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How to Fund Early Retirement With a Bond Tent Strategy
In episode 62 of The Financial Freedom Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the bond tent strategy—a specific asset allocation technique designed to protect early retirees from sequence-of-returns risk in the first decade of retirement. They break down real numbers from a hypothetical $1 million portfolio, showing how shifting 2-3 years of living expenses into short-term bonds can prevent selling stocks during a downturn. Lucas explains why the traditional 60/40 stock-bond split can fail in early retirement, citing historical crashes like 2000 and 2008. Luna challenges whether bonds still work…
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