M AY 2026 FEATURE
THE ANXIOUS RETIREE: SEVEN MONEY MYTHS THAT QUIETLY STEAL THE GOLDEN YEARS The biggest obstacles to a good retirement are not mathematical. They are mythological. After twenty years as a Benedictine monk and many more as an investment advisor, I have watched how rarely money problems are actually about money. They are about the stories we tell ourselves. The stories about what money is for, what it means, and what we believe it will do for us. Here are seven of the most common money myths, and why they fail us.
MYTH 1: “MONEY IS JUST A PRACTICAL ISSUE.” continued on page 6
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