$500K Income, $900K Saved: Will FIRE at 55 Work?

🔵 Schedule a free assessment with an experienced financial professional: https://bit.ly/YMYWassessYT 🔵 Retirement Income Strategies Guide - free download: https://purefinancial.com/white-paper... 🔵 Retirement Readiness Guide - free download: https://purefinancial.com/white-paper... 🔵 WATCH:    • Financial Planning at Every Age: Retiremen...   🔵 Calculate your Financial Blueprint (free, self-guided): https://bit.ly/YMYWblueprintYT 🔵 Ask Joe & Big Al: https://bit.ly/YMYWaskYT 🔵 DOWNLOAD more free guides: https://bit.ly/YMYWguidesYT 🔵 READ financial blogs: https://bit.ly/YMYWblogYT 🔵 SUBSCRIBE to the YMYW Newsletter: https://bit.ly/YMYWnewsletterYT 🔵 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/YMYW-YT 🔵 Follow the YMYW podcast: https://lnk.to/ymyw Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball for three people planning for early retirement and wondering, can I really pull this off? How much risk can you take, and how much do you really need to? That’s today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 588. Dr. Kickass Seabass and his wife are both 41 and they got a late start on saving for retirement. Can they still hit FIRE by 55? Get your salt shakers ready. Aang and Katara have military pensions and a big thrift savings plan. Should they invest it aggressively or play it safe over the next decade? Finally, Steph has a mandatory retirement at 56 but wants out even sooner, at age 50… if his wife Ayesha doesn't kill him first for quitting seven years before her. Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to thousands of people across the nation. 00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast 01:00 - High-Earning Doc With a Late Start: Can I Actually FIRE at 55? (Kickass Seabass, NJ) 13:39 - Military Pension + TSP: How Aggressive Should We Stay for the Next Decade? (Aang & Katara, VA) 25:10 - Mandatory Retirement at 56, But Can I Punch at 50? (Steph & Ayesha, SF Bay Area) 46:54 - Outro: Next Week on the YMYW Podcast IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Advisory and Financial Planning Services are offered through Pure Financial Advisors, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor. • Pure Financial Advisors LLC does not offer tax or legal advice. Consult with your tax advisor or attorney regarding specific situations. • Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice and are not intended as investment advice or to predict future performance. • Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a profit or protect against loss in periods of declining values. • All information is believed to be from reliable sources; however, we make no representation as to its completeness or accuracy. As rules and regulations change, content may become outdated. • Intended for educational purposes only and are not intended as individualized advice or a guarantee that you will achieve a desired result. Before implementing any strategies discussed you should consult your tax and financial advisors. CFP® - The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification is by the CFP Board of Standards, Inc. To attain the right to use the CFP® mark, an individual must satisfactorily fulfill education, experience and ethics requirements as well as pass a comprehensive exam. 30 hours of continuing education is required every 2 years to maintain the certification. AIF® - Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation is administered by the Center for Fiduciary Studies fi360. To receive the AIF Designation, an individual must meet prerequisite criteria, complete a training program, and pass a comprehensive examination. Six hours of continuing education is required annually to maintain the designation. CPA – Certified Public Accountant is a license set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Eligibility to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam is determined by individual State Boards of Accountancy. Typically, the requirement is a U.S. bachelor’s degree which includes a minimum number of qualifying credit hours in accounting and business administration with an additional one-year study. All CPA candidates must pass the Uniform CPA Examination to qualify for a CPA certificate and license (i.e., permit to practice) to practice public accounting. CPAs are required to take continuing education courses to renew their license, and most states require CPAs to complete an ethics course during every renewal period. #retirementplanning #earlyretirement #FIREmovement