Eric Weigel and Fritz Gilbert: Uncovering Blind Spots in Retirement Planning

Our guests on the podcast today are Eric Weigel and Fritz Gilbert. Fritz is a repeat guest on The Long View . He writes the popular Retirement Manifesto blog, and he also wrote a book about retirement called Keys to a Successful Retirement: Staying Happy, Active, and Productive in Your Retired Years . Eric Weigel is the founder of a retirement coaching firm called Retire With Possibilities, and he is also the author of a book on retirement called Reimagining Retirement: 9 Keys to True Wealth . Together they collaborated on a recent survey of retirees and preretirees to gauge their attitudes about retirement and to help flag potential blind spots about retirement planning. Listen Now : Listen and subscribe to Morningstar’s The Long View from your mobile device: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher Background Eric Weigel Bio Fritz Gilbert Bio Retirement Manifesto Blog Keys to a Successful Retirement: Staying Happy, Active, and Productive in Your Retired Years , by Fritz Gilbert “ Fritz Gilbert: Early Retirement Made Simple ,” The Long View podcast, morningstar.com , Oct. 26, 2021. Retire With Possibilities Reimagining Retirement: 9 Keys to True Wealth , by Eric Weigel Survey and Results “ Retirement Perspectives and Attitudes Survey ,” by Fritz Gilbert and Eric Weigel, retirewithpossibilities.com , May 2023. “ Laura Carstensen: ‘I’m Suggesting We Change the Way We Work,’” The Long View podcast, Morningstar.com , Sept. 14, 2021. “ 7 Secrets to a Great Retirement ,” by Fritz Gilbert, theretirementmanifesto.com , Feb. 2, 2023. 80th Birthday —FranklinCovey video “ The End of History Illusion ,” by Jordi Quoidbach, Daniel Gilbert, and Timothy Wilson, science.org , Jan. 4, 2013. Blind Spots “ Shining the Light on Retirement Blind Spots ,” by Fritz Gilbert, theretirementmanifesto.com , May 18, 2023. “ Introducing the 90/10 Rule of Retirement ,” by Fritz Gilbert, theretirementmanifesto.com , Oct. 7, 2021. Chip Conley Holmes-Rahe Scale “ Longevity and the New Journey of Retirement ,” EdwardJones study, agewave.com . Other “ The Ten Commandments of Retirement ,” by Fritz Gilbert, theretirementmanifesto.com , March 6, 2018. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.