The methodology in this book is sound for preserving safety of principal, achieving an adequate investment return, and avoiding...  Read More

The methodology in this book is sound for preserving safety of principal, achieving an adequate investment return, and avoiding large draw-downs.  Read Less

As an engineer, i thought his methodology was quite sound and provided a solid basis for embarking on an unconventional approac...  Read More

As an engineer, i thought his methodology was quite sound and provided a solid basis for embarking on an unconventional approach to both managing the ratio between stocks and bonds as well as how to calculate variable withdrawals on an annual basis.  Read Less

It also dispelled some common beliefs that i had regarding things like asset allocation managment and how much to withdraw each...  Read More

It also dispelled some common beliefs that i had regarding things like asset allocation managment and how much to withdraw each year to maximize quality of life and ensure funds will not run out.  Read Less

The single worst historical cycle making a given portfolio get depleted through a fixed-withdrawal approach, while the book mak...  Read More

The single worst historical cycle making a given portfolio get depleted through a fixed-withdrawal approach, while the book makes a very convincing case towards variable withdrawal methods, which present very different dynamics.  Read Less

I’m as cheap as anybody and i’m telling you that you should pay the $40 for the paperback and not just settle for the three free chapters.

I’m as cheap as anybody and i’m telling you that you should pay the $40 for the paperback and not just settle for the three free chapters.  Read Less

Books like this do not make the author much money, especially given the massive number of hours he put into it.

Books like this do not make the author much money, especially given the massive number of hours he put into it.  Read Less

The complaints about the cost of this book in this thread are silly given that this is a financial book that will easily pay fo...  Read More

The complaints about the cost of this book in this thread are silly given that this is a financial book that will easily pay for itself many times over if you only use a tiny bit of what he discusses.  Read Less

Not a bad investment of time and $40ish bucks!

Not a bad investment of time and $40ish bucks!  Read Less

This is very similar to how large endowments who have perpetual outflow requirements run their investments.

This is very similar to how large endowments who have perpetual outflow requirements run their investments.  Read Less

There are many graphs comparing different strategies – this helps me better comprehend the information presented.

There are many graphs comparing different strategies – this helps me better comprehend the information presented.  Read Less

For instance in the income harvesting chapter he looks at 11 alternatives suggested by other authors before advancing his own r...  Read More

For instance in the income harvesting chapter he looks at 11 alternatives suggested by other authors before advancing his own recommended method.  Read Less

The area where i found his argument the weakest was the advice on how to balance domestic with foreign equities -- this seemed ...  Read More

The area where i found his argument the weakest was the advice on how to balance domestic with foreign equities -- this seemed based more on belief that american exceptionalism is coming to an end rather than being proscribed by historical market performance.  Read Less