Retirement should feel like freedom, not a series of expensive surprises you wish you had seen coming.

Before you finish work, you want to know the plan is ready for real life. Where will your income come from? Is your budget still enough? What happens if markets fall? And have your goals changed since you first started planning?

In this episode, Paul walks through the final checks to make before you retire, so you can step into the next chapter with more confidence, less second-guessing, and a plan that is built for what life actually looks like after work

In this episode:

• What needs to be clear before your pay cheque stops

• Why your retirement budget might not survive real life

• How to avoid selling investments when markets are down

• The plan you may need to update before it is too late

• What to organise before work stops structuring your week

• The retirement regret you want to catch while there is still time

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