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Most people spend decades saving for retirement—only to realize they have no idea how to actually make that money last. It's like training for a marathon and then showing up to the starting line without a race strategy.Marc Bautis, author of The Retirement Fitness Challenge, joins us to solve that problem. As a fiduciary wealth manager with over 20 years in the financial industry, Marc has seen too many retirees make the same costly mistakes—claiming Social Security too early, underestimating healthcare costs, and withdrawing too much too soon from their portfolios.In this episode, we break down his book's practical framework for building a retirement income plan that works in any market. Marc shares the exact process he uses with clients to categorize expenses, stress-test their savings, and create a "paycheck" they can rely on for the rest of their lives.Whether you're 10 years away from retirement or just starting your career, this conversation will help you avoid the pitfalls that derail most retirement plans.What You'll Learn:· Why your retirement expenses might actually go up—not down· How to calculate your personal "retirement number" with confidence· The Social Security claiming strategies that can add tens of thousands to your lifetime income· How to protect against the two biggest risks: outliving your money and market downturns· What a fiduciary advisor does differently than a typical Wall Street brokerMarc's Book:The Retirement Fitness Challenge: Shape Up Your Finances and Make Your Money Last a LifetimeLinks:· Website: https://bautisfinancial.com/· The Agent of Wealth Podcast: https://bautisfinancial.com/agent-of-wealth-podcast/