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The Fat Fire Fallacy How More Money Means More Risk
Most people assume that building a bigger nest egg makes early retirement safer. Lucas and Luna challenge that assumption with numbers. Using a case study of a couple who saved $5 million but still face a 37 percent failure rate in a 60-year retirement, the episode explores why fat FIRE portfolios actually carry hidden sequence-of-returns risk, tax drag, and lifestyle inflation. Lucas breaks down the math showing that the first ten years of withdrawals determine everything—and that a $2 million portfolio with a 3.5 percent withdrawal rate can be more durable than a $5 million portfolio with a…
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