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This episode discusses the risk of underspending during the early years of retirement, emphasizing the importance of using financial resources effectively.

Read Full Blog Here In this episode, Stuart explores a lesser-discussed but increasingly important risk in financial planning: not running out of money, but failing to use it when it matters most. While much of the conversation around retirement focuses on avoiding financial shortfall, this episode flips the script. For those in a strong financial position, the greater danger may be underspending during the early, high-health years of retirement when time, energy, and freedom are at their pea...

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Hosts: Stuart Wemyss, Campbell Wallace

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• financial risk
• underspending
• financial security
• health years

Keywords

• retirement
• financial planning
• underspending
• financial security
• health years

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