Retirement Planning for Real Life, With Christine Benz
Whatever your family situation, Christine Benz has retirement planning insights tailored to your circumstances.

For a lot of people, a one-size-fits-all retirement plan just doesn’t fit. Their family circumstances call for a more custom-made approach.
In her latest video series, Retirement Planning for Real Life, Christine Benz addresses the needs and priorities of seven groups:
- People who are single
- Someone who has lost a spouse
- Couples without children
- People who became parents later in life
- Couples with an age gap
- One-income couples
- Parents raising a child with a disability
Each episode below offers practical steps you can take based on your circumstances to strengthen your retirement plan, like boosting your emergency fund, creating a special-needs trust, accounting for long-term-care needs, and more. Choose the episode that best fits your situation.
Retirement Planning for Singles
Retirement Planning After Losing a Spouse
Retirement Planning for Couples Without Children
Retirement Planning for Couples Who Became Parents Later in Life
Coming Aug. 13
Retirement Planning for Couples With an Age Gap
Coming Aug. 20
Retirement Planning for One-Income Couples
Coming Aug. 27
Retirement Planning for Parents Raising a Child With a Disability
Coming Sept. 3
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