"What If We Don't Want To Leave A Legacy?"​

"What If We Don't Want To Leave A Legacy?"

"My wife is retired and I'm close to retiring in the next year. What advice would you have if our intention is not to leave a legacy? We have worked hard to build our retirement savings and we would like to enjoy it. If we "check out" with zero - we would have accomplished our goals."


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