Asset Classes Explained: Stocks & Equities in Retirement Planning
In this episode of the Retire Early Podcast, financial advisors and retirement planners Sam Benson & Linwood Fraher of Martin Wealth Solutions continue their asset class series with a deep dive into stocks and equities — how they work, why they matter, and the role they play before and during retirement.
Sam and Linwood explain why equities are essential for long-term growth, how volatility should be viewed through a retirement lens, and why avoiding stocks altogether can create just as much risk as owning too much. They discuss diversification, time horizon, sequence-of-returns risk, and how…
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