Retire at the Coffeehouse: Introduction

» bob90245 - Introduction

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Welcome to the “Retire at the Coffeehouse” message board. This topic is close cousins to these other threads:

Critical Mass - Care and Feeding For Once Attained
http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/i...

Retirement Planning
http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/i...

Slice and Dice
http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/i...

Discussions on the above message boards are of a general nature. However, this message board is dedicated to a specific strategy:

To apply a “safe” withdrawal rate from a retirement portfolio comprising index funds from multiple asset classes.

This discussion will include:

• Increase annual withdrawal to maintain inflation-adjusted purchasing power

• Historical returns of common asset classes

• Coffeehouse portfolio

• Sample withdrawal strategy to minimize effects of “Reverse Dollar Cost Averaging”

• Real-world example using Vanguard index mutual funds

-- posted by bob90245