The Retirement Café Podcast

Mar 31 2025 193 ep. 28 mins 81

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The transition into retirement isn't purely a financial event, it's so much more. It's one of those life-changing events that requires you to plan and to adapt. Full of information, tips and guidance, The Retirement Café personal finance Podcast helps you address the challenges and opportunities that arise so you can live a fulfilling retirement. Your host is Justin King, a Chartered Financial Planner and Accredited Later Life Adviser. Contact Justin at [email protected] with any comments or questions or get in touch on Twitter @JustinKingCFP.

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193: New Tax Rules Ahead - How to Safeguard Your Estate Now

Mar 31 2025 47 mins

Are you worried about the future of your wealth? You're not alone. Sweeping reforms to pensions, inheritance tax, business relief, and agricultural relief are coming in 2026 and 2027 — and they could have a major impact on your estate and the legacy you leave behind. In this must-listen episode of The Retirement Café Podcast, I’m joined by Lucy Obrey, Partner and Head of Priva

192: The Soul of Wealth, with Daniel Crosby

Nov 04 2024 33 mins

Dr. Daniel Crosby is a psychologist, behavioural finance expert, and New York Times bestselling author, who joins me to discuss his latest book, The Soul of Wealth. Dr. Crosby, known for his groundbreaking insights into how psychological factors influence financial decisions, shares how his book explores the balance between monetary wealth and what he calls "soulful wealth"—the

191: The Three Domains of Freedom - A Deep Dive with George Kinder

Sep 09 2024 41 mins

George Kinder is a friend, mentor and widely recognised as the Father of the Financial Life Planning movement. For over 30 years, George has trained thousands of financial advisers from 30 countries in life planning, which enables them to help deliver freedom into their clients’ lives. George has published seven books, and central to most is this concept of freedom. His most rece

190: A Retirement Well Spent - Lessons from 4,000 Weeks with Oliver Burkeman

Aug 26 2024 36 mins

I'm thrilled to have with us a guest whose work has profoundly shaped the way we think about time, productivity, and living a meaningful life. Oliver Burkeman is a renowned British journalist, author, and former columnist for The Guardian, best known for his groundbreaking book 4,000 Weeks, Time Management for Mortals. I loved this book and am honoured that Oliver joined me to shar

189: Embrace Ageing with the Retirement Rebel

Aug 12 2024 26 mins

Approaching retirement and frustrated with her job, Siobhan Daniels made a big decision: to start living life on her own terms. Rather than feeling broken, voiceless and hiding from life’s challenges, she took early retirement, swapped her possessions for a motorhome, and drove off to find them. Since that day five years ago, Siobhan has published a book she called Retirement Re

188: Annuities Unpacked - Securing Your Retirement in Today’s Economy

Jun 24 2024 37 mins

Today, we're diving into the perplexing topic of why more people don’t buy annuities to provide a guaranteed income in retirement, and who better to have this conversation with than Billy Burrows.   Billy is a highly regarded financial adviser with over 30 years’ experience and founder of the Retirement Planning Project which aims to make it easier for people to get informati

187: The Retirement Café Podcast – My Care Hub: Revolutionising Care Planning and Support

Mar 11 2024 38 mins

I’m delighted to welcome back Jacqueline Berry, a regular guest celebrated for her passion for making the UK's care system easier to navigate. Jacqueline is the founding director of My Care Consultant, a market-leader in helping people navigate the care system, and she is a fountain of knowledge in all things care related. in episode 40 she explained the fundamentals of the UK c

The Retirement Café Podcast – 186: Thinking your way to lasting health, with Professor Ellen Langer

Dec 14 2023 38 mins

Do you believe you can heal faster just by tricking your brain? Could you lose weight with only a change of mindset?   Could you think yourself into being younger?   Can the power of your thoughts defy ageing? In short, have you ever wondered if you could improve your health by harnessing the power of your mind? When it comes to our health, too many of us feel trapped by a medi

185: The Retirement Café Podcast – How to be Happy Ever After, with Professor Paul Dolan

Sep 25 2023 31 mins

Hello and welcome – today I have the pleasure of sharing a fascinating conversation I had with Professor Paul Dolan – who’s maybe better known as the Professor of Happiness. Paul is a behavioural scientist, advisor to the government and currently Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He’s published 41 peer reviewed articl

184: Pete Matthew fires the questions: Introducing ‘The Retirement Café Handbook‘

Sep 11 2023 40 mins

📘 My new book The Retirement Café Handbook - Nine Accelerators for a Successful Retirement, is out now! Get ready for a format twist this week on the podcast as I switch roles from host to guest. I'm absolutely thrilled to introduce none other than the incredible Pete Matthew, a dear friend and fellow Chartered Financial Planner, who's taking the reins as my guest host. Now, if