The great American dream is homeownership, right?  Or is it?  With more Americans than ever renting instead of buying, markets bouncing up and down depending on what part of the country you live and foreclosures at historic highs, it’s a wonder anyone gets involved with homeownership at all.
But, many folks do.  And when they do, they come at it one of two ways…buying or selling.  Both categories come with a whole host of do’s and don’ts that can mean thousands of dollars to the people involved.  The challenge is, most folks are not experts and don’t know what to look for to make sure the deal they get is the best possible.  Think about it:
Buyers:

• Want the perfect house for below market value
• Want the perfect neighborhood
• Want the best interest rate available
• Want honesty from the sellers AND their real estate agent

Sellers:

• Want to sell to the most well-funded, pre-qualified buyer
• Want a short sale cycle and quick close
• Knowledgeable real estate agent that knows how to market
• Want the lowest sales commission possible

Whether you are buying or selling, real estate is one of your most significant financial transactions you will encounter in your lifetime.  One mistake could severely impact all your future retirement and savings plans.
This is why you need to tune in this Wednesday, 2/24/16 at 9:30am (or anytime thereafter via podcast) by clicking here to hear this latest installment of Wicked Insurance Matters Radio Show with Greg Durette titled, Avoiding Costly Real Estate Mistakes. 
To help us work through this subject is expert real estate broker, Kim Hanlon of ALANTE Real Estate located in Plymouth, MA.  Kim took a very unique and, as it turns out, beneficial path to her current status of expert realtor.   Prior to ALANTE, Kim led a successful, professional sales career for 18 years working in fortune 100 companies within Consumer Package Goods, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices. Her success as top sales performer in her multiple roles have been attributed to her superior ability to meet her client’s needs.  She prides herself on paying attention to all the intricate details requested of her clients and most importantly offers exceptional follow up.  Being that ALANTE Real Estate embodies these traits, it was a natural fit aligning her core fundamentals with those of the company.  Her clients are now the beneficiaries of this unique set of talents.
Kim’s contact info can be found at Kim.ALANTEHomes.com or by clicking here. 
Please take 30 minutes and listen to learn what she knows.  It could save you thousands!

If you are lucky, you will need some sort of Long Term Care in your lifetime.  Why lucky?  It means you likely will be living a long, long life.  However, medical issues tend to accompany aging.
The impact of Long Term Care is one of the most financially impactful and potentially devastating things you will endure.  Fortunes can be wiped out in no time at all, wiping out the best laid plans for a relaxing retirement along with it.
In comes Long Term Care insurance into your thoughts.  You soon discover the choices are endless as are the slings and arrows! 

• How should you properly integrate into your existing retirement plans
• The difference between Medicare/Medicaid and Long Term Care Insurance
• What is better…government provided care or privately funded care
• What are the actual choices for coverage, what do they cost and how do they work
• What kind of companies should you avoid and why

These are all heavy issues you need to know the answers for in order to make the right choices for you.  No worries…you will have them if you tune in this Wednesday, 2/17/16 at 9:30am (or anytime thereafter via podcast) by clicking here to hear this latest installment of Wicked Insurance Matters Radio Show with Greg Durette titled, Understand Long Term Care Insurance Risks.
These are very important issues you need to understand.  We will even discuss when and why you SHOULD NOT even consider buying any Long Term Care insurance.  Tune in and get informed.  It could save you years of headaches and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

You work hard.  You save wisely.  You transition into more conservative savings vehicles as you get older and then pull the trigger.  You are retired!  Woo hoo!
Now you spend the money you saved without ever taking in another paycheck.  How long do you think your money will last?  It had better outlast you or cat food could become your main dietary staple!
The fact of the matter is, people are living longer now than ever before, putting ever more pressure on those precious retirement resources.  However, there is a way you can GUARANTEE you will never outlive your money…no matter how long you live.
Tune in this Wednesday, 2/10/16 at 9:30am (or anytime thereafter via podcast) by clicking here to hear this latest installment of Wicked Insurance Matters Radio Show with Greg Durette titled, How to Never Outlive Your Money. 
We will discuss such topics as:

• The dangers your money will face in retirement
• The difference between accumulation v. distribution strategies
• How to GUARANTEE you will not outlive your income…regardless of how long you live
• How to inflation-proof your income in rising markets
• Avoiding the perils of market downturns in retirement

We will dive deep into the weeds on these and many other related subject items to help as many people as possible rescue their otherwise imperiled retirement plans.
Listen, take notes and relax.  Retirement should be stress free.  We are going to show you how. 

Social Security impacts everyone.  Whether you are already collecting, getting ready to collect or know someone who is, the impacts can be life altering.  Thanks to a new law which took effect in November of last year, the benefit strategies people had at their disposal just became even more complicated.

So, I hope we can cut through the clutter and breakdown what those 4 major changes will mean for you and your planning for the future.  I will also try to get in as many of the top 10 secrets you now need to know to get the most out of the system you have paid into for all these years.

Tune in this Wednesday, 2/3/16 at 9:30am (or anytime thereafter via podcast) by clicking here to hear this latest installment of Wicked Insurance Matters Radio Show with Greg Durette titled, What the Top 10 Secrets and Top 4 Changes to Social Security’s New Law Has in Store for You.

We will discuss:

• The top 4 MAJOR changes and how they will impact you
• The top 10 SECRETS to maximizing benefits
• Critical cutoff dates
• Critical Age cutoffs

Time is of the essence if you want to position yourself properly to make the most out of this new set of rules.

Many thanks to last week’s guest, Russell Illes, author of Duct Tape Won’t Fix This.   Feel free to listen to the show we did, The True Toll of Illness here and  visit his website: www.DuctTapeWontFixThis.com.