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Every Day is Saturday: May 2nd, 2024

Published 17 days ago • 1 min read

Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community. Welcome to "Every Day is Saturday," the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings).​​​


On Monday's Podcast

We discussed The Four Unique Risks in Decumulation. ​Listen here​​

A few points we discussed include:

  1. Sequence of Returns Risk
  2. Longevity Risk
  3. Tax Risk
  4. Spiking Expense Risk

Listener Questions

“Do you have a checklist I can use to hire a retirement advisor? I would like to find the best 10-30 questions to ask an advisor so I have a good idea of what services they provide?” ​Listen here​​​


That's it for our three hundred and twenty-fifth installment of "Every Day is Saturday." As always, reply to this email with your retirement questions and you might hear them featured on the show! I read and respond to (almost) every email.

Have a great "Saturday",
- Benjamin Brandt (your humble host)

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Want to spend more money & pay less taxes on your way to an even better retirement? Then you'll definitely want to check out our newsletter and podcast! Our weekly newsletter helps to remind us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (even Thursday mornings).

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