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[Wade Pfau @WadePfau]

As the wise Yoda once said, "You must unlearn what you have learned." While the 4% rule is a great starting point, it should be just that... a starting point: https://t.co/a7N7xDbPHA #StarWarsDay #Maythe4thBeWithYou #financialfreedom #retirementgoals #safetyfirstretirements

[Michael Finke @FinkeonFinance]

Stocks and bonds are expensive and longevity increased so I can't get the retirement income I want.

This means my only alternative is to increase my investment risk. Because that's the only reasonable solution to my problem.

Should end well

https://t.co/MFzk6XYeFv @CalPERS

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Life-Cycle Economics and the Safety First Strategy, an Intro from The Retirement Cafe. https://t.co/aHkqCxD3HX

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Life-Cycle Economics and the Safety First Strategy, an Intro from The Retirement Cafe. https://t.co/aHkqCxD3HX

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Hedging Against Inflation Risk With Real Annuities
Zvi Bodie and Dirk Cotton. https://t.co/h3BZ7IgZog

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

@N4LF @BeingSouthern I do.

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

“Radio Concerts on the Hill” with Skylar Gudasz https://t.co/DkJ3VhHzLN

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Also explains my indigestion.

[Michael Finke @FinkeonFinance]

As if the the current reality isn’t surreal enough, 2 barrels of oil = a Big Mac

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

As usual, Tomlinson gets it right. Bucket strategies are a client-soothing strategy with little evidence that they will outperform — or underperform. Nothing wrong with a calm, average-performing client.

[Joseph Tomlinson @tomlinsonjoet]

Bucket strategies for retirement portfolios have been getting attention with the recent stock market turmoil. Here’s my new article for Advisor Perspectives that examines the financial impact of utilizing bucket strategies. https://t.co/YAEAmI6igW

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Some reading while we wait https://t.co/kkJ1U3wunp

[Mashable @mashable]

This powerful PSA shows how social distancing works https://t.co/XaTQ6Mlboy

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Funny what rituals we use to hang onto a shred of sanity in times like these. I accidentally broke my Chemex at breakfast and wanted to cry.

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Really? 15 years ago 30 million of us would have done the same thing on AOL.

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

"... expectations that no longer match their current reality." How Financial Plans Must Adapt to Market Crashes by Michael Finke. https://t.co/pnqER8EMpU

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

The inextricable link between the pandemic and the economy. Saving lives and the economy from economist, Laurence Kotlikoff. https://t.co/f3QfldG4cD

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

The retirement planning question we should have asked all along is one we should ask today. Latest post at the Retirement Cafe. https://t.co/wBVkl8Fks3

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

Don’t panic about shopping, getting delivery or accepting packages https://t.co/bUHQtqmjLJ

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

How to score free Ben and Jerry’s as a Retirement Planner. https://t.co/e6FqwrryWX

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

While you’re rushing to the library and trying to think up projects for the next several weeks of home isolation, why not take a class on the subject of your choice at Udemy or Coursera? Might as well come out the other side a bit better educated, right. https://t.co/bwQ3ZnnPpd

[Dirk Cotton @Retirement_Cafe]

While you’re rushing to the library and trying to think up projects for the next several weeks of home isolation, why not take a class on the subject of your choice at Udemy or Coursera? Might as well come out the other side a bit better educated, right. https://t.co/bwQ3ZnnPpd