For more details go to high roller lv. Com. Absolutely. Have you been on the high roller yet . Girlfriend, we got to get you on the high roller. So good. I not. You just got in town. There is a lot to do, high roller they do yoga classes van a happy hour. They should have ma sues on that, too. I would guess a massage, and its like oh, wow, there is the ground. We were their good old days. Well hear from them in a little bit. Its their first time in vegas. Theyre fantastic. Theyre going to get wrecked. Welcome in. Im shawn tempesta. Im jj snyder. It was a personal best for for the first time the community pulled together to help them succeed in their campaign goals. Its going to help create a foundation for better life for all. And here with more is Vice President of donor engagement in cappas, Vice President of volunteer engagement and human resources. Good morning, ladies. Congratulations on reaching this goal for the first time in six years. This is amazing. Thank you very much. Were excited to have achieved 7. 7 million back into the community. Thats a nice chunk. Thank you. Explain how companies can get involved in being able to help you continue this mission. We got fantastic partnerships with over 300 Different Companies in town. Us to run workplace fundraising events and campaigns at each of those companies. And that brings to us 20,000 donors. And those combined gifts help make a difference in our community. Excellent. In addition you have a very exciting event coming up at the end of september. Tell me about that. Yeah. So we have our united way day of caring event, Largest Community will partner 1200 volunteers with 23 nonprofit agencies and 16 elementary and middle schools. So well utilize a lot of our corporate groups, community volunteers. Were still looking for 500 volunteers to assist us on that day. Wow. Thats an army. Were asking for the army. Thats you. Got to help them out. Lets talk about the volunteer activities and the nonprofits and schools that are participating. Absolutely. We basically have something for every volunteer out so if you want something from assembling dental hygiene kits to food backpacks for children, or you can get out and paint and plant gardens at schools. We really have a little bit of something for everyone. We have 99 projects going on. Wow. Wow. And some of the great supporters are caesars enter takenment with 310 volunteers. We have cosmo toll i tan. We have so many corporate volunteers that are supporting community, too. And its on friday, september 30th. We have a kick off celebration at town square to start off the morning at 7 30. So the volunteers will enjoy breakfast. Theyll get a goody bag, water bottle, and go off to their sites. They can do half pro day projects, 930 direct to 12 30 or fourday project at 9 30 to 330. The full day is only six hours. Im good at that. How do volunteers get connected . So its v we have a website. You can go to uwsm. Org caring, sign up on our website. Takes about two minutes to three minutes. You can sign up as an individual or get your friends, your family, coworkers together and sign up as a team. It will be a fun day. And the weather will be cooler too. Yes. Wow. Cannot come soon enough. This is inspirational because the united way has such a big reach across the community. The projects you do. And it just seems like there is maybe something for everybody. If you want to give back. What will be some of the individual projects that happen on that day of caring . We got projects that people can engage with children, people can engage with seniors. Again, projects at schools. We got all sorts of projects to engage the community. Absolutely. Its like a lets all fix up absolutely. No question. The money that you raise is phenomenal. You have a huge volunteer base, which is great, but to be able to do all the stuff you do is not easy. This is why its so important. Absolutely. Central to our mission is really to unite the community. Its in our name, united way. In making impactful change and improving the lives. The gifts that weve been able to raise through that campaign, through our Corporate Partners collaboration and projects that impact folks in the area of education, Financial Stability and health. Those are the three areas we work on in. Something we could all use help with. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Come out and volunteer. And congrats, as well on raising that money. For more information on the united way of Southern Nevada head to the website on your screen. Dont forget, mark it down, is their day of caring. Lets all get involved. You can make that happen. Come on. Still to come on the Morning Blend, who is moving where . The latest changes. Country duo smithfield is live with us here in vague as to night, but we have them first. A performance. I pledge allegiance, to the flag [continues in background] theyre bringing drugs, theyre brigning crime, theyre rapists. You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her. Wherever [pledge continues in background] you gotta see this guy; oh, i dont know what i said. Ah, i dont remember. I could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldnt lose any voters. Get him the hell out of here. Get him out of here im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Four years ago i was diagnosed with Breast Cancer but early treatment saved my life. So im really outraged that joe heck which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. Congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. Country music duo smithfield is on the rise with a fresh song that combines rock and bit of country. They will be opening tonight at the Brooklyn Bowl. They stopped here at the Morning Blend nice and early in vegas. Really too early for vegas. Jennifer fieldler, as well as trey smith. Great having both of you. First time in vegas. Yes, first time. When did you get into town . Yesterday. Last night. Overwhelming