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The Great Retirement Debate with Ed Slott & Jeffrey Levine

The Great Retirement Debate with Ed Slott & Jeffrey Levine

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Summary

On the Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make informed decisions. Each episode is a knockout of information leaving you, the consumer, the real winner.

Season 5 Out Now! Tune in for new episodes every other Thursday, starting on August 13, 2026!

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Episodes
  • S5 Ep7: GRD058: Our Views on Retirement and How They've Changed

    S5 Ep7: GRD058: Our Views on Retirement and How They've Changed
    Nov 5 2026

    After years of debating retirement on this show, Ed and Jeff turn the mic on themselves. What have they gotten wrong? What's changed their minds? A rare, candid look at how two of the field's sharpest voices think about retirement differently today than they used to.

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    Ed Slott, CPA
    Ed Slott and Company
    irahelp.com
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    Jeffrey Levine, CFP®, CPA, PFS, CWS, AIF, RICP, ChFC®, BFA™
    Focus Partners Wealth
    focuspartners.com

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    22 mins
  • S5 Ep6: GRD057: Should I Count on Social Security Being There for Me?

    S5 Ep6: GRD057: Should I Count on Social Security Being There for Me?
    Oct 22 2026

    The trust fund headlines are scary — but what do they actually mean for your retirement plan? Ed and Jeff cut through the doom-and-gloom to give it to you straight: what's likely to happen, what isn't, and how to plan either way.

    Tune in for new episodes every other Thursday!

    Ed Slott, CPA
    Ed Slott and Company
    irahelp.com
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    Jeffrey Levine, CFP®, CPA, PFS, CWS, AIF, RICP, ChFC®, BFA™
    Focus Partners Wealth
    focuspartners.com

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    16 mins
  • S5 Ep5: GRD056: How Can I Improve My Chances of Aging in Place?

    S5 Ep5: GRD056: How Can I Improve My Chances of Aging in Place?
    Oct 8 2026

    Staying in your own home longer takes more than good intentions — it takes planning. Ed and Jeff cover the financial, legal, and practical moves that make aging in place possible, and the mistakes that force people out sooner than they expected.

    Tune in for new episodes every other Thursday!

    Ed Slott, CPA
    Ed Slott and Company
    irahelp.com
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    Jeffrey Levine, CFP®, CPA, PFS, CWS, AIF, RICP, ChFC®, BFA™
    Focus Partners Wealth
    focuspartners.com

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    14 mins
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Over time, Ed Slots arguments become so out of touch with reality (arguing for strategies that benefit multi millionaires, as if they were listening to his podcast, and continuously unable to understand why someone considering taking out a loan might be in need of money), that I found myself becoming angered by his arguments. Individuals listening to podcasts for retirement advice are searching for knowledge from those who can understand their situation and perspective and give applicable advice. This is not the place to find that.

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