Write Down Your 2025 Financial Resolutions

Join financial advisors Jim Martin and Casey Bibb as they kick off 2025 discussing rapid passage of time, new year's resolutions, and essential financial planning topics. The episode covers top financial resolutions such as reassessing retirement plans, maximizing tax-efficient strategies, building emergency funds, optimizing social security and Medicare decisions, and aligning investments with retirement goals. They also address the significant topic of long-term care, sharing options like traditional long-term care insurance, annuities, and life insurance hybrids. Finally, Jim and Casey share their personal plans for 2025 and encourage listeners to write down and take action on their own resolutions.

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00:00 Reflecting on the Past Year

00:39 New Year's Resolutions

03:16 Top Financial Resolutions

07:21 Emergency Funds and Unexpected Expenses

09:57 Optimizing Social Security and Medicare

11:54 Aligning Investments with Retirement Goals

15:10 Introduction to Long Term Care

16:15 The High Cost of Long-Term Care

17:35 Medicare and Long-Term Care: The Reality

18:53 Financial Planning for Long-Term Care

21:13 Insurance Options for Long-Term Care

24:40 Life Insurance Hybrid Option Explained

27:13 Personal Stories and Travel Plans

30:40 Final Thoughts and Disclaimers

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