“We did some modelling for clients recently who were pursuing a financial independence goal. We found that if they wanted to achieve their goal without needing to sell down any investments, they could both cease work at age 55.”
Paul Benson · Financial Autonomy · Do You Really Need Passive Income to Retire Early?
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What was described
modeled client scenarios to compare retirement ages with and without needing to sell down investments
age 55 without selling down; age 48 with selling down
Said nearby on the same subject
“We can actually model different scenarios... what happens if expenses rise faster than expected or when the market's down or if you need a new roof, buy a car or possibly healthcare costs increase”
“Our mantra to clients for the last six or seven months now has been, shoot them in the back. You don't need to sell them on the way up, you want to sell them on the way down”