Retiring With Enough
Retiring With Enough focuses on Simplifying Retirement through three main paths to a happy retirement: Money, Purpose and Freedom. Dr. Guidry maintains a CRPC™ (Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor) designation and has over 70 years of life experience with over 50 years investing experience as a DIY (Do It Yourself) investor.
Episodes
185 episodes
How to Protect Your Portfolio When Markets Run Hot
Kevin Lyles, CRPC™️ joins me in a discussion about risk mitigation when market valuations are high.Are there actions to take, and when are these actions appropriate?
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Episode 185
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51:19
What Happens if You Retire with a Mortgage?
The question of entering retirement mortgage-free is interesting because it has financial, behavioral, and emotional components. In this podcast I discuss Taylor's financial position, and use Taylor's review as a gateway to the disc...
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Episode 184
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20:58
The Power of Words: Can What We Say Shape Reality?
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." — Rudyard KiplingI am a firm believer that words are powerful. But, that pow...
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Episode 183
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19:59
The Seduction of Curling
"Curling is nicknamed 'chess on ice' because strategy plays just as important a role as skill." -Brant CurlingThere’s something hauntingly seductive in the extreme slowness and choreography guiding the release of the stones....
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Episode 182
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17:47
Aging and Elder Care with Kevin Sebesta, CRPC™️
Join Kevin Sebesta, CRPC™️ and me as we discuss many aspects of aging and elder care. Along with general aspects of aging, Kevin and I discuss our personal journeys with aging parents.
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Episode 181
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1:15:37
Who Wins: Lump-Sum vs Dollar-Cost Averaging
Both lump-sum investing and dollar-cost averaging are valid investment approaches. But, is one approach better than the other?
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Episode 180
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19:51
Work for a Fee, Work for Free, Work for Me
What happens when your work is no longer profitable? Is it time to quit work altogether, or does it provide the opportunity to work free, or work for me?
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Episode 179
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13:40
Quitter's Day 2026
“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.“ -ConfuciusA little over a week ago, I watched with sadness as newscasters gleefully announced that January 9, 2026, had been proclaimed the unofficial ...
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Episode 178
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18:47
Investing in Regular Increments
We are convinced that the average investor cannot deal successfully with price movements by endeavoring to forecast them. -Benjamin GrahamLate in 2025, I stated I would devote a blog and podcast to dollar-cost averaging. I feel ...
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Episode 177
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18:01
How to Ruin Kids
Raising and educating children is not easy. Kids don’t come with instruction books! Parenting information is not standardized. With kids, one size fits one, not one size fits all!
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Episode 176
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18:09
Can Active Management Beat Passive Investing?
Join Kevin Lyles, CRPC™ and myself as we discuss the merits of active management and passive investing. In this episode Kevin critiques my decision to engage an advisory firm to manage a portion of my assets and my reasons for this decision.
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Episode 175
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1:04:43
Liquidating Stocks and Moving to Cash- Part 2
Looking back can be painful, especially if you've made a bad decision. This two year look back explores whether staying invested in stocks or selling and moving to the sidelines was the best decision two years ago.
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Episode 174
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19:32
Year End Review 2025
The end of the year is a great time to look forward and backward to evaluate where you've been, and where you're going!
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Episode 173
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8:49
Year-End Cash Gifts
“Money doesn’t change men, it merely unmasks them.” -Henry FordSeveral years ago, my wife and I decided we would not wait until we were deceased, but would instead provide financial gifts to our children while we were still aliv...
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Episode 171
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15:37
Why is It So Hard To Save Money?
It's not easy to create a mindset that embraces saving versus spending.The pathway to saving money can be very convoluted due to a combination of psychological, economic, and practical barriers.
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Episode 170
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15:57
Fall Fat- Seasonal Weight Gain
“Don't forget to set your scales back 10 lbs at midnight tonight for the holiday season, Thanksgiving through Christmas."For better or worse, the holiday season is upon us again. It is arguably the best season of the year. It is...
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Episode 169
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15:31
Thanksgiving 2025
It's Thanksgiving, again!Join me for a mini-Thanksgiving celebration.
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Episode 168
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7:52
Creating or Updating Estate Documents
What are Estate Documents, and why are they necessary? I had Estate Documents drafted approximately 15 years ago. Why do these documents need to be updated?
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Episode 167
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24:50
Simplifying Finances with Account Consolidation
Multiple accounts mean more complicated record keeping, retirement planning, and tax preparation. The bottom line is, it’s just harder to keep track of multiple accounts across multiple platforms.Is it time to consolidate financial accou...
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Episode 166
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24:13
Managing Expectations
Managing expectations is not about reaching a particular goal, or even attaining a certain financial level. Managing expectations has much more to do with mindset and happiness.
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Episode 165
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18:33
Choosing Where to Live in Retirement
Join Kevin Lyles, CRPC™ and me as we provide a long form discussion about choosing where to live in retirement.
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Episode 164
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53:18
One Size Fits One
If you are part of the boomer generation, you were likely raised in the era of “One size fits all”. But, many years have passed, and the philosophy of one-size-fits-all has evolved to emphasize a philosophy of one-size-fits-one.
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Episode 163
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17:48
