There are many personal finance rules of thumb that can be helpful when developing a rough-draft retirement plan. However, as Darrow Kirkpatrick and Christine Benz remind us this week, following a given rule of thumb may not be the best approach. Kirkpatrick addresses the question of how much to spend per year, while Benz looks at which account(s) to spend from each year.
- How to Balance Spending and Safety in Retirement from Darrow Kirkpatrick
- Don’t Be Dogmatic About Retirement-Portfolio Withdrawals from Christine Benz
Investing Articles
- What is Liquidity? from Monevator
- Are Longevity Annuities in Your Future? from Allan Roth
- Bogleheads Forum Turns Eight from Mel Lindauer
- An Easy Way to Get Started Investing (a podcast from Couple Money, with me as a guest)
Other Money-Related Articles
- The Treasures Hidden in Employee Benefits from Katie Brewer
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