About this episode

Pam Krueger discusses reframing retirement readiness and the importance of optionality in planning for the future.

The first half of 2026 is ending. But there’s another whole half of the year ahead. Remember your New Year’s resolutions? A fading memory, but there are aspirations in them that you can bring to life in the second half. Join me for a free 60-minute FREE small group workshop on how to apply Stanford’s BJ Fogg’s 3-step habits process to three things you’d like to start in the second half of 2026. July 1st | 12:00 Eastern | Zoom Sign up here _______________________ Let’s face it. We spend years preparing for a career and almost no time preparing for the decades that follow. In this episode, investor advocate Pam Krueger, founder and CEO of Wealthramp and creator of PBS’s MoneyTrack, rejoins us to reframe what retirement readiness really means. The conversation moves from the money ( why diversification is a verb; why the sequence of your returns matter; and why the saving habit that built your wealth has to be unlearned to spend it ) to the life side of the equation ( the “dimmer switch” alternative to the on/off switch of a traditional retirement, and the conversation couples should not skip ). The big idea Pam shared today is…

People in this episode

Guest: Pam Krueger

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• financial readiness
• life transitions
• habit formation
• optional living

Keywords

• retirement
• financial planning
• habits
• diversification
• wealth management
• life transitions
• optional living

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wealthramp, PBS

Books & works: MoneyTrack

Places: Eastern

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