Money in retirement has three jobs — income now, flexibility soon, and a legacy later — and trouble usually starts when one account is asked to do all three. Dave sorts them out.

In this episode

• The three purposes retirement money serves, and why each wants different treatment.
• Market timing: the emotional pressure of guessing highs and lows, and why people near retirement may want to look at downside risk first.
• How income needs and legacy goals change the planning assumptions together, not separately.
• The planning questions worth asking before relying on any single approach.

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Safe Money & Income Radio airs every Sunday at noon on WOOD 1300 AM and 106.9 FM, hosted by Dave Stanley, retirement, insurance, and income specialist. Questions about something you heard? Call the office at (616) 719-1979 or start the conversation online — a 15-minute call, no cost.

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