About this episode

Kirk and Michael discuss the limitations of common retirement advice and emphasize the need for personalized financial strategies.

Save 10%, withdraw 4%, replace 80% of your income. Retirement advice is full of rules of thumb, but are they right for you? In this episode, Kirk and Michael examine several of the most common retirement guidelines and discuss where they may be helpful, where they may fall short, and why retirement decisions are rarely one-size-fits-all. Retirement Education Foundation is a Fiscally Sponsored Program of United Charitable, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity. This information is for educational purposes only and is not to be considered tax, legal or investment advice. Kirk Cassidy and Michael Masserant are professional financial advisors in the private sector. They serve as financial instructors for the Retirement Education Foundation on a volunteer basis. Retirement Education Foundation does not offer financial services.

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