It must be that time of the year again. Retirement hysteria time. Usually in the new year I start seeing a slew of articles on how your retirement is at risk, how you cannot possibly retire now, ...
https://investingforaliving.us/2017/02/15/retirement-hysteria-strikes-again/
Note: All the data tables have been updated to include the TAA bond strategy. Thanks to AllocateSmartly, P123, and Stockcharts.com, I was able to gather 2016 performance data much sooner than las...
https://investingforaliving.us/2017/01/08/comparing-portfolio-performance-1973-to-2016/
Today I wanted to revisit the topic of spending in retirement. Having a retirement spending plan and monitoring that plan is just as important to retirement success as asset allocation or decidin...
https://investingforaliving.us/2016/04/09/retirement-spending-revisited-live-a-little-why-dont-you/
Time for screencast #4. In today’s screencast I cover spending in retirement. I cover the three key aspects of spending in retirement; the level of post retirement spending relative to pre-ret...
https://investingforaliving.us/2015/06/06/spending-in-retirement-screencast/
Time for screencast #3. In today’s screencast I cover how the 4% rule, or 4% safe withdrawal rate (SWR), changes for different retirement periods. I thought I had covered this topic in an old p...
https://investingforaliving.us/2015/05/12/swrs-for-different-retirement-lengths-screencast/
Well, that was fast! I just finished the second Investing For A Living screencast. In this one I tackle ‘How to Implement the 4% rule’. After publishing the first screencast I quickly realize...
https://investingforaliving.us/2015/05/08/how-to-implement-the-4-rule-screencast/
Today I’m introducing something new for Investing For A Living. Screencasts. I love writing the blog. I love doing the research that goes into the blog posts as well. But I realize it is for a ...
https://investingforaliving.us/2015/05/04/introducing-investing-for-a-living-screencasts/
Compounded annual returns are the crack of the investment world. Wall Street is the pusher and investors are the addicts. Investment companies and investors focus on the annual return metric as t...
In my recent overview post on the landscape of available buy and hold portfolios, I said I would come back with a comparison of all the portfolio types; buy and hold, tactical asset allocation (T...
https://investingforaliving.us/2015/04/02/comparing-buy-hold-taa-and-quant-portfolios/
I often get asked “how do I get started with an investment portfolio?”. The best answer, but not very helpful, is to learn about building and investing in a diversified buy and hold portfolio...
https://investingforaliving.us/2015/03/29/back-to-basics-diversified-buy-and-hold-portfolios/