You've Saved for Retirement...Now What?

You've spent decades saving for retirement. Learn how to turn those assets into a sustainable paycheck while managing taxes, healthcare, and risk.

Episode Summary

Pharmacists typically spend decades focused on accumulating wealth for retirement. Saving consistently, investing wisely, and watching account balances grow become familiar habits. But what happens when it's time to reverse course and start using those assets to fund your life?

In this episode of Scripted Wealth: Money & Meaning for Pharmacists, Tim & Tim explore one of the most overlooked areas of financial planning: turning retirement savings into a sustainable retirement paycheck. They discuss why the decumulation phase is often more complex than accumulation, how Social Security, taxes, healthcare costs, and asset location decisions impact retirement income, and why many retirees struggle emotionally with spending the money they've worked so hard to save.

Whether retirement is right around the corner or several decades in the future, understanding how your future paycheck will be built can help you make better decisions today and create more confidence for tomorrow.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why retirement income planning deserves as much attention as retirement savings
• How asset location and tax diversification can help reduce future tax burdens and improve retirement flexibility
• The role Social Security plays in creating a sustainable retirement paycheck and key factors that influence claiming decisions
• Why healthcare and long-term care costs can significantly impact retirement spending needs
• The emotional shift from saving and accumulating wealth to confidently spending and using it in retirement

Mentioned on the Show

• YFP Gives
• YFP 294: 10 Common Social Security Mistakes to Avoid (Part 1)
• YFP 295: 10 Common Social Security Mistakes to Avoid (Part 2)
• YFP 329: Medicare Selection & Optimization: Common Mistakes, Tips & Tricks 
• YFP 437: Am I 'On Track' Financially?
• YFP 296: 5 Key Decisions for Long-Term Care Insurance
• YFP 305: Understanding Annuities: A Primer for Pharmacists
• YFP Upcoming Webinars
• Fidelity Study: Fidelity Investments® Releases 2025 Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, a Timely