A RETIREMENT PODCAST FOR WOMEN

Align Your Retirement with Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA®

A retirement podcast for high-achieving women, who carry a lot on their shoulders

Hazel breaks down the real questions: when you can actually afford to retire, how to turn decades of savings into steady monthly income, and how to keep more of it from going to taxes. 

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TOP FINANCIAL PODCAST FOR WOMEN

Easy-to-understand Retirement Insights for Women

Tune in to Align Your Retirement where Hazel breaks down retirement insights in plain English.

If you’re the one who handles the money in your household and you want expert guidance instead of another DIY checklist, this is your seat.

MEET YOUR HOST

A CFP® and CDFA® who plans retirement around women, not the other way around

From a young age, Hazel saw how money decisions shaped the women in her life. Watching her mother and grandmother navigate financial challenges built her commitment to helping women feel confident and in control of their money.

Today she is the founder of Align Financial Solutions, a fee-only fiduciary firm, and a Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®. She helps women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s organize scattered accounts, build a reliable retirement income plan, and move through the retirement runway with clarity instead of second-guessing.

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LASTEST EPISODES of Align Your Retirement

Why Every Woman Needs a Fee-Only Financial Advisor

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Align Your Money With Your Values: How to Build a Work‑Optional Life You Don’t Need to Escape From

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® For years, I was living a double life. By day, I looked…

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How to Overcome a Scarcity Mindset: Why Your Money Mindset Matters More Than Your Bank Account

Author: Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Linkedin Youtube Instagram Facebook Even with significant wealth, a scarcity mindset can keep…

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Find Your Enough Number: How to Calculate Your Financial Freedom Number

Author: Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Youtube Instagram Facebook How much is truly enough? In this episode, we unpack…

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Designing Your “Work Optional” Life

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® What if you didn’t have to work one single more day? For…

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Finding Your Financial Wellness: Tips for Choosing the Right Financial Advisor

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® Subscribe for a bold, honest take on women and money. Join Hazel…

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Emotions and Financial Decisions

Written by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA® In this episode of “Her Honest Money Talk,” we dive deep into…

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Financial Advisor Compensation Demystified

In this episode of “Her Honest Money Talk,” we take a deep dive into the intriguing world of…

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Navigating Market Realities: Unveiling the Unspoken Truths

Join Hazel Secco, founder of Align Financial Solutions, in this eye-opening episode of “Honest Money Talk.” In a world…

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the Align Your Retirement podcast about?

Align Your Retirement is a free podcast hosted by Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA®, founder of Align Financial Solutions. Each episode helps women plan the years right before and after retirement, covering retirement income, tax planning, and turning savings into a paycheck that lasts.

2. Who is the podcast for?

It’s made for women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s who are serious about retirement and want expert guidance. Many listeners are the financial decision-maker in their household and are five to ten years from retiring or recently retired.

3. What is the "retirement runway"?

The retirement runway is the five-to-ten-year window before and after you stop working. It matters because the risk of poor market timing on your withdrawals is structurally highest during this stretch, which makes income and tax decisions especially consequential.

4. Who hosts Align Your Retirement?

Hazel Secco, a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®), and founder of Align Financial Solutions, a fee-only fiduciary registered investment adviser serving women across the United States.

5. Where can I listen?

Free on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. New episodes are added weekly.