Money Matters With Wes Moss

On this episode of the Retire Sooner Podcast, step back and reassess your retirement plan as Wes Moss and Christa DiBiase examine what may drive retirement happiness. Connect financial independence, taxes, and today’s economic backdrop into a clearer long-term perspective. See how big decisions, from pensions to property taxes to market uncertainty, may fit together to help evaluate what matters most for your own path. • Reimagine how achieving financial independence may shift your sense of purpose, and consider ways to redirect that drive toward a more fulfilling retirement. • Size up how property taxes may shape where you live and your retirement comfort level over time. • Stack up lump-sum versus pension-income options to help understand the trade-offs among flexibility, longevity risk, and steady income. • Map out retirement withdrawal strategies using historical market data and behavioral factors, while recognizing that outcomes may vary. • Make sense of today’s “mixed signals” economy by connecting