9 Lies About Work (with Ashley Goodall)

Published: June 12, 2019, 7:30 a.m.

b"You've always known it: most of what people tell you about great work is a lie. Ideas such as company culture, work-life balance, and other truisms are all challenged today by bestselling business thinker, researcher and author Ashley Goodall. Today he joins us to flesh out what we really should be focusing on at work and how, whatever your role, you personally can make your work and your company better. If you spend a ton of time at work, why wouldn't you want it to be something that not only pays the bills, but something that's also fulfilling?\\nIn our headlines segment, a new report from the Federal Reserve shows how Americans are faring with their retirement savings. Finances seem to be okay, but what's the deal behind our thoughts on retirement savings? We'll share details. Plus, in our second headline, one survey is reporting that 60 percent of Americans don't have a will. While most of us don't have celebrity sized estates (such as the one we discussed Monday in our discussion on Tom Petty's estate problems), not leaving a will behind could mean trouble for your family.\\nAfter we take a short break for Doug's Superman-themed trivia, we'll tackle a question from Erik who's thinking about opening a SEP account. Can he keep investing into his Roth IRA and have something like a SEP? Are there better options Erik should be looking into?\\nAnd in out letters segment, we'll open a letter from Sue, who wants our thoughts on having an index annuity with an annual reset. She already has a bit of savings and has a paid off home. Is it annuity a good idea?\\nThanks to Experian for supporting Stacking Benjamins. Boost your FICO score\\xa0instantly\\xa0for\\xa0free. Boost is\\xa0only\\xa0available at\\xa0Experian.com/sb.\\nThanks to Clear for supporting Stacking Benjamins. Get your first two months of Clear for free by going to\\xa0clearme.com/sb2019\\xa0and using promo code sb2019.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"