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Podcast: Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Episode: Retirement Reality Check
Description: If you’re nearing retirement and uneasy about the math, you’re not alone. Don and Tom tackle the uncomfortable reality that most near-retirees haven’t actually run the numbers—and many won’t like what they see when they do. Drawing on Vanguard data and real-world client experience, they break down three practical ways to shrink a retirement gap: working longer (but not necessarily full-time), thoughtfully tapping home equity, and spending less before and during retirement.
0:06 Opening and the retirement gap problem
0:52 Podcast platforms, Apple vs Spotify, and Don’s short-story empire
4:08 How TRM rank...