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Wade Pfau

Company: The American College and McLean Asset Management

Area of Expertise: Retirement income planning

Website: retirementresearcher.com

Twitter Feed: @WadePfau

Books:Retirement Planning Guidebook: Navigating the Important Decisions for Retirement Success,” “Safety-First Retirement Planning: An Integrated Approach for a Worry-Free Retirement,” “How Much Can I Spend in Retirement? A Guide to Investment-Based Retirement Income Strategies,” “Reverse Mortgages: How to use Reverse Mortgages to Secure Your Retirement

Topics Presented in Speeches: Retirement income planning

Email: wadepfau@gmail.com

Biography:

Wade D. Pfau, Ph.D., CFA, RICP, is the program director of the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation and a professor of retirement income at The American College of Financial Services in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, as well as a co-director of the college’s Center for Retirement Income. He is also a principal and director for McLean Asset Management and RISA LLC. He holds a doctorate in economics from Princeton University and has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research articles in a wide variety of academic and practitioner journals. He hosts the Retirement Researcher website, and is a contributor to Forbes, Advisor Perspectives, Journal of Financial Planning, and an Expert Panelist for the Wall Street Journal. Wade’s newest book is “Retirement Planning Guidebook: Navigating the Important Decisions for Retirement Success.” He is also the author of the books “Safety-First Retirement Planning: An Integrated Approach for a Worry-Free Retirement,” “How Much Can I Spend in Retirement? A Guide to Investment-Based Retirement Income Strategies” and “Reverse Mortgages: How to Use Reverse Mortgages to Secure Your Retirement.”

author Image Wade Pfau , Ph.D., CFA, RICP, is the program director of the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation and a professor of retirement income at The American College of Financial Services in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He is author of the book “Retirement Planning Guidebook” (Retirement Researcher Media, Second Edition, 2023).


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