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Re: Ignore the Retirement Alarmists - the 4% Rule is Imminently Safe
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2015, 04:58:29 PM »
Imminently? It's just about to become safe?

They mean EMINENTLY. if they can't get one word right, what does that suggest about their attention to detail in other things?

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Re: Ignore the Retirement Alarmists - the 4% Rule is Imminently Safe
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2015, 06:23:15 PM »
all i got out of article is that after 15 years, they are down 1/3 of nest egg... if it continues, they would be down another 1/3 at 30 years post retirement, and hit zero at 45 years...

most of the year 2000 retirees in the study were 65 at time? they would be past 100 after 45 years... and dead...

for people here that retire in 30-40s, we wont be dead after 45 years... probably

the rest of it was him speculating... i do think 4% is a good rule, but not a blind faith thing
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Re: Ignore the Retirement Alarmists - the 4% Rule is Imminently Safe
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2015, 07:17:25 PM »
Imminently? It's just about to become safe?

They mean EMINENTLY. if they can't get one word right, what does that suggest about their attention to detail in other things?


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Re: Ignore the Retirement Alarmists - the 4% Rule is Imminently Safe
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2015, 07:31:01 PM »
Motley Fool is aptly named.

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Re: Ignore the Retirement Alarmists - the 4% Rule is Imminently Safe
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2015, 10:39:28 PM »
Thanks Dude.  I enjoyed the article and the reminder to check out MadFientist again.  The article is a welcome antidote to sky is falling alarmist stories about 4% SWR.

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Re: Ignore the Retirement Alarmists - the 4% Rule is Imminently Safe
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2015, 07:00:30 AM »
Thanks for pointing this one out, Dude.  Nice to seem some main-stream media citing MadFientist!  I will have a real problem convincing DH to feel safe retiring on 4%, so I need every piece of back-up commentary I can get!

 

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