes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brooks Hamilton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Wray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mutual funds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneysmartradio.com/?p=2729</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 401(k) dilemma, dropping account values and resistance to opening statements piling up lead many to further financial confusion and isolation.  Compound this with job layoffs and increasing unemployment rate have caused many financial homes to crumble.  Here are my notes and thoughts from this segment on CBS's 60 Minutes.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/07/07/video-stop-drinking-the-company-401k-plan-kool-aid/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>#1 Financial Advisor Joel Wymer on Money Smart Radio</title><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/12/1-financial-advisor-joel-wymer-on-money-smart-radio/</link> <comments>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/12/1-financial-advisor-joel-wymer-on-money-smart-radio/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:38:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Finances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beacon Journal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buckets of Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chicago financial talk show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial advisor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Getting Rich]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grow Your Cash Flow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joel Wymer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Matthew Sapaula]]></category> <category><![CDATA[money smart radio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning Myths]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneysmartradio.com/?p=2612</guid> <description><![CDATA[Every once in a while you get to meet someone who resonates and echoes your passion, core values and methodologies.  In the field of personal finance counselors, financial advisors and financial planners that is very tough to find.  Then comes along Joel Wymer from Akron, Ohio who has recently been voted by the Beacon Journal as the #1 financial advisor in his community.  ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/12/1-financial-advisor-joel-wymer-on-money-smart-radio/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Aligning Beliefs With Investment Strategy</title><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/10/aligning-beliefs-with-investment-strategy/</link> <comments>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/10/aligning-beliefs-with-investment-strategy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:07:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Asset Allocation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ETF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investment Strategy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mutual funds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneysmartradio.com/?p=2595</guid> <description><![CDATA[Although discussing investment strategy is a little like discussing religion, I thoroughly enjoy an honest debate on different investment strategies.  One thing I've noticed, however, is that many people do not first examine their own beliefs about market behavior and investment philosophy before developing an investment strategy, which can lead to inconsistencies between beliefs and behavior.  Here are seven questions that should be wrestled with and resolved before developing an investment strategy.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/10/aligning-beliefs-with-investment-strategy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Self-Directed IRAs: Investing in Real Estate with Your IRA and 401(k)</title><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/01/self-directed-iras-investing-in-real-estate-with-your-ira-and-401k/</link> <comments>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/06/01/self-directed-iras-investing-in-real-estate-with-your-ira-and-401k/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:17:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Personal Finances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate Investing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[401k rollover]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chicago real estate investing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IRA LLC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IRA transfer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mick Hersh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Security Trust Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self-directed IRA]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneysmartradio.com/?p=2574</guid> <description><![CDATA[Did you realize a 30% loss in one year, requires a 43% rate of return the next, just to get your account value back to where you started? 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We can put more money away into our retirement accounts, work longer to delay depleting these accounts, and maximize employer matches by contributing more to our 401Ks. But is that really enough? 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You may encounter a lot of difficulties regardless of how "in control" of your life you think you are. 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I am looking forward to us all getting back on the good foot, but let us not forget what we have all learned from hindsight.  Here is a great guest post from Yolander Prinzel while she uses one of our YouTube videos to help illustrate.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/05/07/what-goes-up-doesnt-have-to-come-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WGN Morning News: Matthew Sapaula talks Cash for College during Money Smart Week</title><link>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/04/30/wgn-morning-news-matthew-sapaula-talks-cash-for-college-during-money-smart-week/</link> <comments>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/04/30/wgn-morning-news-matthew-sapaula-talks-cash-for-college-during-money-smart-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:24:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Money Smart Guy - Matthew Sapaula</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[College Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Appearances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Retirement Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[529 College Savings Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[annuities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cash for College]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cash value life insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[college applications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[College Funding Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[college grants and scholarship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financial aid offices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[money for college]]></category> <category><![CDATA[negotiate financial aid offers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paying for college education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ROTH IRAs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moneysmartradio.com/?p=2495</guid> <description><![CDATA[As of Monday, April 19th, 2010, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has suspended all aid to applicants seeking Illinois public college financial aid.  According to the ISAC, they have seen a huge increase in the number of applicants this year due to students and parents seeking greater financial aid from the government.  Personally, I'm not going to give into the doom and gloom...I see happy, fulfilled, successful people on a daily basis not involved in this recession both emotionally and financially.  There are positive choices out there and you DO have options...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.moneysmartradio.com/2010/04/30/wgn-morning-news-matthew-sapaula-talks-cash-for-college-during-money-smart-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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