Best of the Long View: Financial Planning and Retirement

On this week’s episode, we’ll feature some of our favorite clips from interviews we’ve done with financial planners, advisors, and retirement researchers over the past year.

Here are the complete episodes that are referenced in this week’s episode.

"Daniel Crosby: ‘If You’re Excited About It, It’s Probably a Bad Idea,' " The Long View podcast, Aug. 31, 2021.

"Manisha Thakor: Beware of ‘Junk Personal Finance,' " The Long View podcast, July 20, 2021.

"Daniel Egan: Noisy Successes and Silent Failures,” The Long View podcast, Dec. 7, 2021.

"Lynnette Khalfani-Cox: ‘There’s a Huge Wealth Gap in America,’ ” The Long View podcast, Sept. 28, 2021.

"Sarah Newcomb: ‘I Love Rules of Thumb,’ ” The Long View podcast, Aug. 10, 2021.

"Hal Hershfield: People Treat Their Future Self As If It’s Another Person,” The Long View podcast, Sept. 21, 2021.

“Ramit Sethi: How Can Couples Make Peace Over Money?” The Long View podcast, Nov. 30, 2021.

“Fritz Gilbert: Early Retirement Made Simple,” The Long View podcast, Oct. 26, 2021.

“Mike Piper: Delaying Social Security Not Always a Great Deal,” The Long View podcast, April 27, 2021.

“Bill Bengen: Revisiting Safe Withdrawal Rates,” The Long View podcast, Dec. 14, 2021.

“Teresa Ghilarducci: To Fix Retirement, Expand Social Security,” The Long View podcast, May 18, 2021.

“Andrew Biggs: Create a Thrift Savings Plan for the Masses,” The Long View podcast, May 25, 2021.

“Meg Bartelt: ‘More Money Does Not Make You Happier,’ ” The Long View podcast, March 2, 2021.

“Laura Carstensen: ‘I’m Suggesting We Change the Way We Work,’ ” The Long View podcast, Sept. 14, 2021.

“Carl Richards: It Should Be OK to Relax Out Loud,” The Long View podcast, July 27, 2021.