With over 1 million downloads, Sound Retirement Radio is a leading podcast in the retirement and retirement planning categories. Our topics cover a broad range, including investing strategies, tax planning, and Roth conversions. We provide both fundamental and advanced ideas to help you create a Sound Retirement Plan. Our commitment is to offer you concepts, ideas, and strategies that can help you achieve clarity, confidence, and freedom as you prepare for and transition into retirement.
Jason Parker, the author of the best-selling book "Sound Retirement Planning," has a new book titled "Retirement Calculator: How Much Money Do I Need To Retire." Jason has been seen as a guest on major news networks such as ABC, FOX, and NBC. He also created the Retirement Budget Calculator, a tool that helps retirees with retirement cash flow planning.
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479- Why Bonds Still Matter in Retirement
There's been a lot of talk recently about rising interest rates, inflation, and what all of this means for the bond portion of your investment portfolio.
So today, I've
Oct 5 33 min
478 David Booth - The Man Who Changed Investing
Today I had the good fortune to interview David Booth. Let me tell you a little bit about him. His modest upbringing in Kansas from selling newspapers at 8 years old to
Aug 27 1 h 06 min
479 Beyond the Birthday Gift: Smart Ways to Build Generational Wealth
In today's podcast, I invited Tim Tenbrink, CFP®, back onto the show. Many of the people we serve are not only interested in how to make the most of their retirement, but
Aug 20 46 min
477 Sound Retirement Score
Take The Assessment: SoundRetirementScore.com
In today's podcast, I want to share a brand-new tool we've created to help you evaluate whether you're on track for retirem
Jul 27 16 min
476 – Will Social Security Be There for Me?
I was at a speaking engagement this week, and we received several questions from the audience about Social Security. Questions like: When should I start Social Security—a
Jul 16 37 min
475 Investing In The Next Hot Thing
Everyone wants to invest in the next hot thing.
Today, it's SpaceX. Tomorrow, it might be OpenAI or Anthropic. Twenty-five years ago, it was Pets.com. More recently, in
Jun 16 15 min
474 Real World Client Concerns
In today's episode, Jason welcomes Tim Tenbrink, CFP®, financial planner at Parker Financial, for a conversation about some of the most common concerns facing people as t
May 26 24 min
473 - 2026 Retirement Challenge: Social Security. What Are We Really Optimizing For?
Social Security is an incredible benefit. It's inflation-adjusted income, it can be tax-efficient, and it includes spousal and survivor benefits. For many retirees, it be
May 12 14 min
472 What a Trip to Maui Taught Me About Money and Life
I just got back from a trip to Maui with my wife and daughter…
and it hit me—
My wife and I are about to become empty nesters.
For the first time in 29 years… life i
Apr 16 10 min
471 – Is Your Net Worth Lying to You? – 2026 Retirement Challenge Part 4
Today we're going to talk about your net worth, a number that everyone has but very few really know what it is and even fewer people truly understand what it means when i
Mar 20 15 min
470 War and Stock Market Volatility
I'm going to take a short break from our theme for the year—the 2026 Retirement Challenge—because I want to address a concern I'm hearing from many people right now: the
Mar 12 16 min
469 Guaranteed Retirement Income - 2026 Retirement Challenge Part 3
This is the first exercise of the 2026 retirement challenge that most people actually enjoy. The first episode was all about purpose and understanding why you will retir
If there were no spending, there would be no need for investments.
No portfolios.
No Monte Carlo simulations.
No withdrawal strategies.
No Social Security timing deb
Feb 13 23 min
467 An Important Announcement About The Retirement Budget Calculator
In this episode, Jason shares an important announcement about the future of the Retirement Budget Calculator. He explains why the tool will no longer be available to new
Feb 2 8 min
#466 The 2026 Retirement Challenge: Start With Why
We are going to start the year off with a podcast series called "The 2026 Retirement Challenge". The idea is that each podcast I am going to bring you one thing to work
Jan 14 16 min
465 The Year in Review — and Preparing for the Year Ahead
In today's podcast, I want to take a few minutes to look back on 2025…and then use what we learned to prepare for 2026.
Dec 15 2025 14 min
464 Let's Talk About Gold - Should You Own It?
Gold is up more than 50% year-to-date. Costco has been selling gold bars that fly off the shelves. The Discovery Channel's hit show Gold Rush draws millions of viewers. A
Nov 14 2025 30 min
463 The New Enhanced Senior Deduction
In today's podcast, I want to talk about the new Enhanced Senior Deduction that was passed and signed into law on July 4th, 2025.
If you are 65 years old or older—or wi
Oct 21 2025 15 min
462 Is A Market Crash Coming?
I'm really excited about today's episode because I want to speak directly to the anxiety that so many of you are feeling — and that you've been sharing with me lately.
Oct 8 2025 14 min
461: Four Reasons Good People Fail at Retirement—and How to Avoid Them
So I've met a lot of people over the years who have over prepared for retirement, and I've met others where I had to say, I'm sorry, you need to keep working. Unfortunate
Sep 24 2025 9 min
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I really enjoy listening to this podcast. Jason Parker is pleasant, encouraging, and—most importantly—knowledgeable. He explains concepts thoroughly, while making them easy to understand. His podcasts are interesting, and I always learn something new or understand topics better after he has discussed them.
Cpajds · May 2025
I learn so very, very much from Jason. He is articulate and explains things so very well. He also covers a variety of timely and pertinent financial topics. And last, but certainly not least, I like the corny jokes and the Scripture verse at the beginning of the podcast. Some may not appreciate the verse, I understand, but one can also easily forward the podcast if desire. I have also met Jason in person and he is simply a wonderful, considerate, and caring family man that desires to serve with integrity his clients well. My experience with Jason indicates he does that and very well.
akennyj · Nov 2024
I have listened to Jason Parker for 3+ years and have read his book. The content is thorough and has been a terrific resource for me. I listen to most of the retirement planning podcasts and this is a top 3. Thanks!
christhepacerfan · Jul 2024
Jason and his entire team are absolutely wonderful! Our retirement has been SOUND and successful the past 6 years. We know we are in good hands and we highly recommend this company!
pattyjo · May 2024
I like the idea of this podcast. But the host recently did a show where he basically said the economy is great and people just don’t see it because they’re listening to the wrong media. It’s like he read talking points from the Trump WH. It’s not the first time politics came into the show and I’m just not looking for that in a retirement focused podcast.
Thaisajs · Dec 2025
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