Investing Insights

Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, interviews financial experts about different aspects of retirement in ‘How to Retire,’ the companion podcast to her book of the same name. In this episode, Christine sits down with Washington Post personal finance columnist and author Michelle Singletary. They talk about the difficult psychological transition from saving to spending in retirement.Transitioning from Saving to Spending in RetirementHow to Plan for Retirement When Your Spouse Doesn’t Retire at the Same TimeAre Annuities Helpful for In-Retirement Cash Needs?Delaying Social Security in RetirementHow Couples Can Approach Different Money Mindsets in RetirementKey Takeaways Hi, I'm Christine Benz from Morningstar and welcome to the How to Retire podcast. It's a companion to my book, which is also called How to Retire. Each episode will provide a bite-sized lesson about how to do some aspect of retirement well.One of my favorite personal finance journalists is author a