About this episode
This month we celebrate the Retirement Answer Man’s 10th anniversary milestone with several guests throughout the month. Today we welcome Professor Rick Nason, author of It’s Not Complicated , to discuss complicated vs complex thinking. If that discussion didn’t Stick around for the listener questions with Tanya Nichols and Bring It On with Dr. Bobby Dubois OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN COMPLICATED VS COMPLEX THINKING WITH PROFESSOR RICK NASON [4:20] Defining simple, complicated, and complex [9:11] Why it is important to identify whether you’re dealing with complicated vs complex [18:10] How to approach complex problems [29:30] How AI plays into the discussion of complex vs complicated thinking LISTENER QUESTIONS [38:50] On portfolio performance calculations [46:18] How to decide whether to stay with an advisor or move to another firm? [51:38] How to take your RMD [57:02] On the Dying with Zero book [57:31] On Don Quixote BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH [58:56] The books I read this month BRING IT ON WITH DR. BOBBY DUBOIS [1:04:02] Exploring uncertainty [1:09:53] Uncertainty in retirement [1:22:14] How to test anxiety treatments TODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT [1:25:27] Please fill out our listener survey Resources Mentioned In This Episode Align Financial The Fog of War Trillion Dollar Bet BOOK - Horse by Geraldine Brooks BOOK - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus BOOK - Life of Pi by Yann Martel BOOK - Die with Zero by Bill Perkins BOOK - When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein BOOK - It’s Not Complicated by Rick Nason BOOK - The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter BOOK - The Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter BOOK - From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks Rock Retirement Club Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That BOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger Whitney Roger’s Retirement Learning Center