Navigating Withdrawal Strategies for Peaceful Retirement

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This chapter emphasizes a cautious approach to retirement withdrawals, focusing on the importance of maintaining a financial safety cushion. It highlights the psychological aspects of financial security and the impact of market fluctuations on retirement funds, advocating for peace of mind over aggressive wealth growth.

What would you do if you ran out of money in retirement? It's hard to imagine a scarier outcome, and yet many on the FIRE path may be at risk for this if they get their portfolio withdrawal rate wrong. In this episode, Eric + Jason talk with Karsten Jeske, the creator of the Early Retirement Now blog. Known by many as "Big ERN", he is an economist who is well known to the FIRE community for his extensive work in characterizing safe withdrawal rates (SWR). In this episode, we dig into Karsten's free, powerful SWR Toolbox, and discuss topics including the downsides of FIRE calculators, 100% stock portfolios, the bucket strategy, why dividend investors are wrong, and his own post-FIRE life. If you're interested in FIRE, you can't afford to miss this information-packed episode!

Show notes: https://twosidesoffi.com/swr