James Bashall
COO and advisor for NerdWallet Wealth Partners who provides retirement-planning guidance, critiques simple rules of thumb like the 80% rule, and recommends simulation-based planning approaches.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 43min
Are You Too Late for the Gold Rush? Plus: A Retirement Rule That Might Be Broken
James Bashall, COO and retirement planner who favors simulation-based strategies. Sam Taube, investing analyst who breaks down precious-metals markets. They discuss why gold and silver act as safe havens and what’s driving recent record highs. They compare physical metals versus ETFs and explore better ways to estimate retirement spending than the simple 80% rule.
