All you can really do, in my view, is try to take the path that feels like the right path for

your goals and for your family's needs. And, you know, we all have different versions of, you know,

what we're willing to accept from a risk standpoint, from a stress standpoint, from a time

standpoint, because certainly real estate has been so phenomenal for both you and I, but it is far more

of a time commitment than index funds, for example, or even digital assets.

At the end of the day, it's just understanding that, you know, we're all going to have very

different preferences and goals.

And just as long as you're doing something, I think, I think

that's the win. It's just just being thoughtful and just moving forward.

Welcome to the real estate and financial independence podcast. I'm your host Chad Carson. You can also

call me coach, and this is a show all about helping you get out of the financial grind so you can do more of

what matters. Whether you're a brand new listener or a long-time listener, I want to thank you for being

back for another episode. The title of today's episode is why the traditional retirement tools are

broken and how you can still retire early.

So whether you are in your 20s or 30s and you're looking to have optionality with your work

being work optional, where maybe you still work, but you can do it on your terms,

on your schedule, or whether you're approaching retirement age and you're just wanting

to have control over your time and whether you can actually

live off of your investments. This is an episode where we get into, number one, why the traditional

approach to using certain tools, particularly with pensions and Social Security, are a little bit

shaky or maybe a lot shaky. I'm interviewing someone named Sean McKay today from American IRA. And the

metaphor he uses to explain this is that traditionally the retirement table had multiple legs,

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