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Retire With Style

Wade Pfau & Alex Murguia

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The purpose of Retire With Style is to help you discover the retirement income plan that is right for you. The first step is to discover your retirement income personality. Your hosts Wade Pfau, PhD, CFA, RICP and Alex Murguia, PhD walk you through creating and implementing a retirement plan that will help you reach your goals, and that you’ll be able to stick with.Start by going to risaprofile.com/style and sign up to take the industry’s first financial personality tool for retirement planning.

Episodes (240)

Episode 244: Why Being Safety-First Doesn’t Mean You Need an Annuity

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Episode 243: Why Annuities Aren’t Really Investments

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Episode 242: Why Playing It Safe in Retirement Can Actually Be Risky

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Episode 241:Can AI Build Your Retirement Withdrawal Strategy?

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Episode 240: Does Sequence Risk Last Longer Than You Think?

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Episode 239: Are You Overinvested in Bonds? The Retirement Math May Surprise You

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Episode 238: SpaceX, Mega-IPOs, and Indexing: When to Buy, When to Wait

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Clarification on Ep. 237 HSA Rules for Beneficiaries

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Episode 237: Should You Spend Your HSA or Let It Grow?

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Episode 236: Are Annuities Better than Bonds in Retirement?

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Episode 235: Are Stocks Enough to Protect You From Inflation?

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Episode 234: Cash in Retirement: When to Hold It, When to Invest It

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Episode 233: Should You Worry About Social Security Running Out?

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Episode 232: Is 4.7% the New Safe Withdrawal Rate?

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Episode 231: Why Financial Planning Alone Won't Prepare You for Retirement

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Episode 230: Are You Emotionally Ready for Retirement? Beyond the Financial Plan

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Episode 229: How to Leave More Wealth to Your Children After Taxes

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Episode 228: Is Your Family Prepared If Something Happens to You?

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Episode 227: Can $1 Really Cost You $20,000 in Retirement? How to Avoid Tax Clif...

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Episode 226: 5 Tax Planning Mistakes That Can Reduce Your Retirement Income

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Episode 225: 3 Tax Strategies to Improve Retirement Income Efficiency

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Episode 224: Reverse Mortgages: Misunderstood or Misused?

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Episode 223: Downsizing in Retirement: When to Sell, When to Stay

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Episode 222: Do You Actually Need Long-Term Care Insurance in Retirement?

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Episode 221: What Actually Counts as Long-Term Care?

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Episode 220: Why Your Health Insurance Stops Working at 65

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Episode 219: Medicare Is Confusing: Here’s How to Make Sense of It

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Episode 218: Is Social Security Really Running Out? What the 2026 Numbers Show

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Episode 217: The Annuity Debate: Smart Strategy or Overpriced Product?

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Episode 216: The Retirement Tax Mistake That Costs Thousands

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Episode 215: Are You Paying More in Retirement Taxes Than You Should?

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Episode 214: When Spending More in Retirement Is Actually the Right Call

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Episode 213: Retirement Without Guesswork: The Four L’s and Funded Ratio Strateg...

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Episode 212: There Is No “Best” Retirement Plan: How to Choose What Actually Wor...

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Episode 211: The Math Behind Retirement Decisions (and Why It Matters)

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Episode 210: Navigating Tax Changes for 2026

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[Best of 2025 Repost] Episode 174 The Psychology of Investing Understanding Mark...

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[Best of 2025 Repost] Episode 195: The 4% Rule and Beyond: Retirement Strategies...

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Episode 209: Your TIPS Questions Answered: Inflation Protection, Interest Rates,...

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Episode 208: Your Retirement Spending Questions Answered: The 4 Percent Rule, Se...

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Episode 207: Your Tax Questions Answered: 401(k)s, Roth Conversions, and RMDs

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Dec 2, 202540:57pending

Episode 206: Wills, Trusts, and the Caregiving Journey

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Episode 205: Preparing for the Financial Side of Caregiving

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Episode 204: How Your Retirement Style Shapes Your Social Security Strategy

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Episode 203: OBBBA and You, Part 3: Building, Passing, and Protecting Wealth Und...

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Episode 202: OBBBA and You, Part 2: The Deductions That Could Change Your Tax Bi...

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Episode 201: OBBBA and You: How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Reshapes Retirement...

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Episode 200 Celebration

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Episode 199: Beyond the Numbers: Planning for Life, Not Just Finances

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Episode 198: Beyond the Numbers: The Human Side of Retirement

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