557: By the Numbers: The Fragile Decade That Could Make (or Break) Your Retirement
Retire With Purpose - The Retirement Podcast
Casey Weade
4.7 • 556 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
What if the real retirement risk zone isn't during retirement… but the five critical years before and after it begins?
In this episode, you'll learn about:
- Pre- vs. post-retirement sequence of returns risk
- How to stress test your retirement plan effectively
- The role of asset allocation shifts in late-stage accumulation
- Why target date funds may carry more risk than expected
- How to build income certainty and protection strategies
- The psychology of transitioning from growth to preservation
Today's article is from ThinkAdvisor.com titled Exploring the Retirement Risk Zone. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation.
Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/557
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Everyone says your investment returns matter most after you retire, but what if it's actually the opposite? |
| 0:06.5 | Today, we're breaking down why the years before retirement may be the most important and the most dangerous for your entire financial future. |
| 0:16.0 | Thank you. Hey, this is Casey and welcome to the podcast where does my mission deliver clarity and purpose and elevate meaning in your life. |
| 0:34.0 | We do that by providing you a variety of different types of content, both financial |
| 0:39.1 | and non-financial in nature. We're bringing you long-form interviews every single month |
| 0:44.8 | on a variety of different topics. And then every Friday, we get together with you and we |
| 0:48.7 | discover an article that we have found, maybe a blog post that we've come across where |
| 0:53.6 | Marshall and I, we get down to business talking about that article and digging in a little bit deeper, expanding on it and sharing applications that you can use in your own financial life. |
| 1:04.5 | If you're looking for those episodes that are more non-financially organized, I look for those episodes titled Freedom After 50. However, if you're |
| 1:12.3 | looking for those episodes that are more by the numbers, you have found yourself a home right now. |
| 1:17.5 | That is a buy the numbers episode. Just look for those episodes titled in that fashion. |
| 1:22.4 | And as well, I strongly encourage you to get signed up to receive our weekend reading email. |
| 1:27.7 | Every single Friday, we deliver to you an email that has all four articles in it, |
| 1:33.0 | that are trending articles, all designed to elevate you in retirement on a variety of different |
| 1:37.7 | topics, summaries, takeaways from myself in your inbox, along with all kinds of other great |
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| 1:58.8 | Marshall, we're going to talk about a Think Advisor article today. |
| 2:02.3 | So let's get into it, my friend. |
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