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As always, a MASSIVE thank you to this week's partners:
Fabric: if anybody relies on your income, you need to consider term life insurance asap. Check out meetfabric.com/tyler to find out the right coverage for you and your loved ones.
Facet: and even though I WANT to offer you all direct advice, I can't, as I don't know you. But Facet can, and they continue to practice exactly what I preach. Check out joinfacet.com/tyler today.
And on to the show notes!
“How should a 60-year-old invest?”
It sounds like a reasonable question.
It’s also the wrong one.
In this episode, Tyler dismantles the idea that your age should determine your portfolio — and replaces it with a framework that actually works: invest based on when you need the money, not how many birthdays you’ve had.
Because two people the same age can — and often should — invest completely differently.
Instead of age-based formulas like “110 minus your age,” Tyler introduces a simpler system:
The Three Bucket Framework
That’s it.
This episode walks through real examples — retirees, early retirees, 30-year-olds saving for houses, 70-year-olds investing for grandkids — to show why timeline beats age every time.
Tyler also explains:
The core idea is simple:
Your timeline is your allocation.
Stop asking how a 60-year-old should invest.
If this framework changes how you think about your portfolio, leaving a quick review on Apple or Spotify genuinely helps.
Hope this gives you something to think about this week.
By Tyler Gardner4.9
17801,780 ratings
As always, a MASSIVE thank you to this week's partners:
Fabric: if anybody relies on your income, you need to consider term life insurance asap. Check out meetfabric.com/tyler to find out the right coverage for you and your loved ones.
Facet: and even though I WANT to offer you all direct advice, I can't, as I don't know you. But Facet can, and they continue to practice exactly what I preach. Check out joinfacet.com/tyler today.
And on to the show notes!
“How should a 60-year-old invest?”
It sounds like a reasonable question.
It’s also the wrong one.
In this episode, Tyler dismantles the idea that your age should determine your portfolio — and replaces it with a framework that actually works: invest based on when you need the money, not how many birthdays you’ve had.
Because two people the same age can — and often should — invest completely differently.
Instead of age-based formulas like “110 minus your age,” Tyler introduces a simpler system:
The Three Bucket Framework
That’s it.
This episode walks through real examples — retirees, early retirees, 30-year-olds saving for houses, 70-year-olds investing for grandkids — to show why timeline beats age every time.
Tyler also explains:
The core idea is simple:
Your timeline is your allocation.
Stop asking how a 60-year-old should invest.
If this framework changes how you think about your portfolio, leaving a quick review on Apple or Spotify genuinely helps.
Hope this gives you something to think about this week.

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