"Should I Fire My $50K-a-Year Financial Advisor?"
Podcast: HerMoney with Jean ChatzkyPublished On: Fri Oct 02 2026
Description: In this AMA, Jean sits down with Anne — a 57-year-old retiree, self-taught investor, and self-described "super saver" — who's questioning whether her advisor's 60-basis-point fee (upwards of $50,000 a year) is still worth it now that she's retired, debt-free, and increasingly comfortable managing her own portfolio. They talk: The real difference between a pre-retirement growth plan and a post-retirement income plan Why getting your advisor, accountant, and estate planner talking to each other matters How to "shop around" for an advisor without necessarily planning to leave the one you have Thanks to all of you, The Forever Paycheck hit the New York Times Best Seller list. Leave us a review on Amazon and send a screenshot to mailbag@hermoney.com to be entered to win a signed copy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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