How Systems Thinking Can Improve Your Retirement with Rick Nason

This month we celebrate the Retirement Answer Man’s 10th anniversary milestone with several guests throughout the month. Today we welcome Professor Rick Nason, author of It’s Not Complicated, to discuss complicated vs complex thinking. If that discussion didn’t Stick around for the listener questions with Tanya Nichols and Bring It On with Dr. Bobby Dubois OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN COMPLICATED VS COMPLEX THINKING WITH PROFESSOR RICK NASON [4:20] Defining simple, complicated, and complex[9:11] Why it is important to identify whether you’re dealing with complicated vs complex[18:10] How to approach complex problems[29:30] How AI plays into the discussion of complex vs complicated thinkingLISTENER QUESTIONS [38:50] On portfolio performance calculations[46:18] How to decide whether to stay with an advisor or move to another firm?[51:38] How to take your RMD[57:02] On the Dying with Zero book[57:31] On Don QuixoteBOOKS I READ THIS MONTH [58:56] The books I read this monthBRING IT ON WITH DR. BOBBY DUBOIS [1:04:02] Exploring uncertainty[1:09:53] Uncertainty in retirement[1:22:14] How to test anxiety treatmentsTODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT [1:25:27] Please fill out our listener surveyResources Mentioned In This Episode Align FinancialThe Fog of WarTrillion Dollar BetBOOK - Horse by Geraldine BrooksBOOK - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusBOOK - Life of Pi by Yann MartelBOOK - Die with Zero by Bill PerkinsBOOK - When Genius Failed by Roger LowensteinBOOK - It’s Not Complicated by Rick NasonBOOK - The Comfort Crisis by Michael EasterBOOK - The Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter BOOK - From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks Rock Retirement ClubRoger’s YouTube Channel - Roger ThatBOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger WhitneyRoger’s Retirement Learning Center