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Why Your $2 Million Retirement Isn't Really $2 Million | EU 139 with Jay Duffy

May 11, 20261 min read
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In this episode of Experts Unleashed, I sit down with Jay Duffy from framewealth.com to unpack what honest, advice-driven financial planning actually looks like. We talk about why most financial advisors are only paid when they sell you something, how Jay's parents' relationship with debt shaped his entire philosophy about money, and why that $2 million retirement account may actually only be worth $1.4 million after taxes. I also share insights on the three types of return every investor should know, why tax diversification matters more than rate of return, and the life-changing story of a plumbing family that redefined how Jay thinks about this work. Plus, we get into required minimum distributions, Roth vs. traditional timing, and what it means to be your client's personal CFO.

YOU'LL DISCOVER:

➡️ Money Mindset Origins [02:55]

➡️ Why Tax Planning Became Focus [09:59]

➡️ Retirement Tax Diversification [14:41]

➡️ Roth and RMD Pitfalls [19:12]

➡️ Case Study Insurance Saves Business [24:51]

…And much more!

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Joel Erway

I wrote and self-published a Kindle book teaching engineers how to pass the Fundamentals of Engineering certification exam. And while it was successful, I quickly realized selling ebooks wasn’t going to make enough money to feed my family. I started selling a course on career development for engineers. That didn’t go well either.

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