A client sat across from me today, scared about their retirement, and asked me to promise it would all work out. My advice is sound, but the honest answer is that nobody knows what the markets will do. Sitting there in that uncertainty with them, instead of putting on a mask of certainty, is the hardest part of this job.
More people experience this than they realize.
You give solid advice, but staying honest about uncertainty instead of faking confidence is hard.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.