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Beyond The First Million
Beyond the First Million is a podcast for high earners making the decisions that actually shape their financial lives. This isn’t about market updates or generic advice, it’s about getting the big decisions right. When can you actually afford to spend more? How do you think about retirement while you’re still building? Which tradeoffs actually matter? For individuals and families earning $300K–$1M+, we break down the few decisions that drive everything and how to approach your finances as a…
Episodes
- Beyond The First Million
5 Mistakes Investors with $2M+ Make | Ep. 27
Most investors with $2 million or more are getting the big things right. They own stocks, they save consistently, and they are on track. But when Gideon…
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Building a Financial Plan for a 45-Year-Old Couple With $2.5M Saved | Ep. 26
In this episode, Gideon and Jordan walk through a case study: Brian and Stephanie, ages 45 and 43, with two kids, $650,000 of household income, and $2.5…
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Tax Loss harvesting, Direct Indexing, Charitable Giving and MORE! | Ep. 25
For high earners, the most useful tax strategies are rarely the flashiest ones. Many of them live inside one of the most underrated accounts in your financial…
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Tax Planning Strategies for High Income Earners (Part 1) | Ep. 24
A $30,000 tax refund is not a win. It is a 12-month, interest-free loan to the government. For high earners with RSUs and bonuses, taxes rarely land the way…
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Is a One-Time Financial Plan Worth It? Why We Stopped Offering Them | Ep. 23
Drucker Wealth just made the biggest change to how it works with clients in eight years. For most of the firm's history, every client relationship started with…
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Do you have a Professional Manifesto? How to play to your strengths | Ep. 22
Jordan Haines, Lead Financial Planner at Drucker Wealth and co-host of Beyond The First Million, sits down with Gideon Drucker to share how he got here and why…
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How We Really Measure Success With Clients | Ep. 21
What does it actually mean for a financial advisor to be doing a good job? Gideon Drucker and Jordan Haines go inside baseball on how advisors judge their own…
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The Estate Planning Myths That Keep Families Stuck | Ep. 20
Everybody dies, so everybody has an estate plan. The only question is whether you chose it, or your state chose it for you. In this episode, Gideon sits down…
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Do Not Subsidize Mediocrity: Papa Drucker's #1 Money Rule | Ep. 19
Lance Drucker spent years living below his means, and today he owns a seven-acre compound he built for what he only half-jokingly calls the apocalypse. Many…
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When to Stop Optimizing Every Financial Decision | Ep. 18
You have spent years optimizing every financial decision on paper. At some point, that stops being the goal. Personal finance advice loves a simple rule: the…
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Stock Options Part 2: How Much To Sell vs. Hold | Ep. 17
You have stock options worth more money than you have ever held in your life. The real question is not what to do with the tax bill — it is how much of this…
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Stock Options Explained: ISOs vs NSOs vs RSUs (What You Actually Owe in Taxes) | Ep. 16
Stock options can turn into real, long-term wealth. They can also turn into a tax bill you did not see coming and a decision you had to make faster than you…
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The 4 Questions That Actually Matter When Vetting an Advisor | Ep. 15
Anyone can call themselves a financial advisor. There is no license, no standardized exam, no single credential required, just the title, used by over 300,000…
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The #1 Wealth Builder Driver Is Not How You're Investing. It's This. | Ep. 14
Most high earners assume the fastest way to build wealth is optimizing their investments. It's not. If you're already saving diligently, investing…
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After Years of Positive Returns, Are Any of Us Truly Ready for a Bear Market? | Ep. 13
We are living through one of the biggest bull markets in stock market history, and investor confidence just hit its lowest point in nearly 75 years (University…
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“Simplicity” is a Wealth Building Superpower | Ep. 12
The best investment strategy might be the one you leave alone. Most financial advice pushes you toward more... more accounts, more products, more complexity…
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Financial Planning as a Couple: Three sets of priorities, one financial plan | Ep. 11
Most couples don't fight about money. They fight about what they never said out loud. Every relationship carries three sets of priorities into a financial…
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Risk Questionnaires Are Quietly Lowering Your Returns | Ep. 10
The average high earner in their 40s is invested like they're 60. Not because they chose to be. It usually traces back to a risk questionnaire. That number has…
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Life Insurance... The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Ep. 9
Nobody wants to talk about life insurance. That's exactly why most high earners have the wrong kind, or not enough of it. The gap isn't information. It's that…
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When Financial Independence Is About More Than Not Working | Ep. 8
Most people spend decades building toward a number. Very few spend any time thinking about what comes after it. In this episode, Gideon Drucker, President of…
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The Mailbag: Financial Myths We Need to Retire | Ep. 7
The financial advice that sounds smart is often the most expensive. High earners are constantly told the same things: buy rental properties for passive income…
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The Firm Behind The Podcast | Ep. 6
Most financial advisors try to do everything themselves. In this week's conversation, we cover why that's a problem, and what we built instead. In this…
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How High Earners Buy a Home Without Wrecking Their Wealth | Ep. 5
Most people think buying a home comes down to one question: can I afford the mortgage? But for high earners, the real dangers are more subtle — and more…
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The Biggest Mistake Parents Make When Saving for College | Ep. 4
Most high earners save for college the wrong way — putting their kids first and their own financial future second. In this episode, Gideon Drucker and Jordan…
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The Questions That Separate a Good Financial Advisor From a Great One | Ep. 3
Most people don't know what a financial advisor actually does, and the industry hasn't made it easy to figure out. In this episode of Beyond the First Million…
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Goals vs. Priorities: The Financial Planning Mistake High Earners Make | Ep. 2
Most financial advisors ask about your goals. We think that's only half the conversation. The other half? Your priorities — and knowing the difference could…
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The Financial Advice Nobody Is Giving High Earners | Ep. 1
What is a "dangerous amount of money" — and are you making it? If your household earns between $300K and $1M, you're in a unique financial position…
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Beyond the First Million Podcast | Official Trailer
You’ve built the first million. Now what? Beyond the First Million is a podcast for high earners navigating the decisions that actually shape their financial…