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 senior nerd at Kitces.com and assistant professor of finance Derek Tharp. They talk through how adjusting your spending throughout your retirement can enable you to spend more in the long run.  How Actual Retiree Spending Deviates from Conventional Retirement ResearchWhy Early Retirees Can Spend More Than the 4% GuidelineHow to Adjust Your Retirement Spending Over TimeHow to Get Comfortable With Variability in RetirementHow to Transition from Saving to SpendingHow to Account for Long-Term Care in Your Retirement Spending PlanKey TakeawaysHi, 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 a