The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. – George Bernard Shaw
After four decades of inventing financial products that help people figure out how to retire comfortably, I am accustomed to the resistance these new ideas face. Please forgive me for trying to adapt the world of financial products to what I believe retirees and pre-retirees need.
As I’ve written about in this blog, I often critique financial advisers of all types who insist that their clients adapt their plans to the confines of whatever options the adviser’s business model supports. When it comes to retirement income planning, that model usually involves a pie chart of asset allocation, and a market simulation of when your income runs out.
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