In this episode of The Financial Safari, Thomas Lipscomb and Coach Pete D’Arruda discuss how retirees and pre-retirees can avoid turning temporary market volatility into permanent retirement damage.
Coach Pete explains the difference between paper gains, paper losses, and realized losses, and why money needed in the next five to ten years should not be sitting fully exposed to market risk. The conversation highlights key concepts from Coach Pete’s 22-Step Total Retirement Plan, including red, yellow, and green money; emergency accounts; GPI strategies; lifetime income; inflation protection; and the importance of having a written plan before retirement decisions become urgent.
The episode also covers common ways people lose money in retirement, including forced selling, poor Social Security timing, tax leakage, Medicare surcharges, non-traded REITs, scams, overconfidence, and relying on long-term money for short-term needs. Coach Pete also shares why the right plan can help retirees reduce worry, protect income, and still leave room for growth once the foundation is secure.
Listeners also learn how to access resources like TotalRetirementPlan.com, RetirementHelpCenter.com, and Coach Pete’s book The Seven Baby Steps to a Ridiculously Reliable Retirement Income.

Take the next step toward your retirement plan: call 800-661-7383 or text PLAN to 600-700 to connect with Coach Pete’s team.