The Retirement Power Hour
We help listeners within 5 years of retirement invest wiser and retire better, as we discuss key financial topics like investing, retirement planning, behavioral finance, taxes, Social Security, Medicare, and more.
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About the Host
Joe Allaria, CFP®
Host | President & Co-Founder of CarsonAllaria Wealth Management
Hello there!
I’m Joe Allaria, an avid golfer, husband, father, and the owner of The Retirement Power Hour.
I’m also the President and Co-Founder of CarsonAllaria Wealth Management – a retirement planning firm in Glen Carbon, IL (near St. Louis, Missouri).
I’m glad you’re here and we're ready to:
- Help you invest wiser
- Retire better
- Reduce your tax bill
- Debunk the myths of retirement
- Demystify Medicare and Social Security
Why I Started The Retirement Power Hour
Remember March of 2020? Of course you do. The start of the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard in the U.S. at that time. Simultaneously, the stock market took the steepest dive in the history of the stock market. It goes without saying that stress and anxiety was near all-time highs.
It was a scary time and a field day for major media companies. The news cycle was filled with opinions, updates, and projections, of which hardly any were positive. Obviously, this was the perfect storm for poor investor behavior.
What investors, retirees especially, needed to hear at that time was to NOT panic, keep a long-term focus, and to remember that "this too shall pass." However, what they heard and saw, instead, was how the market was going to continue it's dive, how the "COVID crash" would be worse than the Great Depression, and how the market would struggle to recover.
While I've always fought a sort-of guerilla warfare style battle against the media, this time, I decided to take it a step further. I started the Retirement Power Hour in July of 2020 in the form of monthly webinars, giving investors not only the truth of the events occurring in the market, but also good reminders to help them stay calm and overcome the crisis we were facing.
I've been doing the same ever since.
Whether the topic is investing, retirement, Social Security, Medicare, etc., I've set out to give my audience the confidence and courage to invest wiser and retire better. There are too many news outlets that are motivated to make you fearful and anxious and there is a lot of bad advice out there. My goal is to help retirees and those near retirement live a life of financial peace and clarity.
That’s what The Retirement Power Hour is all about.
I’m here to teach you proven strategies (in plain English!) that will empower you to retire on your terms!
Here's to investing wiser and retiring BETTER!
Joe Allaria