The Road Rules for Retirement Show

Podcast by Mark Fried

✔ Real Questions.
✔ Straight Answers.
✔ Smarter Retirement Planning.

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You’ve worked hard, saved well, and now you want to protect your future.

This podcast helps you do exactly that.

What You’ll Hear Each Week:

Answers to the big questions about retirement income, taxes, markets, and healthcare
Stories and lessons from real families planning their next chapter
Smart, no-nonsense advice that you can actually use

Recent Popular Episodes:

How to Know If You’re Really Ready to Retire
The Retirement Tax Bomb You Might Be Ignoring
What Most Advisors Won’t Tell You About Sequence Risk

Who This Is For:

Gen X and Boomers with $250K+ saved
Those who want a better plan — and a guide they can trust
People tired of financial fluff and vague generalizations

Popular Episodes

S3E12: The Freedom Formula

After decades of working, saving, and planning, retirement is often expected to feel like freedom. But for many retirees, the […]

S3 E11: Building a Retirement Paycheck That Feels Dependable

In this episode of Road Rules for Retirement, Mark Fried discusses one of the biggest shifts retirees face: moving from […]

S3E10: Breaking Down Social Security Through Real Life

When should you take Social Security? For many retirees, the question sounds simple, but the decision can affect income, taxes, […]

About Mark:

Mark Fried is a fiduciary advisor, author of Road Rules for Retirement, and a Partner at Merit Financial. He brings 25+ years of experience and a client-first mindset to every episode.

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