with all the it was overload last night. Morning. So youre on kind of a wave right now, 2016 artist to watch by people, by the huff post, by rolling stone. No pressure. No pressure. You both are new on the scene. Tell us about the articles. We got the Huffington Post in the new year and people country to follow, and rolling stone, which is a huge deal in the music industry. Of course. Thats been my favorite to be part of. Im sure your friends texted you. We were like what, seriously . Its pretty awesome. Its very exciting. You had all the articles come out. You had a single, nothing but the night. Nothing but the night. Its been making a wave here. Yes. Tell us about that. Well, vegas series listeners has been playing on the radio, and thats the largest country station. Reaches everywhere. So we have been very blessed to its been in the top 30 the last 14 weeks, the top 30 count down. And yeah, so pretty excited about it. And thats a big one. Nowadays its 15 years its been tough to sell cds and downloads of the music. You have 1500 downloads per week because of that serious push, right . Absolutely. Just keep rising, and people discovering us from all over the world. And people seeing our song at the show is like that freak you out, people watch yeah. They like it. My song. Okay. Not only on the radio but you made an appearance on a Famous Country stage this year. Appears at the grand ole opry. Yes. Thats pretty sick. Thats been a dream of mine since i was a little girl. And the fact i got to do it with my best friend. There it is. Is this actually broadcast on the radio . Oh, that is my yes. Hello. We got john princess over here on the electric guitar. Mike is the one from the picture. Hes the one from the picture. I know you are native from texas. Theyre from nashville. Okay. You let them come along anyway. How does it feel to be on that stage at the grand ole opry . You know, youre only on the it was like the fastest eight minutes of your life, because you walk on and walk off, and like what just happened, right . So thats what it was for me. Very special stepping into that circle, but it went by so fast. Were out of time for this interview, but where are we going to see you perform in town . Where is it happening . Were playing at the Brooklyn Bowl, opening tonight. Were excited about it. Youre going to perform us now. What are you going to perform . The single. Yup. Take it away. All right. [ applau thank you so much for that. Congratulations on all your success, and well see you tonight. Tonight is the night. Catch smithfield live tonight at 7 00 p. M. Inside Brooklyn Bowl. Just head to the Brooklyn Bowl website, be sure to catch the latest from smithfield on their website and on social. I love country music. I remember ten, 15, 20 years ago. My goodness, country is killing it. Thank you. Congratulations. Are you on facebook or twitter . Smithfield is. So are we. You can find us at vegas Morning Blend, links can be found on our website. Stay with us. Retirement is something we all look forward to, but with so much information out there how do you know if youre making the right decisions in regards to Social Security, roll overs, investments, the whole nine yards. Tackling some of that for us today, two premier retirement they are referred to as nevadas retirement brothers. Its question day. Well direct those to nick. Make sure they go to the smart one. We got these retirement questions. We got question number one. I plan on retiring in the next five years. Should i pull my money out of the stock market when it takes a dive or leave it where it is . Go ahead. If youre planning on retiring in five years, th question is taking money out of the stock market, thats a difficult question. We would have to do an analysis on the portfolio and review everything to make that determination. Rather than just giving an answer to that simple question. That was a political answer. He gave you no answer at all. Here is the thing. If youre five years away from retirement it shouldnt be a big dip that has you exit the market. It should be that youre getting so close to retirement. You got to ask yourself do i want to lose my money when im left to recover losses or do i just want to make sure i protect what i have . Most people who come into our office are coming in saying i see retirement around the corner. I dont want to take big, excessive risks. I remember what 2008 was like, i remember 201, because they worked during the Technology Bubble burst. They worked during the sub prime mortgage mess. But they have many future years worth of contributions to make up for the losses. If youre five years away ask yourself that question. Do you have enough years of contributions to weather a big market decline . And if you answer that question no, because im retiring soon there is your answer. Im the king of terrible analogies. Once youre ahead, you dont want to take all the spins. We feel like that viewer watching that show, saying what are you doing . As advisers sometimes people come in and we look at that and theyre pressing their luck over and over again and were thinking youre just right you already can accomplish your retirement dreams. Why are you pressing your luck on this . Lets protect what you have. I like that. We can take a the rest of the show is okay. All right. How far in advance do i need to meet with a Financial Adviser to craft a full Retirement Plan . Some this. Some people very seldom getting an early start on it. When is a good time . Whats your answer . How far in advance . I say depends on where you are on your stage of life. If you are for instance for us we specialize in people in 50 and older. So someone is going to retire in the next ten years, 50 or older, we are the adviser that specializes for that particular niche. If someone is 30, 40, they need a different adviser that is focused on maximizing growth risk. Were not as good as other people out there that might specialize