Retirement Money Mastery: Take Full Control of Your Finances After Work
A practical, jargon-free course that teaches retirees and near-retirees how to budget, invest, and protect their wealth — so their money lasts as long as they do.
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Build a realistic monthly retirement budget that accounts for fixed and variable expenses, inflation, and unexpected costs
- Design a sustainable withdrawal strategy from Social Security, pensions, 401(k)s, IRAs, and taxable accounts in the most tax-efficient order
- Understand and apply the 4% rule and other withdrawal rate frameworks to determine how long your money will last
- Choose low-cost investment allocations appropriate for your age, risk tolerance, and retirement timeline
- Identify and protect yourself from the top financial risks in retirement: inflation, sequence-of-returns risk, healthcare costs, and elder fraud
- Navigate Medicare, supplemental insurance, and long-term care insurance decisions with confidence
- Create or review a basic estate plan including wills, beneficiary designations, and powers of attorney
- Have productive, informed conversations with financial advisors, CPAs, and estate attorneys
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 19 lessons
The Retirement Financial Mindset Shift
Understand why managing money in retirement is fundamentally different from managing it during your working years, and establish your personal financial baseline.
- 1.1From Accumulation to Distribution: A New Game with New RulesIncluded
- 1.2Mapping Your Retirement Income SourcesIncluded
- 1.3How Long Does Your Money Need to Last? Planning for LongevityComing soon
Building Your Retirement Budget
Create a detailed, livable monthly budget designed for fixed-income life — one that covers essentials, enjoyment, and the unexpected.
- 2.1The Retirement Budget Framework: Needs, Wants, and BuffersComing soon
- 2.2Inflation-Proofing Your BudgetComing soon
- 2.3Planning for Healthcare and Long-Term Care CostsComing soon
Withdrawal Strategy — Making Your Money Last
Master the science and strategy of drawing down your retirement accounts in the right order, at the right rate, to maximize longevity and minimize taxes.
- 3.1The 4% Rule — What It Is, What It Isn't, and When to Use ItComing soon
- 3.2Account Withdrawal Order: Tax-Smart SequencingComing soon
- 3.3Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs): Rules, Timing, and StrategiesComing soon
- 3.4Social Security: When to Claim for Maximum Lifetime BenefitComing soon
Investing in Retirement — Growth Without Gambling
Design an investment portfolio calibrated for your retirement stage — one that provides growth to outpace inflation while protecting against devastating losses.
- 4.1Rethinking Risk: Sequence-of-Returns and Why It Changes EverythingComing soon
- 4.2Asset Allocation for Retirees: The Right Mix at Every StageComing soon
- 4.3Low-Cost Funds, Annuities, and Other Retirement Investment ToolsComing soon
Protecting What You've Built
Identify and guard against the most common financial threats to retirees — from market risk to Medicare gaps to elder financial fraud.
- 5.1Elder Financial Fraud: Recognize, Resist, and ReportComing soon
- 5.2Medicare, Medigap, and Prescription Coverage: Choosing Without OverpayingComing soon
- 5.3Insurance Audit: What You Need, What You're Wasting Money OnComing soon
Estate Planning and Leaving a Legacy
Put the essential legal and financial structures in place to protect your assets, support your loved ones, and ensure your wishes are carried out.
- 6.1Wills, Trusts, and Beneficiary Designations: The Non-NegotiablesComing soon
- 6.2Powers of Attorney and Healthcare Directives: Planning for IncapacityComing soon
- 6.3Putting It All Together: Your Written Retirement Financial PlanComing soon
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Sambandam
Hi, I'm so glad you're here. I spent years watching people I care about enter retirement excited — and then quietly terrified as they realized nobody had ever taught them how to actually spend and manage their money over a 20- or 30-year retirement. The rules really do change the moment the paychecks stop, and I built this course to give you the clear, honest, actionable guidance I wish everyone had access to from day one of retirement. I'm not here to sell you products or manage your money — I'm here to make sure you understand yours. Let's build your plan together.
— Sambandam
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- 6 modules, 19 lessons
- AI-adaptive lessons tuned to your level
- Quizzes & checkpoints to lock in progress
- Your own AI learning coach
- Learn on any device, at your pace
- Full access for as long as you're subscribed
17 more lessons coming soon at no extra cost.