Tag Archives: Widows

Protecting Yourself from Financial Fraud (Ep 9)

July 12, 2022Education, Finance, Financial Advisor, Financial Planning, Investing, Retirement, UncategorizedFraud, Podcast, Scams, Widowed But Not Alone, WidowsWidowed-But-Not

Fraudsters are most successful when their victims are in a vulnerable state of mind, and losing a spouse can do that.

It’s hard enough to cope with the death of a spouse, but to have to worry about being scammed on top of that is just too much. Unfortunately, these scams are all too common and can hurt your financial plan.

In this episode, Todd Bessey discusses common scams to watch for and preventive measures to help avoid them.

Todd discusses:

How fraudsters and scammers work
The three types of scams that are most concerning
How people can protect themselves from scams
What to do if you have become a victim of fraud
And more

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3 Stages of Transformation in Widowhood With Maggie Moore (Ep.4)

April 12, 2022Education, Finance, Financial Advisor, Financial Planning, Investing, RetirementFinancial Planning, Grief, Organization, Podcast, Widowed, Widowed But Not Alone, WidowsWidowed-But-Not

Making decisions in the midst of the chaos after the death of a spouse is extremely difficult.

While you are experiencing both physical and emotional grief, there is also the financial burden of making sure that your short-term and long-term goals are met.

In this episode, Todd Bessey sits down with Maggie Moore, Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist and The Widow Coach. Maggie continues to provide advice on how to handle important decisions after the death of a spouse.

Todd & Maggie discuss:

The challenges of having your inner and outer worlds collide
Three stages of the transformation process
How a good advisor can support you
How to deal with decision making during the grief process
And more

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About our Guest: Maggie has been professionally helping and healing others since 2015. Catapulted on her journey by the loss of her own soul mate and spouse, she has helped hundreds of people transform their lives through implementing practical guidance with life beyond loss, resolving the past and living in the present.

As a Speaker, Widow Coach & Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, Maggie believes in using practical tools of her Widowed Navigator® and Widowed Compass® to manage the widowed process, enabling time and space for transformational coaching from the inside out.

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Two Sides of Grief with Maggie Moore (Ep.3)

March 29, 2022Education, Finance, Financial Advisor, Financial Planning, Investing, RetirementFinancial Planning, Grief, Organization, Podcast, Widowed, Widowed But Not Alone, WidowsWidowed-But-Not

Organization is something that as a married couple and a team, you probably take for granted.

But after the loss of a spouse, finding a new sense of organization through the chaos is challenging.

In this episode, Todd Bessey sits down with Maggie Moore, Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist and The Widow Coach. Maggie discusses her life-changing experience after the loss of her spouse in 2014 and how she took action to assess and prioritize what needed to be done to continue on her journey through life alone.

Todd and Maggie discuss:

The challenges that Maggie faced after the loss of her husband
The support systems she relied on when she felt the most alone
The TWO sides of Grief – biological and emotional
FOUR key terms to getting organized
How to deal with decision making during the grief process
And more