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How Early Retirees Handle Sequence Risk with a Dynamic Spending Rule
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore sequence-of-returns risk, the hidden threat that can derail a retirement plan in the first few years. They explain why a fixed withdrawal rate like 4 percent is fragile when markets drop early, and how a dynamic spending rule—such as cutting discretionary spending by 10 percent after a bad year—can protect a portfolio for decades. Using a concrete example of a $1 million portfolio with a $40,000 initial withdrawal, they walk through how a small adjustment in year three, after a 20 percent market decline, can raise the success rate from 78 percent to 95…
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