Defending Core Investment Principles

Episode 149 of the Retire Sooner with Wes Moss podcast, hosted by Wes Moss, titled "Defending Core Investment Principles" was published on September 12, 2024 and runs 25 minutes.

September 12, 2024 ·25m · Retire Sooner with Wes Moss

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Summary

In today’s episode of the Retire Sooner Podcast, Wes takes aim at a recent Wall Street Journal article claiming the 60/40 portfolio and 4% retirement withdrawal rate could lead to ‘catastrophic’ outcomes. Wes concedes the author’s point about market unpredictability but rebuts such a gloomy hypothetical. He points to the potentially destructive consequences such an outlook can have on those fighting for retirement security and uses market history to illustrate examples of these time-honored strategies bouncing back from difficult periods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In today’s episode of the Retire Sooner Podcast, Wes takes aim at a recent Wall Street Journal article claiming the 60/40 portfolio and 4% retirement withdrawal rate could lead to ‘catastrophic’ outcomes. Wes concedes the author’s point about market unpredictability but rebuts such a gloomy hypothetical. He points to the potentially destructive consequences such an outlook can have on those fighting for retirement security and uses market history to illustrate examples of these time-honored strategies bouncing back from difficult periods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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