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MARCH 7, 2026
BELLEVUE, WA
AGENDA
WELCOME
Tom Cock & Don McDonald from Talking Real Money
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
RETIREMENT EVOLUTION: FROM NONE TO FUN
Don McDonald, Co-Host, Talking Real Money
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
RETIREMENT INCOME: THE 4% RULE & BEYOND
Tom Cock, Co-Host, Talking Real Money
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
MASTERING GENERATIONAL WEALTH PLANNING
Jason Gentile, Chief Wealth Officer, Apella Wealth
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
BREAK
GETTING THE MOST FROM MEDICARE
Kevin Peterson, American Senior Resources
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
WHAT THE HAPPIEST RETIREES KNOW
Joe Saul-Sehy, Co-Host of Stacking Benjamins
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
HOW TO RETIRE
Christine Benz, Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning for Morningstar and Senior Columnist for Morningstar.com
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
LUNCH
THE MEANING OF DIVERSIFICATION
Paul Merriman, Merriman Education Foundation
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
NEW YEAR, NEW ESTATE PLAN
Kanoa Ostrem, Attorney, Ostrem Law
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
BREAK
ADVISOR’S ALPHA
Michael DiJoseph, CFA, Vanguard’s Investment Advisory Research Center
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Psychology of Investing
Scott Bosworth, CFA, Dimensional Fund Advisors
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Q & A
Tom Cock & Don McDonald from Talking Real Money
3:00 PM
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