Retire With Purpose - The Retirement Podcast
Whether you are in retirement or have yet to make the transition, The Retire With Purpose podcast is a show designed to help you maximize your financial confidence and elevate your fulfillment in this chapter of life.
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587: Why Age-Gap Couples Need a Different Retirement Plan (opens the original)
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If you and your spouse are several years apart in age — or simply plan to retire at different times — this episode reveals the financial and relationship challenges most couples never anticipate and how to prepare for them. Listen for insight on: Why retirement comes in three distinct phases How to create a "retirement operating agreement" as a couple Medicare and healthcare planning pitfalls for age-gap couples Social Security strategies that could impact lifetime income Tax planning opportunit
586: Why Social Connections Are Essential for a Healthy Retirement (opens the original)
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Today, I'm excited to welcome Ken Stern to the podcast. Ken is the founder and chair of the Longevity Project, host of Century Lives from the Stanford Center on Longevity, former CEO of NPR, and author of Healthy to 100: How Strong Social Ties Lead to Long Lives . His research explores an aspect of retirement planning that rarely gets enough attention: our social health. Far too many people spend years wondering whether they've saved enough to retire, but very few think about whether they are so
585: The U-Curve of Happiness: Why Life Gets Better with Age (opens the original)
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What if getting older doesn't mean losing happiness, but gaining more of it? Author Don Ezra explores the surprising science behind the U-curve of happiness and why perspective, purpose, gratitude, and letting go of perfection can make the years ahead some of your best. In this episode, you'll learn: Why happiness often dips in midlife and rises again later in life How dopamine influences our desire for "more" The connection between purpose and life satisfaction A simple exercise for cultivating
584: The Market Concentration Myth: Is Your Portfolio Riskier Than You Think? (opens the original)
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You may own hundreds of stocks, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're diversified. Discover where concentration risk is really hiding and what you can do about it. In this episode, you'll learn: Why owning an S&P 500 index fund may expose you to more concentration risk than you realize. The difference between company concentration and sector concentration Whether international investing actually reduces portfolio risk. Why equal-weight investing is gaining attention in today's market. How to
583: The 4 Fundamentals of a Thriving Retirement (opens the original)
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Your finances may be ready to enter your second act, but retirement coach Joe Casey explains why the bigger question is whether you've prepared for the life, relationships, health, learning, and fun that come after work. In this episode, you'll learn: Why having more free time doesn't automatically create a fulfilling life How retirement can expose gaps in your social life Why your "best Wednesdays" may matter more than your bucket list How to start experimenting with your future before retireme
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