Broadcast Retirement Network

Healthcare in America is reaching a breaking point. In this episode, we sit down with Katherine Hempstead, Senior Policy Adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to unpack the forces driving the affordability crisis — from skyrocketing premiums and a medical debt explosion hitting insured Americans hardest, to new Medicaid work requirements that could leave up to 5 million people without coverage and an estimated 700 rural hospitals at risk of closure.

Bridget Bearden, PhD, of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) discusses Caregiving @ Work: A National Inflection. Bridget explains why caregiving has become a defining workplace issue, the tools employers already have to help, the enormous financial stakes of long-term and child care, and how cross-sector collaboration among employers, financial services, and policymakers can ease the stress on caregivers, ahead of EBRI's Caregiving at Work Forum on October 22 in Washington, DC.

In this conversation with David Cohen—Head of US Retirement Investment Product, Portfolio Manager, and Global Head of Stable Value & Guaranteed Product at Manulife John Hancock Investment Management—we explore the rising role of alternative investments and private markets in 401(k) and retirement plans, a topic that's quickly gone from niche to mainstream.

Term life insurance, open enrollment, and the scams that target families when they are most vulnerable, this episode breaks down how to make sure your coverage actually protects the people you love. Guest Phillip Snyder, CLU of The Warner Companies joins us to explain how to review your full benefits menu, calculate the right amount of life insurance for your family, spot open enrollment scams before they cost you, and take advantage of the help built into good benefits plans.

With average car payments nearing $800, replacing your vehicle can have a major impact on your monthly budget and retirement savings. Automobile enthusiast Ray McGrath examines the true costs of buying new versus repairing your current car, including financing, depreciation, maintenance, reliability and long-term value.

What options do you have at the end of life if you're diagnosed with Alzheimer's? For author and advocate Laura Carroll, the question became personal after she watched her mother live with the disease for seven years, declining until she no longer recognized her own family.

Dr. Patrick Payne of the Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business joins us to explain why managing your money is anything but cookie cutter. As he puts it, the hard part of personal finance isn't the finance, it's the personal. In this conversation, he breaks down how your financial priorities shift as you age, offers practical advice for new graduates landing that first job, and reframes early career moves as investments rather than final destinations.

Dr. Patrick Payne of the Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business joins us to explain why managing your money is anything but cookie cutter. As he puts it, the hard part of personal finance isn't the finance, it's the personal. In this conversation, he breaks down how your financial priorities shift as you age, offers practical advice for new graduates landing that first job, and reframes early career moves as investments rather than final destinations.

In this episode of the Broadcast Retirement Network, we sit down with Chris Tobe, CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at The Hackett Group and author of "Kentucky Fried Pensions," to unpack the Intel Supreme Court case and what it means for everyday retirement savers.

Have you ever wondered what your cat is actually saying when it meows? In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Losos, Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, to explore the fascinating science behind feline communication.