Is One Phone Call Per Year with Your Financial Advisor Enough?

If you have a financial advisor but you're searching YouTube for retirement answers at 10 PM, that's not a coincidence. That's a gap worth paying attention to.In this episode of The Perfect Retirement Plan?, Phillip Smith breaks down the difference between portfolio management and actual retirement planning, why that distinction starts to matter more as you get closer to retirement, and what a real planning relationship looks like in practice versus what it sounds like in a pitch.Topics include sequence of returns risk at 63, surviving spouse income and tax planning, RMD impacts on Social Security taxation and Medicare IRMAA premiums, the real cost of switching advisors, and the honest question underneath all of it: if something significant changed in your financial life tomorrow, would you feel confident picking up the phone?Chapters:00:00 You're on YouTube because something's missing02:36 Portfolio management vs. retirement planning04:16 When the gap becomes visible05:40 When you turn 60: do you know when you can retire?06:46 The surviving spouse problem nobody plans for08:23 RMDs, Social Security, and Medicare: the hidden collision10:26 Life changes. Annual calls don't.11:48 What a real planning relationship actually does13:43 Why people stay in annual call relationships17:13 Does loyalty hold you back?18:41 The real cost of switching advisors19:29 Investment manager vs. retirement planner: does it matter at 60?25:54 3 actions to take right now#RetirementPlanning #FinancialAdvisor #RetirementIncome #PersonalFinanceThanks for tuning in to this episode of The Perfect Retirement Plan, and remember: it's not about having the smartest financial advisor, the most money saved, or the highest probability of retirement success. The perfect retirement plan, for you – is the one you act on.Phillip Smith, CRPC AIF |  Financial PlannerTidepool Wealth Strategies450 Country Club Road, Suite 350 | Eugene, OR | 97401____________________________________________________________________________________________Additional Disclosures: The opinions contained in this material are those of the author, and not a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell investment products. This information is from sources believed to be reliable, but Cetera Wealth Services, LLC cannot guarantee or represent that it is accurate or complete.All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. There is no assurance that any investment strategy will be successful.