Beyond the Dollar $igns
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Beyond the Dollar $igns Podcast

Your financial future deserves more than advice—it deserves purpose.

Our podcast helps families build wealth, protect legacies, and make confident, values-driven decisions. With expert insights and a family-focused approach, we focus on what matters most: securing your dreams and creating a meaningful future. Your family’s legacy starts here.

Money Is Emotional: Aligning Finances With What Matters Most (Ep. 13)

Money is never just about numbers. It is about emotions, values, and the stories that shape our financial choices.

In this episode of Beyond the Dollar Signs: Financial Clarity, Mark Taylan explores why understanding the emotional side of money is essential to building clarity and confidence in financial decisions. He explains how emotions influence everything from risk tolerance to spending habits, often more than numbers or charts ever could. Tune in to hear practical tools, real client stories, and strategies that align money with what truly matters most.

Mark discusses:

  • How childhood experiences and family backgrounds influence financial behavior
  • Ways couples uncover hidden differences in their views on risk and money
  • Practical tools, like risk questionnaires, to create alignment and reduce conflict
  • The importance of designing layered strategies that balance emotions with long-term goals
  • Real client stories about market timing and overspending in retirement
  • The advisor’s role as a “financial gatekeeper
  • And more

Past Episodes

Smart Tax Moves for High Earners Nearing Retirement (Ep. 11)

You’ve worked hard, built wealth, and saved diligently, so why does retirement suddenly feel like a tax trap? In this episode of Beyond the Dollar Signs, host Mark Taylan breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of retirement planning for high-income earners

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