Life Cycle Economics and the Safety First Strategy

Well-read retirees will no doubt recognize the terms “Safety First” and “sustainable withdrawal rates (SWR)”. “Safety First” refers to a ...
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Back to the USA | The Panama Adventure

We’ve been back to the USA numerous times, and I’ve written about it in the past. I have family and ...
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Sharing Bank Accounts Can Deepen a Couple’s Relationship

When Nia Darville Stokes-Hicks and Armondi Stokes-Hicks married two years ago, they set up five bank accounts. Each had an ...
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2.8 Million New York City Residents to Get Retirement Coverage

Looming over the nation’s workers and their families is the dread of not having enough money in retirement. This dread ...
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When It Comes to Saving for Retirement, Here’s Something Both Parties Can Agree On – Center for Retirement Research

Are ESOPs actually a good idea? Warren Buffet is known to have said about diversification: “[it] makes very little sense ...
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My Messy Quadrants – Snakes in the Grass

Source: The Blog Relay Things have been rather busy of late. So busy in fact that I’ve had problems keeping ...
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Sightings Over Sixty: What Happened to Tom?

     I haven’t posted for a long time. But I’m inspired by Confessions of a Grandma. Like me, she hasn’t ...
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A Satisfying Retirement Involves Change

Over twelve years of blogging, several books, a national magazine profile, and countless friends, both virtual and real, Satisfying Retirement ...
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Tariffs: Separating Fact from Fiction

Introduction to Tariffs Tariffs have recently become a focal point in discussions about trade and the economy, largely due to ...
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February 2025 Early Retirement Update – Springtime Edition

Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! This month’s update is a little later than usual since ...
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