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Financial Symmetry: Balancing Today with Retirement

When considering retirement, do you wonder what financial opportunities you may be missing? Busy lives take over and years pass without taking advantage. In this retirement podcast, the Financial Symmetry advisors unveil financial opportunities, to help you balance enjoying today so you are ready to retire later. By day, they are fiduciary fee-only financial advisors who answer questions about tax savings, investment decisions, and how to save more. If you’ve been putting off your financial to-do list or are just not sure what you’ve been missing, subscribe to the show and learn more at www.financialsymmetry.com. Financial Symmetry is a Raleigh Financial Advisor. Proudly serving clients in the Triangle of North Carolina for over 20 years.
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Mar 20, 2023

If you have been watching the news lately you may be wondering if your cash is safe. Watching the country’s 16th largest bank collapse causes people to question whether the banking system is set up to ensure that funds are accessible. 

On this episode of Financial Symmetry, we’ll discuss what happened to Silicon Valley Bank, examine how much cash you really need, and explore options for managing your emergency fund. Listen in to learn how to safely manage your emergency fund. 

Outline of This Episode

  • [1:34] What happened with Silicon Valley Bank
  • [4:40] How much cash do you really need?
  • [7:50] How to manage your emergency fund
  • [15:31] Create your own plan

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Mar 6, 2023

As International Women’s Day approaches, we wanted to get together to explore ways to improve the financial outcome for women across the globe. 

In this episode, Allison Berger, Grace Kvantas, Haley Modlin and Darian Billingsley, break down the four Cs of women’s personal finance.

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Feb 20, 2023

Retirement is one of the most significant changes that you will manage in your life. It takes not just careful financial planning, but also careful life planning as well. 

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Our guest today, Susan Bradley, is the author of Sudden Money and the founder of the Sudden Money Institute. She is also a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Certified Financial Transitionist (CFT). We discuss how best to prepare for the retirement transition

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Feb 6, 2023

In today’s video, we discuss several questions of what we can learn from last year’s investing experience and what we could expect for 2023.

  • Why 2022 was a challenging year in stock and bond markets?
  • What was historic about the year for bond returns?
  • Could there be a silver lining for stock returns?
  • How do markets react in the years after a down year in stocks?
  • The range of emotions when holding a diversified portfolio
  • Why you’ll always hate something in your portfolio
  • Which 7 stocks held back the S&P 500 in 2022?
  • When does a growth stock become a value stock?
  • What 6 different “expert” companies are predicting for returns over the next 10 years?
  • Why does having an investment plan informed by a financial plan matter?
  • Do you have a monitoring process to know when or when not to act with your portfolio?

Listen in to see how lessons from last year can help you move forward with confidence. 

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Jan 23, 2023

The Secure Act 2.0 was recently passed bringing in hundreds of new retirement and investment account changes.

In this episode, we detail some of the most impactful changes for you. We’ll break down these changes to explore planning opportunities for your retirement planning strategies. 

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Jan 9, 2023

The beginning of a new year motivates many of us to make lists of things in our lives we may want to change. At the top of those lists typically are financially related items.

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So today, we’re going to share our list of items we’ve seen that can have lasting impact on your financial journey. We're going to share an actionable plan with 12 tips to double-check your financial vitals that could make a major difference for you and your family in the years to come. 

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