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Weekend Reading – Inflation and leveraged investing edition

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Mark | 34 Comments

Hey Friends, Welcome to my latest edition of Weekend Reading – inflation and leveraged investing edition. You can read some previous Weekend Reading roundups below: How to plan your own retirement edition, and Why most stocks are duds! Earlier this…

How to draw down a portfolio using Variable Percentage Withdrawal (VPW)

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Mark | 59 Comments

How to draw down a portfolio using Variable Percentage Withdrawal (VPW) This post turns the 4% rule on its head – how and why you should consider drawing down your portfolio using Variable Percentage Withdrawal (VPW). Asset accumulation is easy.…

Retirement worries? Not here. Find out why.

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Mark | 50 Comments

For a few years now, I’ve been inspired and motivated by early retirement. We’re far from realizing that but I’d like to think we’re getting there, slowly. Using this site to chronicle our financial freedom journey I’ve been fortunate to…

Lacking consensus on retirement withdrawal strategies

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Mark | 123 Comments

Lacking consensus on retirement withdrawal strategies If you think you’re confused about how best to accumulate assets for your financial future you haven’t seen anything yet. What might be some good retirement withdrawal strategies? How different is asset accumulation vs.…