February 21, 2025

00:46:53

How to Retire with Confidence: Insights from Morningstar’s Christine Benz

How to Retire with Confidence: Insights from Morningstar’s Christine Benz
Take Pride in Retirement
How to Retire with Confidence: Insights from Morningstar’s Christine Benz

Feb 21 2025 | 00:46:53

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Show Notes

Market volatility can be unnerving, but a solid financial plan can help you stay the course. In this episode, Matt McClure sits down with Christine Benz, Morningstar’s Director of Personal Finance and author of How to Retire, to discuss smart retirement strategies, asset allocation, and financial planning for the LGBTQ+ community. Plus, Matt shares insights on how to beat the bank’s CD rates with more lucrative alternatives. Don’t miss this insightful episode of Take Pride in Retirement!

 

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About Take Pride in Retirement:
Welcome to Take Pride in Retirement: A podcast dedicated to retirement planning solutions for the LGBTQ community. Our goal is to help educate you about ways to protect your hard-earned money while experiencing market-like growth at the same time.

Matt McClure is the host of Take Pride in Retirement. He is a licensed fiduciary financial advisor and Certified Annuity Specialist. The Institute of Business & Finance (IBF) recently awarded Matt with the only nationally recognized annuity designation, CAS® (Certified Annuity Specialist®). This graduate-level designation is conferred upon candidates who complete a 135+ hour educational program focusing on fixed-rate and variable annuities.

Matt currently lives with his husband and two dogs in his home state of Georgia but spent more than 10 years in New York City. While in the nation’s #1 media market, he worked for The Wall Street Journal Radio Network, Spectrum News NY1 and WCBS Newsradio 880. A highlight of Matt’s career has been reporting regularly from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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