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18: One Good Thing: Gamifying Your Budget, Playing Financial Tetris, and Learning to Laugh at Money with Emily Guy Birken

Welcome back to Don’t Retire… Graduate! We have a very fun episode today and couldn’t be more excited to have Emily Guy Birken here. She is a lifelong money nerd, award-winning writer, and the co-author of STACKED: Your Super Serious Guide to…

Human Capital Innovations

Employee Financial Wellness and the Long-term Success for the Business In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Eric D. Brotman about employee financial wellness and the long-term success for the business. See the video here: https://youtu.be/IzmLM80rnlk. Eric D. Brotman, CFP®, AEP®, CPWA® (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebrotman/) is Chief Executive Officer of BFG Financial Advisors. He began his

It’s Not Free Money: Why 401(k) Loans Are (Usually) A Bad Idea

As a financial advisor, there are a lot of questions I get asked almost daily. Surprisingly, “are you a fiduciary?” is not one of them. This could be the most important question you ask your current or potential advisor, and yet it seems that few people know to ask it. It’s time to change that.

17: Employee Benefit Options You Need to Stop Ignoring

In today’s Office Hours, Eric answers Felix’s question: what is the most valuable employee benefit I should take advantage of? This is a great question and the answer varies by person, but there are a few employee benefit options that most people…

Employee Benefit Options You Need to Stop Ignoring

In today’s Office Hours, Eric answers Felix’s question: what is the most valuable employee benefit I should take advantage of? This is a great question and the answer varies by person, but there are a few employee benefit options that most people underutilize and even ignore. Have a question? Post it in the comments, tweet

17: FIRE Success Story: Taking the Trip of a Lifestyle at Age 29

Welcome back to Don’t Retire… Graduate! We have two guests today, Steven and Lauren Keys, who did something pretty incredible: retired before they turned 30. They came on the podcast to talk about how they reached financial independence at a young…

The Fiduciary Standard: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

As a financial advisor, there are a lot of questions I get asked almost daily. Surprisingly, “are you a fiduciary?” is not one of them. This could be the most important question you ask your current or potential advisor, and yet it seems that few people know to ask it. It’s time to change that.

Management Blueprint

Give Your Stakeholders a Say with Eric Brotman Eric Brotman is the CEO of BFG Financial Advisors, an independent firm assisting clients with wealth creation, preservation, and distribution. He is also the author of Don’t Retire… Graduate!: Building a Path to Financial Freedom and Retirement at Any Age. We talk about multi-generational financial planning, the benefits

16: Is Your Financial Advisor a Fiduciary?

In today’s Office Hours, Eric answers Gary’s question: Are all financial advisors and planners fiduciaries? This is a great question and the simple answer is no. Listen to hear Eric explain what a fiduciary is, why it’s important to know if your…

Is Your Financial Advisor a Fiduciary?

In today’s Office Hours, Eric answers Gary’s question: Are all financial advisors and planners fiduciaries? This is a great question and the simple answer is no. Listen to hear Eric explain what a fiduciary is, why it’s important to know if your advisor is a fiduciary, and how you can tell. Have a question? Post