Retirement planning often begins with a number. The harder question is what happens to your routine, identity, marriage, health and purpose when your career ends.
In this episode of the 4 Fit Fatherhood Podcast, Rod Richard sits down with retirement planner Chris Maduri. Chris has spent nearly two decades helping people prepare for retirement through predictable income, risk management and plans designed to withstand changing conditions.
The conversation begins with fatherhood. Rod and Chris discuss raising sons and daughters, parenting each child differently, talking with teenagers, setting social media boundaries and maintaining trust as children grow.
They also explore what happens when children leave home and work no longer defines your days. Topics include retirement income, marriage, health, caregiving, aging parents, long-term care, faith and finding purpose during the fourth quarter of life.
The central question every father needs to answer:
What are you retiring to?
IN THIS EPISODE:
• Parenting each child based on individual needs
• Building trust before difficult conversations
• Talking with teenagers about relationships
• Setting social media boundaries
• How work becomes part of a man’s identity
• Preparing your marriage for an empty nest
• Transitioning gradually into retirement
• Finding purpose after your career ends
• Health, caregiving and aging parents
• Long-term care and retirement income
• Preparing for the retirement red zone
• Making small choices that support your future
• The role of faith in Chris’s life
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 What Are You Retiring To?
00:56 Welcome to 4 Fit Fatherhood
02:36 Meet Chris Maduri
03:21 Parenting Every Child Differently
09:46 Building Trust Before Difficult Conversations
15:54 Social Media, Shame and Identity
17:21 Rod’s Approach to Teen Instagram
21:14 Phones, Co-Parenting and Family Dynamics
23:05 When Retirement Starts Feeling Real
24:45 Purpose and Identity After Work
28:54 Redefining Work in Retirement
31:16 Transitioning Gradually Into Retirement
33:30 Retirement, Marriage and the Empty Nest
39:47 Health, Caregiving and Aging Parents
42:54 Income, Long-Term Care and the Retirement Red Zone
46:45 What Must Be in Place Before You Retire
49:06 How Fathers Can Prepare Today
50:30 Small Choices, Health and Faith
53:00 Final Takeaways
54:46 Connect With Chris
CONNECT WITH CHRIS MADURI:
Website: https://vibrantretirement.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvibrantretirement/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-maduri-69a1032/
X: https://www.x.com/CoverYrAssets
Media profile: https://www.guestsonair.com/profile/chris-maduri
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What are you retiring to?
This conversation is for educational purposes and should not be treated as personal financial advice.
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