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In this episode of Intelligent Money Minute, I had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Swedroe, head of Financial and Economic Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, on the topic of whether Bitcoin is truly a good inflation hedge.
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In this episode of Intelligent Money Minute, we had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Siegel, the director of the CFA Institute Research Foundation and a prolific investment management author. We dive into a discussion with Larry on the benefits of continuing to work beyond the traditional retirement age.
First and foremost, extending your career offers a significant financial advantage. Most jobs pay better than the retirement benefits that follow. By working longer, you can bolster your income, reducing the need to draw from your retirement savings. This, in turn, allows your nest egg to last longer.
For instance, if you retire at 70 instead of 62, you have eight fewer years of retirement to finance with your savings. This can translate to a more comfortable retirement lifestyle. Additionally, working longer provides you with an opportunity to save more, further strengthening your financial position.
Beyond financial considerations, working beyond the traditional retirement age offers vital mental stimulation and social interaction. Engaging in meaningful work can keep your mind sharp and active. It prevents the feeling of life becoming a waiting game, as Larry aptly puts it.
The human need for intellectual engagement and social connection remains a driving force. Continuing to work allows you to maintain a sense of purpose, contribute to society, and interact with colleagues, fostering personal growth and well-being.
Larry Siegel stresses how remaining intellectually active and engaged can be personally fulfilling. By continuing to write books, give talks, and interact with colleagues and clients, he not only sustains his mental acuity but also enjoys the sense of purpose and fulfillment that comes with it.
At Intelligent Investing, we understand that the transition into retirement can be challenging. Husbands and wives often have differing goals and concerns. Our mission is to unify families through effective financial communication, helping couples make a successful transition into retirement.
Explore our retirement resources on our website to gain valuable insights into this transformative phase of life. We are passionate about minimizing financial stress and maximizing the quality of life for our clients.
Laurence B. Siegel is the Gary P. Brinson director of research at the CFA Institute Research Foundation and an author, consultant, and speaker on investment management and economics. Before retiring from full-time work in 2009 he was director of research at the Ford Foundation and, before that, head of research at Ibbotson Associates (since acquired by Morningstar). He attended the University of Chicago (BA 1975, MBA 1977). His book, Fewer, Richer, Greener, has been published by Wiley and is available, along with his other work, at https://www.larrysiegel.org.
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In this episode of Intelligent Money Minute, I had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Swedroe, head of Financial and Economic Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, on the topic of whether gold is truly a good inflation hedge.
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In this episode of Intelligent Money Minute, we had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Siegel, the director of the CFA Institute Research Foundation and a prolific investment management author. The discussion revolved around why people stop working even when it may benefit them to continue working. In this blog, Larry Siegel sheds light on the reasons behind early retirement and the potential benefits of working beyond traditional retirement years.
Larry Siegel explains that the age at which most people stop working, typically between 62 and 67, can be traced back to the 1880s when Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in Germany established the National Pension Scheme. This age has persisted through the establishment of Social Security in the US by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935 and the subsequent eras of defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans. Tradition and inertia have played a significant role in preserving this retirement age. Additionally, physical limitations and a desire for easier work, which often coincide with age, have also influenced the decision to retire.
The research indicates that for physically demanding jobs, retirement in the mid-sixties may be appropriate. However, for those in less physically demanding roles, retirement at this age might be premature. The concept of retirement has evolved, and now many of us are engaged in think work, which does not necessarily require physical stamina. For such individuals, retirement at this age may be too early, as their skills and productivity could still be valuable to the workforce.
Despite the potential benefits of continued work, many employees face challenges in transitioning to easier roles or negotiating part-time work arrangements. Rigidity in employment laws and established customs often limit the options for workers who wish to continue working beyond the traditional retirement age. The result is that many employees are forced to retire when they could still contribute meaningfully to the workforce.
