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How Early Retirees Handle Sequence Risk with Bond Ladders
In this episode of The Financial Freedom Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the details of bond ladders as a tool for managing sequence risk in early retirement. They explain how a bond ladder works, using a concrete example of a ten-year ladder with $100,000 in ten rungs, and discuss the mechanics of buying individual bonds versus bond funds, the importance of credit quality, and the tax implications. They also explore why bond ladders provide a psychological anchor during market downturns, and they compare this approach to the bucket strategy covered in Episode 134. The conversation includes…
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