A major alternative investment platform just made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Andy and Adam discuss what went wrong with YieldStreet and why “investing like the 1%” isn't as simple as it sounds.

Plus, they tackle a listener question about withdrawal strategies during market downturns. When you need money from your portfolio during bear markets, how do you avoid selling stocks at fire-sale prices?

We cover:

Why YieldStreet's “invest like the 1%” marketing was problematic
The difference between investing in asset classes vs. specific managers
How sophisticated investors lost hundreds of thousands on just two deals
The bucket strategy for retirement withdrawals
Why sequence of return risk matters most in early retirement
How to balance inflation protection with downside protection
Why stocks are actually great long-term inflation hedges

⏱️ Timestamps:

(00:34) Adam Newman vs. Adam Neumann name confusion
(01:38) YieldStreet alternative investment platform failures
(08:36) Asset class first, manager second principle
(12:50) Listener question on withdrawal strategies during downturns
(17:30) Sequence of return risk and the retirement red zone
(20:30) Bucket strategy for managing portfolio distributions
(28:15) Inflation factors in retirement portfolio allocation
(31:50) Why stocks perform well during inflationary periods
(36:40) Maintaining optimism about US market outlook
(39:50) Podcast disclosures

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