Chip Maxwell

This is Chip Maxwell and you're listening to the Retire Smart Podcast with David Brooks.

Omaha lands among the best U.S. cities for career opportunities, pay and quality of life.

But what makes it such a strong place to work? David also breaks down why LeBron James borrowed nearly $300 million and how wealthy investors can use lending and tax strategies to grow their wealth.

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're listening to the Retire Smart Podcast with David Brooks.

Is there a point at which a business is right-sized and should cease trying to grow? Can Retire Smart provide a smooth path to retirement for those affected by the mass layoff at PayPal? And is David buying or selling Big Red Football under Matt Rule in year four? David Brooks has answers to these questions in today's Q&A episode.

Into the Q&A we go.

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're

listening to the

Retire Smart

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're listening to the Retire Smart podcast with David Brooks.

The new Federal Reserve chairman is already making waves with markets increasingly expecting another interest rate hike soon.

David also weighs in on the massive data center boom and how communities can structure these deals to benefit local residents for the long term.

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're listening to the Retire Smart Podcast with David Brooks.

Today, David and Chip explore the changing ideas on retirement, including working longer or taking mini-retirements, and break down the surprising market phenomenon showing why so much of the stock market's long-term return can come from what happens between the closing and opening bells.

All of that along with Bucky's expansion and why businesses follow favorable economic conditions.

David, here's the headline from WWT, Cox Spectrum Complete Multi-Billion Dollar Merger.

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're listening to the Retire Smart Podcast with David Brooks.

What are we to make of Samsung's proposal for floating data centers out in the ocean? What should I expect to learn at a Retire Smart Taxes in Retirement presentation? And what's the best approach to discussing with my wife who wants me to retire that we likely don't have enough money saved up for it? David Brooks has answers to these questions in today's Q&A episode.

Into the Q&A we go.

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're listening to the Retire Smart Podcast with David Brooks.

From catch-up contributions at 50 to Medicare penalties at 63 and required distributions at 73 or 75, there are several red-letter ages that can have a major impact on your retirement strategy.

David and Shawn Swanson break down the key ages to know and why planning ahead for them can potentially save you money and give you more flexibility in retirement.

This is Chip Maxwell and you're listening to the Retire Smart Podcast with David Brooks.

What if chasing America's biggest and best performing company actually left you with far less money than simply owning the broader market? We look at some surprising long-term investment data, including why diversification can outperform concentration and why the traditional appeal of dividend investing may be changing in today's market.

Well, David, first item of discussion this morning.

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're listening to the Retire Smart Podcast with David Brooks.

What are we to make of the NASDAQ's addition of an overnight trading session from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.? As a 66-year-old who has no desire to retire soon and who is in good shape financially, what should I plan for in the event I cannot work, and how should I approach my investments? And, with some money in an after-tax account that I'm getting from my divorce, should I pay off my mortgage that still has 22 years left? David Brooks has answers to these questions in today's Q&A episode.

Into the Q&A we go.

Absolutely.

So it sounds like they've probably got the resources.

But what they're missing is the plan, though, Chip.

So let's do the what if.

What if you, unfortunately, were disabled tomorrow? What if you got in a car accident? What if something happened that you could not go to work anymore and that income stream did go away forcibly? Do you have the plan in place now that says you're okay? And as far as how do you approach your investments, this is critical.

This is Chip Maxwell, and you're listening to the Retire Smart podcast with David Brooks.

With Nebraska football just around the corner, we kick things off by talking about the Huskers' historic sellout streak before diving into some major economic and political stories making headlines.

We examine interest rates and treasury buybacks, the historical midterm market drawdown, Brett Lindstrom's ballot troubles, and the Democratic Party's decision to move Iowa out of the top spot in the 2028 presidential primary calendar.