@retiresmarttony: After 25 years as a financial advisor, I've seen one mistake silently destroy more retirements than market crashes 📉 It's the retirees who move everything to cash thinking they're being safe. Here's the uncomfortable truth: Healthcare costs are climbing 6.5% every year. General inflation sits around 3%. That money market earning 2%? It's losing purchasing power annually. And here's what most people don't realize: roughly 1 in 4 people who reach 65 will live past 90. That's 25-30 years where your money needs to work for you, not sit idle watching inflation eat away at it. Ultra-conservative portfolios often can't sustain these longer lifespans paired with rising costs. Historically, balanced portfolios averaging 6-8% annually have the potential to actually outpace inflation and maintain your lifestyle. Smart retirement investing isn't about avoiding all risk—it's about taking the right amount of risk in the right places instead of guaranteeing your purchasing power shrinks year after year. Follow @RetireSmartTony for more retirement planning insights. Slalom Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes and is not offering advisory services or sales of securities. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital. Comments by viewers and/or recognitions are no guarantee of future investment outcomes and do not ensure that a viewer will experience a higher level of performance or results. Public comments posted on this site are not selected, amended, deleted, or sorted in any way. If applicable, certain editing of personal identifiable information and misinformation may be deleted. Slalom Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving families that are preparing for retirement or have recently retired. #moneytok #PersonalFinance #retirement #investing #financialplanning

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