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Graduating from Work to Retirement #16: That Awful Word: Worry

June 5, 2025 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

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When you graduate from work to retirement, there are boxes that need to be checked, and if you’re moving, unpacked. One of those boxes is choosing the right custodian of your money in retirement.

Your Survival Guy likes Fidelity Investments. To this day, Fidelity is family run and owned and is not under the heel of Wall Street’s demands to meet short-term quarterly earnings expectations. It therefore has the freedom to run its business with the future in mind.

And when it comes to Dick Young’s history with Fidelity it goes back decades.

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Also, if you’re a client, all you need to do is call Your Survival Guy for help. You will speak to me. I promise you, you will not get tangled up in the branches of a phone tree.

“Hey, Survival Guy, aren’t all custodians the same?” you ask. Not necessarily. Yes, when you’re young, you don’t worry too much about your custodian. If you participate in a company 401(k), it’s already chosen for you unless you choose to self-direct it. You just save and save and save, do your job, and think about retirement later.

But when later becomes today, you need to worry about stuff like who your custodian is. Which brings me to that awful word: worry.

No one wants to worry about their money. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Emotions and worry about money build because of two things: One, you’re dealing with more money than you have ever had, and two, you no longer receive a paycheck. Those are gut wrenching concerns.

Do not take this the wrong way, but Your Survival Guy doesn’t get emotional about other people’s money. I take it dead seriously. I don’t have time to worry. I spend the time it requires listening to you and understanding what you’re looking for.

That’s the type of relationship you want to have with your money guy, don’t you think? Not worrying about your custodian, but how your goals will be met.

Action Line: When you’re ready to talk about Fidelity and your money, email me at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com. And click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.

Read the entire series here.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy. 

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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