{"podcast":{"title":"Don't F-Up Your Retirement: You Built It. Don't Let Retirement Break It.","slug":"don-t-f-up-your-retirement-you-built-it-don-t-let-retirement-break-it-6693230","podcast_index_feed_id":6693230,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ec641e2c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.bonfirefinancial.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39559843/39559843-1775244502516-110c7b45275e3.jpg","author":"Bonfire Financial | Brian Colvert CFP®","episode_count":104,"summary":"Hi, I’m Brian 👋 a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and founder of Bonfire Financial. Most advice focuses only on investments, that’s where people get into trouble. The Bonfire Method brings together taxes, insurance, estate planning, and investing so every decision works together. Each week, I share practical insights on retirement, investing, and taxes to help you make smarter decisions and turn what you’ve built into a clear, coordinated plan for what’s next. Bonfire Financial is a Registered Investment Adviser.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T02:18:49.827652+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-f-up-your-retirement-you-built-it-don-t-let-retirement-break-it-6693230"},"episode":{"title":"Am I Ready to Retire? Risk, Returns, and Real Answers","slug":"am-i-ready-to-retire-risk-returns-and-real-answers","published_at":"2025-12-24T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-f-up-your-retirement-you-built-it-don-t-let-retirement-break-it-6693230/am-i-ready-to-retire-risk-returns-and-real-answers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-f-up-your-retirement-you-built-it-don-t-let-retirement-break-it-6693230","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonfirefinancial/episodes/Am-I-Ready-to-Retire--Risk--Returns--and-Real-Answers-e3cakrb","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ec641e2c/podcast/play/112595243/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-13%2F1d2abdf3-329e-fdc1-3664-51d999d18226.mp3","summary":"In this client Q&A, Brian breaks down how to tell if you are truly ready to retire, how much risk is appropriate, and what realistic investment returns actually look like once retirement is in sight. Full show notes: https://www.bonfirefinancial.com/am-i-ready-to-retire To learn more about Bonfire Financial, please visit: https://www.bonfirefinancial.com Disclosure: https://www.bonfirefinancial.com/disclosure","meta_description":"In this client Q&A, Brian breaks down how to tell if you are truly ready to retire, how much risk is appropriate, and what realistic investment return…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1040,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/don-t-f-up-your-retirement-you-built-it-don-t-let-retirement-break-it-6693230/episodes/am-i-ready-to-retire-risk-returns-and-real-answers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-f-up-your-retirement-you-built-it-don-t-let-retirement-break-it-6693230/am-i-ready-to-retire-risk-returns-and-real-answers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}