Retire Smarter with Kevin Kroskey, CFP® & Tyler Emrick, CFA® CFP®
Retire Smarter with Kevin Kroskey, CFP® & Tyler Emrick, CFA® CFP®
Kevin Kroskey, CFP® & Tyler Emrick, CFA® CFP®
Is Your Financial Plan Doing Its Job? (3 Things to Check)
17 minutes Posted May 14, 2026 at 6:35 am.
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Most financial plans get built once, put in a drawer, and rarely used again.
 
But real financial planning should actively help guide decisions throughout retirement.
 
In this episode, Tyler Emrick, CFA, CFP® walks through three practical ways your financial plan should actually be helping you right now: investment decisions, spending decisions, and income & distribution planning.
 
We discuss:
How to understand your true household allocation and risk exposure
Why many retirees naturally drift into an “all cash, all stocks” portfolio
Asset location and using different accounts efficiently
Required portfolio return and bear market testing
Dynamic spending throughout retirement
How strong markets can impact spending and gifting decisions
Roth conversions, IRA distributions, capital gains, and tax planning
Why retirement income planning is much bigger than simply withdrawing money from accounts
As retirement gets closer, every financial decision starts affecting the next one. The goal of a financial plan should not simply be to exist — it should help families make better decisions over time.
 
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