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Aug 2017
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035 | Sequence of Return Risk: What Ever...

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The 4% rule might fail you—but not for the reason you think. Average market returns matter far less than when those returns happen, especially in your first decade of retirement. Brad and Jonathan sit down with Big Earn from Early Retirement Now to unpack sequence of return risk: the hidden danger that can derail even a well-funded retirement if you're unluc ... Show More
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