About this episode

Tyler Gardner discusses practical strategies for managing a retirement plan focused on a 90% stocks and 10% money market approach.

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People in this episode

Host: Tyler Gardner

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• investment strategy
• financial management
• spending adjustments
• market recovery

Keywords

• retirement plan
• investment strategy
• financial advice
• spending cuts
• market downturn

Sponsors

Bilt, Copilot Money, Gelt

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