# Ep 449. Safeguarding the Retirement Nest Egg While Helping Our Children Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/ep-449-safeguarding-the-retirement-nest-egg-while-helping-our-children Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/ep-449-safeguarding-the-retirement-nest-egg-while-helping-our-children.md Podcast: [Retire SMART Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219) Published: 2026-07-24T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://connect92.podbean.com/e/ep-449-safeguarding-the-retirement-nest-egg-while-helping-our-children/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/24edg3bcbiim4922/Ep_449_Safeguarding_the_Retirement_Nestegg_While_Helping_Our_Children7l9ra.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/episodes/ep-449-safeguarding-the-retirement-nest-egg-while-helping-our-children Duration seconds: 558 ## Resource As a 65-year-old who will probably retire in 5 years, what is the rule about Medicare I should know? With 3 children all in their 30s who need help from time to time, how can we help them while also protecting our retirement nest egg? And I inherited an annuity from my mom who passed away earlier this year, but the agent she bought it from is no longer in business; what should I do with this account? David Brooks has answers to these questions in today’s Q&A episode. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/episodes/ep-449-safeguarding-the-retirement-nest-egg-while-helping-our-children/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-smart-podcast-6956219/ep-449-safeguarding-the-retirement-nest-egg-while-helping-our-children.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.