It’s not unreasonable to assume that a desirable retirement equates to having the financial freedom to meet one's lifestyle and personal goals. The more efficient a person is with their assets, the higher the likelihood of this, which is why sensible retirement income planning is so necessary. Today’s guest is Wade Pfau and he is arguably one of the main thinkers in the retirement income space at present – a more readable Moshe Milevsky if you will. This podcast is usually devoted to high-level discussions about portfolio investment so it was an honour to have Wade join us and have a similar kind of conversation but rather about retirement income planning. Retirees face some unique risks when it comes to strategies for asset management, insurance, and investments, which means they require tailored strategies, and today Wade weighs in on some of the different approaches we see out there. The topic of probability versus safety-first approaches, and the potential wisdom in amalgamating the two as a means of preparing for retirement, crops up a lot in this discussion. Wade talks about the four L’s of the safety-first strategy, how it recommends building up a base of savings that act as an income to reach higher legacy in the long term. He suggests that people need to account for longevity risk more and argues for the efficiency of assuming that you will live until the average oldest age. That way you don’t end up throttling your lifestyle by saving unnecessarily during retirement. In our discussion, Wade also shares valuable insight into low interest rates versus expected returns, the ineffectiveness of the 4% rule, annuities and deferred annuities concerning mortality credits, and different types of buffer assets. Tune in for all this and much more on the topic of retirement planning from one of the greats in the field today! Key Points From This Episode: Books From Today’s Episode: How Much Can I Spend in Retirement? — https://amzn.to/2WbMrCa Safety-First Retirement Planning - https://amzn.to/2Nm75di Links From Today’s Episode: Rational Reminder Website - https://rationalreminder.ca/podcast/89 Wade Pfau — https://retirementresearcher.com/wade-pfau/ Wade Pfau on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/wpfau/ The Retirement Researcher — https://retirementresearcher.com The American College — https://americancollege.edu.in/ An Efficient Frontier for Retirement Income — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2151259 The Rational Reminder EP 82 with Alexandra McQueen — https://rationalreminder.ca/podcast/82 The Rational Reminder is presented as an educational resource and should not be construed as individualized investment advice, nor as a recommendation to buy or sell specific securities. The funds and portfolios discussed are examples only and may not be appropriate for your individual circumstances.