Tag Archives: 4% Rule

Making a bigger safety net – how much longer does it take to get to a 3% withdrawal rate

There’s been a lot of work done recently on sequencing risk and safe withdrawal rates for Australian investors.  Dan over at Ordinary Dollar has done some fantastic work with his series and I’d like to think that I’ve contributed something … Continue reading

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The shockingly complex math behind early retirement

Almost everyone in the FIRE movement has heard of Mr Money Mustache.  He wasn’t the first person to talk about FIRE, but he was certainly one of the people to popularise it with his blog.  Perhaps his most famous post … Continue reading

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Why does everyone want to put out the FIRE?

There have been a number of articles in the mainstream media criticising the FIRE movement, some with valid points and others not so much.  I’m not sure why there has been so much attention recently, but I’ve tried to take … Continue reading

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Sequencing risk, the Trinity Study, and the 4% rule in Australia

I’ve written plenty of times previously about sequencing risk and the 4% rule aka the Trinity Study and they’re areas which the FIRE community are very much interested in.  For those who are new to the subject, the Trinity study … Continue reading

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