It's-a Me, Mario! And I'm-a Here to Tell You Your Retirement Plan is-a Kaput!

Mamma Mia! The 60 40 is a Finished!

It's a me Mario! I've a been a jumping through pipes and a stomping Goombas for a years but a now I'm a talking about something even scarier: retirement! Apparently that old 60 40 portfolio – you know 60% stocks 40% bonds – it's a no good anymore! Like a trying to beat Bowser with a just a Super Mushroom it's a not a gonna work! This Ric Edelman guy he says it's a because we're a living too long! 'Here we go!' into a century of life!

Living Longer? That's a Good But a Your Wallet is a Crying!

So it's a great we're a living longer like a getting an extra life after falling into a pit! But a Edelman says if you don't want to run out of coins – I mean money – you gotta put more into stocks. He's a saying like 70 80%! That's a like a turning into Super Mario but for your investments! The idea of a Mario retirement is to be full of coins and mushrooms! Wahoo!

Future's So Bright You Gotta Wear a Starman Shades!

This a Edelman he's a really excited about the future like a finding a Warp Zone to skip ahead! He thinks with a all this new tech like a in the Mushroom Kingdom but real we'll a all be living to 100! That's a more time for a pasta and a jumping! The population is a getting older which means more Toads need support and the amount to retire is a rising like Bowser after a dip in lava!

Alzheimer's? More Like a Bowser's Memory!

He's a also working on a test for Alzheimer's so you can know like a ten years before it hits. Ten years to prepare! It's a like a knowing when Bowser is a gonna throw a hammer so you can a dodge it! You gotta stay healthy eat your a mushrooms (the good kind!) and a exercise! 'It's a me healthy Mario!'

Bond Ladder? Sounds Like a Fun But It's a For Your a Money!

Now about this a 'bond ladder.' It's a not a like climbing a flagpole but it's a supposed to help you get money for life! These ETFs buy U.S. treasuries and pay you over time. It's a 'incredibly boring,' Edelman says but it works! Like a the simple joy of a perfectly timed jump!

So Long Retirement Stress! 'Here We Go!' To The Future!

So what's the a moral of the story? We're a living longer and that's a great! But a we gotta plan better. More stocks maybe a bond ladder and definitely more a mushrooms! 'Thank you so much for a to playing my game!' Now go get that coin!