#471 - Retirement Plan Live: The Impact of the Bear Market
Retirement can be tricky. There are so many unknowns, so preparing yourself mentally can be a challenge.
Mental toughness is the ability to remain positive and proactive in the most adverse situations. Our Retirement Plan Live volunteer, Rosie, is having to rely on mental toughness to stay on target through an extra challenging early retirement.
Join Rosie and me today as we discuss the impact that the bear market had on her finances at the start of her retirement.
“Mental toughness is the ability to remain positive and proactive in the most adverse situations.”
It’s challenging to enjoy the go-go years without a safety net
While Rosie is more risk-averse, her husband Dwayne enjoys researching and investing in individual stocks. He uses about 10% of their total savings to play around in the market investing in his favorite publicly traded companies.
Rosie estimates that about 75% of their total portfolio is in stocks and this makes her feel a bit anxious especially since their portfolio is down about 20% from last year.
She would like to be enjoying her go-go years, however, without a healthy cash reserve in place, or a long-term care plan, she doesn’t have the security in place to let loose and rock retirement.
Without a cash bucket set up, their $8,500 per month is coming from a systematic selling of their investments, but she’s not sure where they should go from here.
“She would like to be enjoying her go-go years, however, without a healthy cash reserve in place, she doesn’t have the security to fully rock retirement.”
Don’t miss the culmination of the past four episodes
If your retirement isn’t going to plan, it is important to acknowledge where you are now so that you can mitigate the damages and reset your course. You can’t simply ignore the situation and wait for someone to tell you that everything is going to be okay. You’ll need to understand the nuances of your financial situation to determine the best way forward.
Join us on February 2 at 7 pm CST for the grand finale of this year’s Retirement Plan Live. I’ll walk Rosie through her retirement plan and we’ll determine whether or not it is feasible. Then we’ll look for risks and opportunities. As a participant, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and see how the process plays out.
After the live meetup, consider joining the Rock Retirement Club. The Club was created to give new retirees a solid framework and trusted tools to use to build a feasible, resilient retirement plan that will give members the confidence to rock retirement. In addition, RRC members have created an amazing, inviting community filled with people on the same journey. Learn more by joining the live meetup.
“Join us on February 2 at 7 pm CST for the grand finale of this year’s Retirement Plan Live.”
OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN
RETIREMENT PLAN LIVE
[4:47] Rosie’s questions
[7:12] Understanding Rosie’s annuity
[16:52] Understanding the software we use
[18:32] Understanding the sequence of returns risk
[27:07] Rosie’s experience with advisors
LISTENER QUESTIONS
[36:36] Do you calculate using tax-deferred dollars to create a paycheck in retirement?
[44:32] Using a draw-down strategy for a 401K
[47:57] How to get a better interest rate from cash
TODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT
[50:40] Reassess your trajectory to achieving your goals
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
Join the live meetup on February 2 at LiveWithRoger.com
Money Guide Pro Elite retirement tool
Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That
BOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger Whitney
Roger’s Retirement Learning Center
TWEETS YOU CAN USE TO SPREAD THE WORD
“If your retirement isn’t going to plan, it is important to acknowledge where you are now so that you can mitigate the damages and reset your course.”