Even if you're rich, you could die poor 9 years ago
I have no desire to gloat over someone's misfortune, but it would be useful to hear exactly how the subject of the article went from 401k/real-estate-income/savings to "I'm-broke". I know he had a heart attack, but there is some other vague reference to "spending too much" in Europe which honestly sounds like papering-over poor judgement.
We can't learn how to swerve around the potholes if we don't know where they are. Maybe McPherson fell down a particular hole like a bad lease or a partnership gone bad...I would like to know so I can avoid the same fate.