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title: Repair Shop - Realized Podcast
description: Season 4 Sponsor of the InvestmentNews Podcast - Retirement Repair Shop
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# About Realized®

Realized strives to put you in control of managing your investment property wealth. Our goal is to help bridge the gap between investment property ownership and sophisticated wealth management, to help you meet your income needs in retirement and pursue your investment goals across generations.

Using the principles of Investment Property Wealth Management®, Realized transforms your individual investment properties into diversified real estate portfolios, customized to your unique income needs, risk appetite, and investment goals.

## About Investment Property Wealth Management®

The goal of the IPWM™ program is to move direct real estate owners into wealth managers. Investment property owners can transition from landlord to wealth manager by exchanging their legacy properties and investing in diversified portfolios of professionally managed commercial real estate. These portfolios seek to help manage investment risk and provide investors with a tax-deferred way to generate passive income.

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## Retirement Repair Shop

Season 4 Sponsor of the InvestmentNews Podcast

### Real estate as an asset class

Episode 2

Mary Beth talks with two experts about how real estate can be used within a retirement portfolio. Drew Reynolds and Rob Johnson of Realized share their thoughts on the asset class and explain how and why real estate can make sense for retirees.

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### Longevity: A game changer for financial planning

Episode 9

In the U.S., the average retirement length has tripled since 1935 from 7 years to around 22 years. For retirees, there is ample time and opportunity to launch a new chapter of their life, but extra care must be taken to plan their finances.

### The good, the bad and the ugly of Social Security

Episode 8

With all the noise out there about the “the end is near for Social Security!” many investors are worried about their future retirement benefits, and some are even taking benefits early.

### What to know about Medicare

Episode 7

When it comes to retirement planning, one of the biggest concerns of retirees and challenges for financial advisers is budgeting for health care expenses.

### The search for coveted retirement income

Episode 6

Leslie Lipscomb, senior vice president at Financial Independence Group, joins Mary Beth to discuss this new age of annuities.

### Financial risks of aging

Episode 5

Dr. Chris Heye, founder of Whealthcare Solutions, has a frank conversation with host Mary Beth about the issues arising from older age and how that affects an individual’s retirement.

### Women’s financial wellness

Episode 4

Mary Beth and Suzanne discuss specific areas of finance such as the distribution of saved assets, money as a means to support life goals, the challenge of language and the role of advisers.

### Women in Transition

Episode 3

Mary Beth Franklin talks with Stacy Francis, president of the boutique wealth management firm Francis Financial, about how advisers can work with women in transition to set them up for a successful future.

### Real estate as an asset class

Episode 2

Mary Beth talks with two experts about how real estate can be used within a retirement portfolio. Drew Reynolds and Rob Johnson of Realized share their thoughts on the asset class and explain how and why real estate can make sense for retirees.

### Rethinking Retirement

Episode 1

Season 4 of Retirement Repair Shop kicks off with David Blanchett, head of retirement research for PGIM. He joins host Mary Beth Franklin for a wide-ranging discussion on how to rethink retirement.

## What is a 1031 Exchange?

A 1031 exchange refers to Section 1031 of the US tax code, which allows investors to defer capital gains taxes from the sale of investment property, provided that funds are “exchanged” or reinvested in like-kind property.

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## What is a Delaware Statutory Trust?

A Delaware Statutory Trust, or a DST, is a real estate investment vehicle that provides individuals with fractional ownership in properties that are often significantly larger than they could acquire on their own. In many cases, properties are of the same scale and quality as would be owned by institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies or REITs.

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