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    • WHICH GLOBAL INDEX TRACKER?
    • The Permanent Portfolio
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    • Goodbye to My Investment Trust Dividend Portfolio
    • RETIREMENT INVESTMENT TRUST INCOME PORTFOLIO -SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE
    • Retiring on Dividends – Crazy Idea? 6 Reasons For and Against
    • THE POWER OF DIVIDENDS – YOUR INVESTMENT GUARANTEE
    • Retiring on Dividends – Is Living Off Natural Yield Possible or Desirable?
  • Gold
    • Gold – Only For Fools?
    • Why Isn´t Gold Booming
    • Gold Enhances Drawdown Safe Withdrawal Rate
    • Gold – Only For Fools?
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    • The 4% Drawdown Rule
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    • Retirement Annuity – Sometimes You Do Get The Timing Right
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image of retirement annuityANNUITIES

Retirement Annuity – Sometimes You Do Get The Timing Right

Back in 200, at the age of 51, I decided to purchase a retirement annuity…
MAX
MAXAugust 3, 2019
image of the basic state pensionUK STATE PENSION

Deferred UK State Pension – Think of it as Though You Are Purchasing an Annuity

There is plenty of information about the pros and cons of deferring your UK State…
MAX
MAXAugust 1, 2019
photo of Warren BuffettRETIREMENT STRATEGIESWARREN BUFFET

The Warren Buffet Retirement Plan – How Does it Stack Up?

Warrren Buffet´s advice to the trustees of his estate was very simple:- “My advice to…
MAX
MAXJuly 31, 2019
photo of man looking confusedINCOME PORTFOLIOSINVESTMENT TRUSTS

Why I Prefer Investment Trusts

For many years I have invested in Investment Trusts rather than OEICs (Unit Trusts).  The…
MAX
MAXJuly 30, 2019
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CGT – Beware Don´t Do What I Nearly Did

If like me you have most of your investments in tax-exempt accounts such as ISAs…
MAX
MAXJuly 30, 2019
image of graph superimposed on housesBUY TO LET

Which is the Better Investment – The Stock Market or UK Housing

My instant answer to the question of which is a better investment property or the…
MAX
MAXAugust 18, 2018
BUY TO LET

Buy to Let – Not For My Retirement Income

I've nothing against Buy to Let, in fact during the last 30 years I've owned…
MAX
MAXAugust 16, 2018
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Preparing For Retirement

There are loads of guides around offering advice on preparing for retirement - many suggesting…
MAX
MAXAugust 15, 2018
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Do You Remember the one About 100 Minus Your age?

Yes, that's the one about how much you should allocate to bonds and how much…
MAX
MAXAugust 7, 2018
BONDSRETIREMENT STRATEGIES

Laddered Bond ETF – A Better Option

The drawback of no defined maturity date for collective bond investments is being addressed by…
MAX
MAXMay 28, 2013
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Top Ten Posts

  • The Golden Butterfly Portfolio April 30, 2020
  • Difficult Times – How Have Retirement Portfolios Performed? May 2, 2022
  • WHICH GLOBAL INDEX TRACKER? September 20, 2022
  • Variable Drawdown – A Powerful Strategy to Maximize Your Retirement Income November 19, 2021
  • The Best Retirement Portfolio April 30, 2020
  • Retiring on Dividends – Is Living Off Natural Yield Possible or Desirable? April 30, 2020
  • Partial Annuitisation – The Experts Say Most Retirees Should Have at Least Some Level Annuity Income June 24, 2021
  • Choosing a Drawdown Simulation Tool October 17, 2020
  • The 4% Drawdown Rule – Will it Work for You? February 25, 2021
  • The Permanent Portfolio August 13, 2019
  • AGEING AND FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
  • ANNUITIES
  • Balancing a Portfolio
  • BOND LADDERS
  • BONDS
  • BUY TO LET
  • DRAWDOWN SIMULATION
  • FIRE
  • GILTS
  • GLOBAL INDEX TRACKERS
  • GOLD
  • GOLDEN BUTTERFLY PORTFOLIO
  • Home Bias
  • INCOME DRAWDOWN
  • INCOME PORTFOLIOS
  • INCOME-HARVESTING
  • INDEX LINKED GILTS
  • INVESTMENT TRUSTS
  • LOCKDOWN
  • LUMP SUM INVESTING
  • MARKET CORRECTIONS
  • MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
  • ONLINE BROKERS
  • PERMANENT PORTFOLIO
  • PORFOLIO REBALANCING
  • PORTFOLIOS
  • POUND COST AVERAGING
  • RETIREMENT PORTFOLIOS
  • RETIREMENT STRATEGIES
  • RETIRING ON DIVIDENDS
  • RETIRING OVERSEAS
  • SAFE WITHDRAWAL RATE
  • SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
  • SHARES
  • Solar Electricity
  • TARGET DATE RETIREMENT FUNDS
  • TAX
  • THE 4% RULE
  • THOUGHTS
  • TOOLS
  • UK STATE PENSION
  • VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY
  • VARIABLE DRAWDOWN
  • WARREN BUFFET

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  • Home
  • THOUGHTS
    • Thoughts 2. FIRE – Saving 25 Times Your Expenses Gives You Financial Freedom – No it Doesn`t!
    • Thoughts 1 – Energy and Solar Power
  • Retirement Drawdown Portfolios
    • WHICH GLOBAL INDEX TRACKER?
    • The Permanent Portfolio
    • The Golden Butterfly Portfolio
  • Retirement Income Portfolios
    • Goodbye to My Investment Trust Dividend Portfolio
    • RETIREMENT INVESTMENT TRUST INCOME PORTFOLIO -SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE
    • Retiring on Dividends – Crazy Idea? 6 Reasons For and Against
    • THE POWER OF DIVIDENDS – YOUR INVESTMENT GUARANTEE
    • Retiring on Dividends – Is Living Off Natural Yield Possible or Desirable?
  • Gold
    • Gold – Only For Fools?
    • Why Isn´t Gold Booming
    • Gold Enhances Drawdown Safe Withdrawal Rate
    • Gold – Only For Fools?
  • Drawdown Strategies
    • The 4% Drawdown Rule
    • UK 4% Rule Revisited
    • Variable Drawdown
    • Income Harvesting
    • Berst Drawdown Simulation Tools
    • Ideal Retirement Portfolios
    • Income Drawdown – Fees Can Cut Your Pension by 12.5% or More
  • Pension Annuities
    • Partial Annuitisation –
    • Why Wouldn’t You Buy an Annuity?
    • Retirement Annuity – Sometimes You Do Get The Timing Right
    • Deferring UK State Pension
  • Retirement Calculator
  • About Me