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Don’t Let Your Emotions Drive Your Financial Choices

Explore episode Jun 26, 2026
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Don’t Let Your Emotions Drive Your Financial Choices · Jun 26, 2026

Dave calculated that a 62-year-old with $600,000 invested at market rates would have approximately $1.2 million by age 69 without adding another dollar — more than enough to self-insure nursing home costs.

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