Replenishing the First Bucket

In a recent post I discussed the importance of setting up a fixed income ladder as your first bucket of the Buckets Strategy.  As a follow up to that concept, I would like to introduce another skill that a retiree managing his own portfolio for income should know. That is when you should sell your […]

The Buckets Strategy

My last post discussed why it is a good idea for most retirees or near-retirees to set up an income ladder to fund the first years of retirement. However, this income ladder is only the first step in an overall retirement income withdrawal strategy. Today I will discuss one particular strategy that is fast becoming […]