{"id":206536,"date":"2018-04-05T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?p=206536"},"modified":"2018-04-03T19:12:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T02:12:32","slug":"featured-story-april-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Story April 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We all know the little ditty we learned in grammar school, \u201cApril showers bring May flowers\u201d, but I guess it depends on where you live whether those showers are welcome! But here in the great southwest, we can\u2019t wait to get rain!<\/p>\n<p>April is a month full of fun and traditional dates! And what better way to start a month than with a humor-filled day on April fool\u2019s day, the first of April! Now, when is the last time you pulled a great joke on a friend or relative? Has it been a while? Well, get busy! You get a day to play a gag on that person in your life that can take a joke!<\/p>\n<p>One day that is no joke is the 17th where we have a deadline to file our last year\u2019s taxes to good old Uncle Sam. Phooey!<br \/>\nThe big traditional religious days in April are, of course, Easter and Passover! So, put on your fancy clothes and attend a service! Ladies, when is the last time you wore an Easter Hat? Easter colors are all aglow with all the paisley blue, purple, pinks, and yellows! Of course, we also have our large furry friend paying his yearly visit with Easter Eggs in his big basket. Do you still have kiddies having their Easter Egg hunt? Now, you just know that almost everyone takes a bite out of the chocolate bunnies\u2019 ears on that first bite.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth Thursday each April is \u201cTake your daughter to work\u201d day. Don\u2019t forget!<\/p>\n<p>All you Bosses out there, you\u2019ll want to remember the support team at your office that are so important to you on \u201cAdministrative Professionals Day\u201d (formerly Secretary\u2019s Day). Some appreciation will be treasured by your circle of folks that help you be successful at work!<\/p>\n<p>April 22nd is Earth Day so let\u2019s take some time to assist with trash pickup or plant a new tree. Do something to assist Mother Nature with our planet in keeping it clean and smart. It\u2019s a great day to volunteer with a local group for a project to beautify your local environment.<\/p>\n<p>It is incredible how many bizarre and unique holidays there are in April. Visit www.holidayinsights.com to see a complete list! Did you know that April 22nd is<\/p>\n<h3><strong>National Jelly Bean Day?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> We all know the little ditty we learned in grammar school, \u201cApril showers bring May flowers\u201d, but I guess it depends on where you live whether those showers are welcome! But here in the great southwest, we can\u2019t wait to get rain! April is a month full of fun and traditional dates! And what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5377,"featured_media":206534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-american-retirement-advisor-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>American Retirement Advisors 800-568-1095 Expert Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"American Retirement Advisors, David P. Schaeffer, Retirement Advisor, Retirement Defender, Insure your savings, Save your Savings from Wall Street. IRA, Annuity, 401k, Safe Savings, Never lost a penny of my clients money EVER\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Edge\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Edge\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/person\/025169d9028e221de81875e726512494\"},\"headline\":\"Featured Story April 2018\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-05T15:00:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/\"},\"wordCount\":428,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"The American Retirement Advisor Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/\",\"name\":\"American Retirement Advisors 800-568-1095 Expert Advice\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-05T15:00:25+00:00\",\"description\":\"American Retirement Advisors, David P. Schaeffer, Retirement Advisor, Retirement Defender, Insure your savings, Save your Savings from Wall Street. IRA, Annuity, 401k, Safe Savings, Never lost a penny of my clients money EVER\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":480},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Featured Story April 2018\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/\",\"name\":\"American Retirement Advisors\",\"description\":\"Expert Retirement Planning Advice\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"American Retirement Advisors\",\"alternateName\":\"ARA\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ARA-Long-Color-with-Tag-scaled.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ARA-Long-Color-with-Tag-scaled.png\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":850,\"caption\":\"American Retirement Advisors\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmericanRetirementAdvisors\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/americanretire\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/123easyretire\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/person\/025169d9028e221de81875e726512494\",\"name\":\"David Edge\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/AmericanRetire.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/author\/david-edge\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"American Retirement Advisors 800-568-1095 Expert Advice","description":"American Retirement Advisors, David P. Schaeffer, Retirement Advisor, Retirement Defender, Insure your savings, Save your Savings from Wall Street. IRA, Annuity, 401k, Safe Savings, Never lost a penny of my clients money EVER","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Edge","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"David Edge","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/person\/025169d9028e221de81875e726512494"},"headline":"Featured Story April 2018","datePublished":"2018-04-05T15:00:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/"},"wordCount":428,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg","articleSection":["The American Retirement Advisor Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/","name":"American Retirement Advisors 800-568-1095 Expert Advice","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg","datePublished":"2018-04-05T15:00:25+00:00","description":"American Retirement Advisors, David P. Schaeffer, Retirement Advisor, Retirement Defender, Insure your savings, Save your Savings from Wall Street. IRA, Annuity, 401k, Safe Savings, Never lost a penny of my clients money EVER","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg","width":960,"height":480},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/featured-story-april-2018\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Featured Story April 2018"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/","name":"American Retirement Advisors","description":"Expert Retirement Planning Advice","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#organization","name":"American Retirement Advisors","alternateName":"ARA","url":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ARA-Long-Color-with-Tag-scaled.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ARA-Long-Color-with-Tag-scaled.png","width":2560,"height":850,"caption":"American Retirement Advisors"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmericanRetirementAdvisors","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/americanretire","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/123easyretire"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/#\/schema\/person\/025169d9028e221de81875e726512494","name":"David Edge","sameAs":["http:\/\/AmericanRetire.com"],"url":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/author\/david-edge\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Feature-2-DE.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6z8IX-RJe","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5377"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206536"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206538,"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206536\/revisions\/206538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}