Chief Master Sergeant to CFP: Military Benefits and the New Trump Accounts | Financial Perspectives

In this special edition of Financial Perspectives, Daniel Hawthorne, Air Force veteran, SERE specialist, retired Chief Master Sergeant, and advisory team manager at Foster Group, joins Director of Communications, Gretchen Muller, to discuss two timely topics: navigating military financial benefits and the new 530A (Trump) Accounts launching July 4th, 2026. 0:00 – From Chief Master Sergeant to CFP: Daniel Hawthorne's story 4:27 – Why military benefits go unclaimed (and what veterans are missing) 8:34 – $50,000/year tax-free: real cases of unlocking VA disability benefits 10:36 – Trump Accounts explained: retirement savings starting at birth