Your Life Your Wealth Steve Cordasco

Funding your 401k up to the amount of your company’s match is a no-brainer. Your contribution gets doubled, but should you contribute more? Today, John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors is joined by two Mercer colleagues, Christopher Blakely and Jason O’Meara, both CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals and Wealth Advisors. They discuss retirement savings options that go beyond simply fully finding your 401k account. Tax consequences, account flexibility, and overall value should also be considered.
Listening Time: 23 minutes
Listening Time: 23 minutes
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When planning for your retirement, having money set aside for short, intermediate and long-term purposes can be a viable approach to securing your future. This process is sometimes called the “bucket approach.” Today, John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, is joined by CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional Jason O’Meara, Wealth Advisor and Sr. Director, Mercer Advisors. They discuss the bucket approach and how it may help your financial resources last throughout your lifetime.
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Mercer Advisors is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice to clients. All estate planning document preparation and other legal advice are provided through Advanced Services Law Group, Inc.

Debt is a 4-letter word many savers and investors may want to avoid. Today, John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, is joined by CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional Jason O’Meara, Wealth Advisor and Sr. Director, Mercer Advisors. They discuss smart ways debt can be used to your advantage in financial planning.
Listening Time: 24 minutes
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Mercer Advisors is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice to clients. All estate planning document preparation and other legal advice are provided through Advanced Services Law Group, Inc.

News stories about an impending retirement crisis have been published regularly over the past several decades. Today, John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, is joined by CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional Jason O’Meara, Wealth Advisor and Sr. Director, Mercer Advisors. They discuss the prevalence of published doom and gloom stories, why they exist and whether or not they deserve your attention.
Listening Time: 23 minutes
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Cordasco Financial Network is a tradename. All services provided by Cordasco Financial Network investment professionals are provided in their individual capacities as investment adviser representatives of Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (“Mercer Advisors”), an SEC-registered investment adviser principally located in Denver, Colorado, with various branch offices throughout the United States doing business under different tradenames, including Cordasco Financial Network.


Mercer Advisors is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice to clients. All estate planning document preparation and other legal advice are provided through Advanced Services Law Group, Inc.

The building blocks that we played with as children take on a whole new meaning when they are imagined, later in life, to be more than just toys. Building blocks exist throughout our lives, and if used wisely, can help lead us to a better life financially and otherwise. John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, is joined by Fritz Gilbert author of the book “Keys To A Successful Retirement” and creator and writer of “The Retirement Manifesto” blog.
Listening Time: 25 minutes
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Mercer Advisors is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice to clients. All estate planning document preparation and other legal advice are provided through Advanced Services Law Group, Inc.

For some, living on a budget is considered a disciplined plan for careful spending and saving. For others, having to adhere to a budget is an unwelcome restriction on enjoying life. Today, John Walker, Regional Vice President, Mercer Advisors, is joined by CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ professional Jason O’Meara, Wealth Advisor and Sr. Director, Mercer Advisors. They discuss budgeting and the clear distinction between wants and needs as they relate to spending.
Listening Time: 23 minutes
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Mercer Advisors is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice to clients. All estate planning document preparation and other legal advice are provided through Advanced Services Law Group, Inc.