The 4% Safe Withdrawal Rate in Action The 4% Safe Withdrawal Rate is back-of-the-envelope retirement planning. It is heavily talked about (and unnecessarily debated), so let’s see what it looks like in action! The 4% Basics Assume you have […]
At age 35, which generation is better off? Are millennials worse off than their baby boomer parents were at their age? Both generations have had economic adversity, but what does that data say? Which generation is better off at […]
Safe Withdrawal Rate Early Retirement Early retirement requires a lower Safe Withdrawal Rate. Not only is the future uncertain, but there is also a longer future when you retire early! Also, it is more difficult to study the Safe Withdrawal […]
Rising Equity Glide Paths and Early Retirement Rising Equity Glide Paths are an important consideration for those facing early retirement. You have a long horizon, so you want to be aggressive. This, however, sets you up for sequence of returns […]
Physician Early Retirement Plans Physician early retirement is not a novel idea, but perhaps one that now has a more developed framework. It is an idea whose time has come: take back the keys to your j.o.b. and work […]
Callan Chart 2024: Two Decades in Review The Callan Chart is evidence that humans are pattern-seeking animals. From Rorschach tests to stuff seen in clouds, we seek to impose structure and design where there is none. So, too, with investors […]
What are the Long-term REAL Returns? Everyone is currently worried about inflation, especially those about to retire. A poor Sequence of inflation is a retirement risk and hyperinflation (and deflation) are economy killers. But let’s not be pessimistic! The question […]
Should I Retire: a False Dichotomy Whether I should retire is not a yes or no question. Whenever you only have two choices, that’s a false dichotomy. There are always more than two choices if you are honest. So, since […]
Freedom Freedom is the ability to respond rather than react. This means that the amygdala has detected a threat. And you become conscious that your body has detected a stressor. Viktor Frankl says: “Between stimulus and response, there is […]