
Retirement Planning in 2020, with Dr. Wade Pfau
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The Benefits of Using Buffer Assets
The idea is, if i can avoid spending when my portfolio's in trouble, that can have a huge impact on the sustain ability of my portfolio. I mean, it's just a small adjustment to the spending can create so much more benefit to the portfolio. So that if that benefit is greater than the cost of the buffer asset, you have a better net outcome. Your legacy at the end is what's left in your portfolio plus the value of the buffer assets.
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