Our guest on the podcast today is financial journalist and certified financial planner, Robert Powell. His work appears regularly in MarketWatch.com, USA TODAY, TheStreet.com, The Wall Street Journal, and AARP. Bob also serves as the director of Retirement Education at Sensible Money and as editor in chief of the Investments and Wealth Institute’s Retirement Management Journal. He is also an instructor in Salem State University’s Online Elder Planning Specialist program. In addition, Bob hosts two podcasts himself: the Investments and Wealth Institute’s Exceptional Advisor podcast and the Callaway Climate Insights podcast. He received his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and a master’s degree from Boston University.
Background
Twitter handle: @Retirementpedia
The Exceptional Advisor podcast
Current Environment
“60/40 Portfolio—Dead or Alive?” by Robert Powell, marketwatch.com, Jan. 11, 2023.
“Common Retirement Questions: Should I Be More Conservative With My Portfolio?” by Mer Brown, the street.com, Dec. 23, 2022.
“Estimating the True Cost of Retirement,” by David Blanchett, Morningstar.com, Nov. 5, 2013.
“The Bucket Approach to Building a Retirement Portfolio,” by Christine Benz, morningstar.com, Nov. 23, 2022.
“Spending Trajectories After Age 65,” by Michael Hurd and Susann Rohwedder, rand.org, 2022.
Decumulation
“Why Target-Date Funds May Be Sabotaging Your Retirement,” by Robert Powell, marketwatch.com, Aug. 17, 2022.
“What Is the Average Retirement Age?” by Emily Brandon, money.usnews.com, July 26, 2022.
“2018 Retirement Confidence Survey,” Employee Benefit Research Institute, ebri.org, April 24, 2018.
Retirement Income Style Awareness Profile (the RISA®)
“Managing Post-Retirement Risks: A Guide to Retirement Planning,” Society of Actuaries, soa.org, 2011.
“Saving for Retirement Is Easy Enough—Spending It Is More Complicated,” by Robert Powell, marketwatch.com, March 26, 2022.
Annuities
“Retirement Spending and Biological Age,” by M.A. Milevsky, H. Huang, and T.S. Salisbury, moshemilevsky.com, Sept. 20, 2017.
“Retirement Income for Life: 4-Box Strategy,” by Robert Powell, marketwatch.com, Nov. 8, 2012.
Social Security
“How to Claim Social Security at the Right Time,” by Robert Powell, marketwatch.com, Aug. 28, 2021.
“Do the Math. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Claim Social Security at Age 62,” by Robert Powell, usatoday.com, Aug. 9, 2019.
“Who Does Social Security Provide Benefits To? It’s Not Just the Elderly Who Qualify,” by Robert Powell, usatoday.com, Jan. 10, 2023.
Long-Term Care
“Planning for Unexpected Health Care Costs in Retirement,” by Sudipto Banerjee, troweprice.com, March 2022.
“A New Way to Calculate Retirement Health Care Costs,” by Sudipto Banerjee, troweprice.com, February 2020.
“Cumulative Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses After the Age of 70,” by Sudipto Banerjee, ebri.org, April 3, 2018.
“Are Healthcare Costs in Retirement Overwhelming?” by Robert Powell, fa-mag.com, Nov. 1, 2022.
“Planning for Health Care Costs in Retirement,” Vanguard Research and Mercer Health & Benefits, vanguard.com, June 2021.
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