Most retirement plans look fine - until inflation, markets, taxes, and 'real life' hit. In this episode of Your Retirement Planning Simplified, Joe Curry explains how to stress test your retirement plan in 2026, why Monte Carlo projections can create false confidence, and how guardrails help you make calmer, tax-smart retirement income decisions when markets get volatile.

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