Archive for August, 2012
Answers to Some Early Retirement Questions
I know this will cause much misery (I say with sarcasm), but I am going to start winding down this blog. After all, if retirement planning is truly simple, then there is no need to keep writing a blog about it until the end of time. However, for those of you who are interested or […]
Retiring Early – Our Story
This post is about how my wife and I managed to retire about ten years earlier than the typical retirement age of 65. Some of the things we did will seem inconceivable to some readers, but the choices people make early in their working lives ultimately determine when they will be able to retire. Perhaps […]
Should I Retire Early?
I have not addressed the subject of early retirement in this blog as I feel it is important for people to first and foremost understand and implement the basics of retirement planning. But over the course of writing this blog I have had more than a few people subtlety enquire as to how it is […]
Reverting to the Mean
You have probably heard the phrase “Reverting to the Mean” before, but what does it really mean in the investment world? According to Investopedia, ‘Mean Reversion’ theory suggests that prices and returns eventually move back towards their mean or average. This mean or average can be the historical average of the price or return or […]
