{"podcast":{"title":"Financial Sanity with Patrick Ayers","slug":"financial-sanity-with-patrick-ayers-7108735","podcast_index_feed_id":7108735,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6416581/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/financial-sanity-with-patrick-ayers--6416581","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7f769edfd233c4f44c58199b56d37fb6.jpg","author":"Patrick Ayers","episode_count":81,"summary":"DISCLOSURE: Securities and investment advisory services are offered through Madison Avenue Securities, LLC (MAS), member FINRA/SIPC and a Registered Investment Advisor. MAS and Ayers Financial Services are not affiliated entities.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T12:19:38.983119+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-sanity-with-patrick-ayers-7108735"},"episode":{"title":"Retirement Optimism","slug":"retirement-optimism","published_at":"2026-03-07T14:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-sanity-with-patrick-ayers-7108735/retirement-optimism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-sanity-with-patrick-ayers-7108735","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/retirement-optimism--70508024","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70508024/financial_sanity_retirement_optimism_03072026.mp3","summary":"\"Feeling lost as retirement approaches? What happens when decades-old rules no longer apply and the old guarantees have disappeared?\" In this episode, discover how rising inflation, longer lifespans, and shifting responsibilities are redefining what it means to retire securely. Explore Patrick Ayers' insights from Roanoke—where clarity, confidence, and adaptability are the new essentials for financial peace of mind. The true keys to a lasting, fulfilling retirement may not be what you expect. Welcome to Financial Sanity with Patrick Ayers With so much financial noise, it's understandable why so many people are going financially insane. Taxes, Social Security, Wall Street, Healthcare...there is so much uncertainty about the modern retirement. Local, independent, reliable...Patrick Ayers, President and CEO of Ayers Financial Services can help provide a clear financial picture so you can achieve a fulfilling retirement. It is time to regain your financial sanity. Listen to Financial Sanity Saturdays at 7:00 and Sundays at 8:00 on WFIR. -- -- -- -- -- -- For more information on retirement planning, visit ayersfinancial.com ! Looking for specific information about today's topic? Check out our resources page !","meta_description":"\"Feeling lost as retirement approaches? What happens when decades-old rules no longer apply and the old guarantees have disappeared?\" In this episode, dis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3416,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/financial-sanity-with-patrick-ayers-7108735/episodes/retirement-optimism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/financial-sanity-with-patrick-ayers-7108735/retirement-optimism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}