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Retirement Answer Man
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Episode 583
Season 1
Curiosity: The Key to a Happy Retirement
💬 Show Notes
In this episode, we explore the importance of cultivating curiosity as a part of the non-financial pillar of retirement planning- mindset. Join us as we discuss how curiosity can enhance your mindset and well-being in retirement, along with practical tools to foster this trait. We also address listener questions about retirement strategies amidst economic uncertainty. Don't miss this insightful episode packed with actionable advice!
OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN
- (01:11) Today, we're going to answer some listener questions related to building a retirement plan and focus on one of the nonfinancial pillars- mindset.
- (02:10) Roger says he has been doing financial planning for over 35 years and noticed that it seems that the happiest and well adjusted people have a healthy sense of curiosity.
- (02:55) What is curiosity?
- (04:50) It is easy as we age to naturally fall into indifference, apathy, and close-mindedness.
- (06:06) Curiosity drives learning, learning creates cognitive resilience, and cognitive resilience enables further curiosity.
- (07:05) Let's look at some examples of curiosity and recommend some books.
- (10:17) How do you build curiosity?
LISTENER QUESTIONS
- (19:19) Drew asks a question about gifting.
- (21:51) Tom asks about permissible investments in ROTH IRAS.
- (26:55) The next question comes from John related to building a retirement allocation for retirement using the pie cake.
- (32:16) Mary asks about putting money in an HSA or money market account.
- (37:22) Our next email is from Nick related to target date portfolios for retirement
SMART SPRINT
- (43:05) In the next seven days, work on cultivating curiosity.
BONUS
- (43:57) Roger reads from his grandfather's WWII journal.
REFERENCES
- Retirement Answer Man
- Sign up for The Noodle (previously known as Six Shot Saturday)
Books
“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character- Richard Feynman
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day- Michael Gelb
The Gifts of Imperfection- Brene Brown
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