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Join wealth manager Tim Dyer for consistent and reliable information about how to best prepare for retirement and your financial future on the Retirement Power Play podcast. Tim is the founder of Dyer Wealth Management, serving the San Diego area and based in La Jolla, California. He's the co-author of "Defuse", a book designed to help you learn the 7 steps to protecting your 401(k) from the ticking tax time bomb. Tim isn't afraid to run counter to the conventional wisdom of the financial world. Join him each episode as he'll point out problems and inconsistencies you need to be aware of in the retirement landscape so you can take full control of your portfolio to make empowered financial decisions. If you have a 401(k), an IRA, a pension (or maybe even better, no pension), not sure what to do about Social Security, healthcare, legacy planning, or any other number of financial planning issues then you're in the right place. Because Tim is going to cover anything and everything in the retirement planning spectrum. Call him with your questions at 858-459-3937 or go online to https://www.dyerwealthmanagement.com/ to find out more information!

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Retirement Power Play with Tim Dyer

The Fuzzy Math That Could Derail Your Retirement

August 15, 2025 • Tim Dyer

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In this episode, Tim gives us a lesson on “fuzzy math” and shows how numbers that sound right can still be dangerously wrong. He breaks down three common myths that could undermine your income, investments, and tax strategy—showing how to spot the flaws before they cost you. Because in money, small math mistakes can snowball into big, expensive problems. And the danger is, you often don’t see them until it’s too late.

Tim exposes the hidden traps that can derail even the best-laid retirement plans and how to avoid them. You’ll discover why some “safe” moves backfire, how small changes can snowball into big losses, and the planning tweaks that help you keep more of what you earn for decades to come. You’ll also learn to spot the math errors that look harmless but can quietly drain your wealth.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

💸 The risks of a dividend-only strategy

📊 The misleading promise of “average returns”

🛡️ Protecting income in down markets

📜 Building a long-term tax plan

💡 Tax bracket myths in retirement

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