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Debunking "Sequence of Returns Risk"
Season 1 · Episode 38

Debunking "Sequence of Returns Risk"

Unconventional Wisdom · Ed Rempel

August 3, 202331m 15s

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Show Notes

What is the actual risk of running out of money if you start retirement when the market crashes?

This is a question on the minds of many retirees.

Especially because a lot of financial advisors talk about "Sequence of Returns Risk".

But worrying about this can lead to worse results for many retirees, as well as inferior portfolios, lower returns and a less reliable retirement.

In my latest podcast episode I'm going to debunk the "Sequence of Returns Risk" and give you solutions, including a dynamic spending rule that I give my clients.

Listen to find out:

  • What is "Sequence of Returns Risk"?
  • What solutions are typically recommended?
  • What is the actual risk of running out of money with a bad sequence of returns?
  • Do the typical solutions work?
  • Why don't the typical solutions work?
  • How can you get the maximum reliable retirement income?
  • What should you do if your risk tolerance is lower?
  • What is "Your Personal Rule" for you to use instead of the "4% Rule"?
  • What solution to "Sequence of Returns Risk" actually works?
  • What dynamic spending rules are suggested by actuaries & advisors?
  • What is Ed's dynamic spending rule?
  • How is it customized for you?