Steve Martin is a well-known American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. As it turns out, we can learn a lot about retirement from some of his most famous quotes. In today’s episode, we’ll use his words to share wisdom about persistence, talent, choices, income planning, and more.

No matter what kind of financial questions you have, we are here to help guide you through life’s most important financial matters. Let’s see what we can learn from a bit of comedy. Join us for this fun twist on financial planning tips!

Here are some of the quotes we tackle today:

• “Persistence is a great substitute for talent.” (2:41)
• “I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.” (4:44)
• “First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.” (7:08)

Thanks for listening! We’ll be back for another show every other Thursday.