The Truth Every Worker Needs to Hear About Their Retirement | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 62

About this episode

Sean discusses the importance of pensions in the Union with guests Bruce Raynor and Steve McCourt.

Sean sits down with Bruce Raynor and Steve McCourt about the role of pensions in the Union. Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 Chapters 00:00 | Bruce Raynor and Steve McCourt 01:54 | 401K Versus Pension Plan 22:40 | The Pension Plan is Beneficial to Employers 30:35 | How do Tariffs Impact Plans? 33:05 | How do you Appeal to the Younger Generation? 39:00 | Don’t Invest in Your Demise, Trustee Responsibility…

People in this episode

Host: Sean O'Brien

Guests: Bruce Raynor, Steve McCourt

Topics covered

• retirement
• pensions
• union benefits
• 401K
• healthcare navigation
• younger generation
• trustee responsibility

Keywords

• retirement
• pensions
• union
• 401K
• healthcare
• benefit plans
• trustee responsibility
• younger generation

Sponsors

Keches Law Group, LaborFirst

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