6-1-26 Risk Management for Retirees: When to Reduce Exposure
The Real Investment Show Podcast
Release Date: 06/01/2026
The Real Investment Show Podcast
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info_outlineOne of the biggest challenges retirees face is balancing the need for portfolio growth with the need to protect hard-earned savings. With markets near record highs, valuations elevated, and investor sentiment increasingly optimistic, when should retirees consider reducing portfolio risk?
Lance Roberts discusses the principles of risk management for retirees and why successful investing is often more about protecting capital than maximizing returns.
Here's a topical rundown of today's show:
0:00 - INTRO
0:50 - End of Quarter - Looking forward to June & July
3:24 - Hurricane Season Fun
4:51 - Easy Market Breeds Investor Complacency - No One Wants Insurance
11:47 - RIA Website Tour
15:42 - Viewer Email: What to Do As Market Correction Approaches?
17:35 - Get Invested!
19:01 - The Most Important Commodity - Time
20:24 - Risk Management is NOT Market Timing
21:22 - What is the Definition of Risk?
25:28 - Risk Management vs Market Timing
30:16 - The Math of Loss
32:00 - The Myths of Investing
34:45 - Investor Psychology
34:45 - Investor Psychology
38:37 - Write Rules Down
40:09 - How to Get Back In
Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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