Chris’s SummaryJim and I look at behavioral finance in retirement planning, noting that spending from secure income feels safer while drawing from assets feels like a loss. People resist balances going down after decades of saving, even though the money was built to be spent. We highlight how framing savings as deferred spending and covering […]

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Jim and Chris discuss listener questions on Social Security timing rules, retroactive benefits for an ex-spouse, investment strategy philosophy, fraternal benefit societies, and Roth conversions.(6:30) The guys address a listener’s question about whether applying for Social Security at 70 requires enrolling in Part B or if retroactive filing is an option without losing payments.(16:00) A […]

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If you are not in the mood for Jim and Chris’s delightful banter, you can skip ahead to (5:45). It should be noted that of all the episodes to start sharing that information, it’s the one in which Jim said “we didn’t even banter!”. But, from now on, right here before the guys’ summaries you […]

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