David Blanchette is Prudential’s Head of Retirement Research. He’s a widely respected retirement-planning guru (and a past guest on Economics Matters). In 2014, David coined the term Retirement Smile in an article published in the Journal of Financial Planning. Retirement Smile references arranging your retirement spending to spend more during your Go-Go years, spend less during your Go-Slow years, and spend more during your No-Go years.
Use MaxiFi Planner to Produce an Actual Retirement Smile, Not a Bad Guess or a Grimace Print
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