Cut Your Retirement Stress in Half (New Vanguard Study)
Episode 422 of the Retirement Starts Today podcast, hosted by Benjamin Brandt CFP®, RICP®, titled "Cut Your Retirement Stress in Half (New Vanguard Study)" was published on October 13, 2025 and runs 22 minutes.
October 13, 2025 ·22m · Retirement Starts Today
Episode Description
Vanguard Research put out a paper called "The Emotional and Time Value of Advice" (June 2025).
It claims that there are "emotional benefits and time-saving value that paid professional financial advice provides to clients."
In other words: The benefit isn't the portfolio or financial advice, but the emotional and time-saving value getting paid professional advice can provide.
Then for our listener question: Gary wants to know how his Health Savings Account (HSA) interacts with Medicare. Can you pay Medicare premiums from an HSA at a later date like you can with qualified medical expenses paid out of pocket? Great question!
Resource:
Vanguard Study: "The Emotional and Time Value of Advice" paper
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