About this episode

Tim Wood discusses the impact of different mindsets on retirement planning and the importance of shifting focus from market performance to income management.

Trying to guess whether markets have hit bottom can create more stress than clarity in retirement. In this episode, Tim Wood explains why relying on headlines, timing calls, or acquisition‑focused thinking can undermine retirement confidence. The discussion explores shifting from growth to income, managing inflation and longevity risk, and avoiding the pressure of having everything tied to market performance. Tim also unpacks FOMO, YOLO, and JOMO mindsets—and why enjoying retirement requires ...

People in this episode

Host: Tim Wood

Topics covered

• retirement mindset
• market performance
• income management
• inflation risk
• longevity risk
• FOMO
• YOLO
• JOMO

Keywords

• retirement
• FOMO
• YOLO
• JOMO
• market performance
• income
• inflation
• longevity risk

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