Don’t Catch These: The Top Financial Diseases & Their Cures

About this episode

Mark discusses various financial diseases that can derail retirement planning and how to diagnose and treat them.

Want to get in touch with Mark? 👉 https://silverman-associates.com/home The doctor is in! Most people worry about small financial details while ignoring the big issues that can quietly derail retirement. In this episode, Mark introduces a series of “financial diseases” that show up when planning gaps go unchecked. You’ll hear how easy it is to miss these problems until they become expensive. The good news: once you can diagnose them, you can actually treat them. Here’s what we discuss in today’s show: 🧭 Risk Awareness: understanding time horizon and volatility ⚠️ Risk Apathy: ignoring portfolio risk until stress hits ⏳ Longevity Risk: inflation and living longer than expected 🏥 Care Costs: long-term care expenses catching families off guard 💸 Tax Exposure: Uncle Sam taking more than expected Want to get in touch with Mark? Web: https://silverman-associates.com/home Email: mark@silverman-associates.com Phone: 520.512.8832

People in this episode

Host: Mark

Topics covered

• financial diseases
• risk awareness
• risk apathy
• longevity risk
• care costs
• tax exposure

Keywords

• retirement planning
• financial planning
• investment risks

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