{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Retirement Answer Man","title":"How to Retire with Christine Benz","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3734,"description":"Join us for a special episode as we welcome Christine Benz to discuss her new book, \"How to Retire.\" In a captivating conversation at the Rock Retirement Club, we dive into topics like long-term care, the 4% rule, investing strategies, and simplification. Featuring insights from Fritz Gilbert, a member of the club and contributor to Christine's book, this episode offers a holistic view of retirement planning. Discover how to balance financial and non-financial aspects for a fulfilling retirement journey.\n\nINTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINE BENZ\n(01:26) Rock Retirement Club welcomes Christine Benz to chat about her new book, How to Retire\n(02:40) Roger asks about the goal for the readers of this book.\n(04:00) Christine: The goal was to cover retirement in a really holistic way and include as much non-financial as financial information on retirement planning.\n(05:09) Roger: I was surprised that you did the book in the interview style, I think it helped make the book more approachable.\n(07:24) Roger: Did you have any big insights that were unexpected?\n(10:18) Fritz: I give Christine serious kudos for the approach she took and the amount of homework she did.\n(11:47) Christine to Fritz: I love your methodical approach to dealing with the years leading up to retirement\n(13:19) Marla asks Christine if she would change anything if she was writing this book today to accommodate the 2024 election results and also asks about managing portfolios on Morningstar.\n(17:28) Roger: When it comes to portfolio construction, it's easy to overcomplicate things\n(20:30) Larry asks Christine what challenges her or confounds her most about her own retirement planning.\n(22:53) Larry asks “Are you concerned that we may not find people to provide long term care?”\n(30:11) Kevin Lyles asks about asset allocation when you retire\n(30:47) Christine: My chapter on asset allocation addresses the bucket approach, which I do find very customizable.\n(36:56) Laura asks: When you talk about high quality bond...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZpX_mjyJlNc9EkcOXxrNJpkZJfbQBcKxxEeVTSEjAo4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZWM3/NGVlZDE5ZDYyZGY1/MjJlZWUzMmIzODM1/ODlkNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}