Trying to time the market gets far more dangerous as retirement gets closer. In this episode, Evan Ward explains why market volatility, missed recovery days, and poorly timed withdrawals can have an outsized impact in the years leading up to retirement. The conversation explores why replacing the paycheck with reliable income should come before taking market risk, how portfolio proportions matter more than simple diversification, and why Social Security was never meant to stand alone. Evan also shares why flexibility is key as taxes, markets, and life circumstances change over a long retirement.

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