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Ask AWP Ep 4 | Retirement Readiness, Long-Term Care & Balancing Your Financial Goals

Retire While You Work®··9 August 2026·17 min

About this episode

In this episode of the Retire While You Work® Podcast, we're answering your questions about financial planning, retirement planning, and preparing for the future. We cover some of the biggest financial topics people are thinking about right now—from whether you can have too much saved in your retirement accounts to whether long-term care insurance is still worth considering.We also discuss what happens when one spouse handles all the finances, how to balance enjoying your money today while planning for tomorrow, and whether it ever makes sense to pause 401(k) contributions to prioritize other financial goals. As always, the goal is to provide practical insights and the key factors to consider when making these important financial decisions.Have a financial question you'd like us to answer in a future episode? Leave it in the comments below—we'd love to feature it in an upcoming Ask AWP episode!