in that. If youre retiring an adviser like us is the way to go. That was a good answer. My answer, if you havent had that plan yet, today. Call our office today. Its never too soon to have a Retirement Plan. Very smart. Question number three. If i retire and begin receiving my pension benefits, pensions i wish i had them, can i still work with the pension benefits . Yes, you can. You have to take into consideration the tax consequences of that retirement income, that pension coming in. If you have a significant job or significant income coming in, sometimes if you defer that pension benefit a little while longer, it will grow, the Monthly Payments the income would grow more later on. If you say no i want to work part time and a opinions, just to supplement my pension and possibly Social Security income you can absolutely do that. We like to say what are the tax ramifications of that . Does your pension plus a job make your Social Security 80 sometimes well find that that parttime job is actually costing you more in taxes than its actually creating in income. Might as well sit back and relax. Exactly. Thats why we like to evaluate that. Lets get the last question in. How do i calculate if i have enough money to retire . 45 seconds to answer that question . Great question. Because thats the question everyone asks. Have i saved enough to have money last the rest of my life. Well look at you one on one, and help you determine how long your money can last. Well be honest with you and say hey, you know, this is actually how much income you could realistically expect the rest of your life. We have to know how much you spend. Is your house paid off . How much does it cost you to live every month . As soon as we know that we can tell you your number. These all are questions from viewers. We want to make sure they know that they can email you with these questions. Absolutely. And the email is right there brothers. Com. Make sure we get some of your questions answered. Hard answers. Easy answers, hard questions. I dont know. Great answers to great questions. There we go. I like that. Great having you, gentlemen. If you would like to learn more about how to retire well abe and nick make it easy. Call the number on the screen. If you want a three copy of the book seven secrets to the happy retirement, the number is on your screen. For more information about the retirement brothers v website ashton strobelt. Com. They have their own radio show that airs on three different stations. Theyre famous. Thanks, shawn. Time for your senior care moment, sponsored by the spotlight Senior Services guide. Did you know Medicare Fraud errors and abuse cost taxpayers 60 billion per year . The nevada senior medicare patrol exists to help Medicare Beneficiaries and their families, and caregivers, detect these simple tips. Only give your medicare number to a trusted provider. Never give out your personal info in exchange for free services. By the way, medicare never calls or visits you to sell you anything. And review your medicare and insurance statements for mistakes. For more on the nevada Senior Medicare Patrol Program and to report any concerns, call the number or head to the website listed. And theyll be hosting in connection with the Las Vegas Clark county library rh are you smarter than the scam artist prevention, at the summerlin library, tuesday, september 6th, at 3 00 p. M. The senior care moment is sponsored by the spotlight Senior Services guide. Call the number on your screen or vis out their website to receive your free spotlight guide connecting you to valuable resources and services that will improve your quality of life. More to come on the blend in just minutes. Stick with us, because well be switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month. Thats the speed you need to stream. Game. Connect on social media. Learn, shop and more with fast inhome wifi. So call 844560link. Get up to 40 megs of highspeed internet for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. Speed may not be available in your area. Call today. Welcome back to the Morning Blend. Are you at risk of a heart attack . This morning we dive into the details on what exactly can trigger one. And how you can reduce your chances of having one. Dr. Keith boman is a cardiologist with wellhealth cardiology and joins us more. How are you, doctor . Great. Glad to be here. Talking about a positive subject today, something we all have to shine a light on, because this ends up affecting so many of us. 43 seconds in the united states, every 43 seconds someone has a heart attack. Wow. Explain what a heart attack is and what the difference is between a heart attack and stroke. Essentially a heart attack to the heart is the same as a stroke to the brain. Okay. The same process. So what we talk about today with the heart would apply to someone the brain and not the heart. Okay. So heart attack is essentially a problem with circulation to the heart. As you know, the heart has its own arteries that supply it. And theyre very small, 3 millimeters. Very small. Wow. There is four or five of them, but theyre very small, just like the end of your pen. And over a period of time as we get older we develop plaque in those arteries. And generally the plaque you wont know its there, dsn but as the plaque grows, sometimes one of those plaques splits or cracks, just as if you were to touch your finger. What would happen if you cut your finger . You get a clot. What happens inside the core theiry artery is the body doesnt know its your finger or its inside your heart. It doesnt know the difference. And a clot forms on the plaque. And when that happens, it occludes the art require, so were only talking 3 millimeters. We have a model here. This is a this is blown up for scale for us. This is really blown up for scale. Im thinking you think of the heart, you think its these huge arteries. This is really quite impactful the way this is pres