What if we've been thinking about retirement planning all wrong? Christine Benz, Morningstar's personal finance expert, breaks down how our obsession with the financial aspects of retirement often overshadows other priorities like relationships and purpose. Drawing from her new book "How to Retire," she challenges the conventional wisdom that you'll spend the same in retirement as during your peak earning years, revealing how real retiree spending follows a surprising "smile" pattern. [Episode 84]
Christine Benz is the Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning at Morningstar.
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