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23: A League Of Their Own: Retirement Planning Lessons From A Baseball Contract
23: A League Of Their Own: Retirement Planning Lessons From A Baseball Contract
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jul 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What nuggets of wisdom can we take away about retirement planning from a famous baseball contract? It turns out, quite a few! Listen in as Stephanie and Kevin unpack Bobby Bonilla Day and the circumstances that led to the former MLB player receiving a $1.19 million paycheck every year for 25 years—and the lessons you can extract from this story to better prepare you for those golden years. Key Topics: The story behind Bobby Bonilla Day (2:25) “Why are we talking about some baseball contract?” (5:00) Lesson #1: Understand your goals (5:57) Lesson #2: Embrace the magic of deferred gratification (8:39) Lesson #3: Build more wealth in the long run via compound interest (11:04) Lesson #4: Know your risk-reward tradeoff (13:02) Lesson #5: Note down historical returns (16:20) Lesson #6: Take inflation into account (20:51) Lesson #7: Know the value of working with experts (22:53) “The key is to make an informed decision.” (25:44) If you like what you’ve been hearing, we invite you to subscribe on your favorite platform and leave us a review. Tell us what you love about this episode! Or better yet, tell us what you want to hear more of in the future. stephanie@sofiafinancial.com You can find the transcript and more information about this episode at www.takebackretirement.com. Follow Stephanie on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn. Follow Kevin on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Released:
Jul 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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