The decision to retire should be individualized, considering the unique circumstances of each person and their specific employment situation. At Intelligent Investing, we believe in customizing financial strategies to suit our clients’ goals and preferences. We leverage our proprietary Intelligrations® to help our clients run various scenarios, such as unexpected health crises or part-time work arrangements, to achieve optimal financial outcomes. Our passion is to minimize financial stress and maximize the quality of life for our high-net-worth clients.
Laurence B. Siegel is the Gary P. Brinson director of research at the CFA Institute Research Foundation and an author, consultant, and speaker on investment management and economics. Before retiring from full-time work in 2009 he was director of research at the Ford Foundation and, before that, head of research at Ibbotson Associates (since acquired by Morningstar). He attended the University of Chicago (BA 1975, MBA 1977). His book, Fewer, Richer, Greener, has been published by Wiley and is available, along with his other work, at https://www.larrysiegel.org.
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In this episode of Intelligent Money Minute, I had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Swedroe, head of Financial and Economic Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, on the topic of how intelligent investors should respond to volatility. As a CFA and CPA, I understand the importance of navigating market volatility and its impact on investment strategies. In this blog, I will summarize the insightful discussion with Larry, providing key takeaways on the causes of volatility and how intelligent investors can respond to market uncertainties.
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In a recent episode of Intelligent Money Minute, we had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Swedroe, the head of Financial and Economic Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth. Our discussion centered around the dangers of recency bias, a common emotional tendency among investors. Larry emphasized the importance of understanding historical context and avoiding the trap of projecting recent events onto the future. In this blog post, we’ll share some key takeaways from our conversation and explore strategies to overcome recency bias in investment decision-making.
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Traditional diversification failed in 2022, but why did it happen, and will it happen again? On this episode of Intelligent Money Minute, Hans Blake interviews Larry Swedroe, the head of economic and financial research at Buckingham Wealth Partners, who also co-authored 18 books. According to Swedroe, traditional diversification, which was within the 60/40 stock and bond allocation, failed in 2022. Both stocks and safe treasuries had double-digit losses, which is the first time this has happened, making it almost the worst year for a 60/40 portfolio. Moreover, longer-term treasuries lost over 20%, and the S&P was down by about 18%. Correlation between these two risk assets has been negative for the last 20 years. However, if you look at the last hundred years, the correlation was positive at about 0.2. Therefore, traditional diversification failed because correlations between stocks and safe bonds are time-varying.
Swedroe emphasizes that investors shouldn’t treat correlations as a permanent number, as they are time-varying. He explains that correlations do not mean that when one asset goes up, the other goes down. It means that when one has a better-than-average return, the other one has a worse-than-average return. During the last 20 years, we had a negative correlation between stocks and safe bonds, so investors thought that when stocks got crushed, bonds would tend to do better than their average. However, that didn’t happen in 2022, making investors rely solely on safe bonds and equity bonds, which could be risky.
Swedroe recommends that investors consider including other non-traditional assets that will do well in such periods. For instance, reinsurance, private floating debt, long-short equity, private real estate, and other alternatives can help dampen the risk in an investor’s portfolio. He mentioned that last year, all of the alternatives he owned were up, which helped diversify his portfolio. He advises investors to consider adding other unique sources of risk to their portfolio and not rely solely on safe bonds and equity bonds. Lastly, he says that investors must have a diversified portfolio to help mitigate these unusual time periods when correlations of traditional assets rise.
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Larry was among the first authors to publish a book that explained the science of investing in layman’s terms, “The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You’ll Ever Need.” He has since authored seven more books.
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On today’s Intelligent Money Minute, we continue our conversation with Morningstar’s director of personal finance, Christine Benz on how inflation may affect your retirement distributions. One of the major questions that retirees face is how much to distribute from their portfolio in retirement. Retirees also want to know which buckets to distribute from first, and what happens if they withdraw too much during a downturn. During this episode, Christine Benz walks us through the impact inflation has on retirement planning and distributions.
At Intelligent investing, we love answering these types of questions. We perform various stress tests, we strive to use conservative assumptions, and we try to educate to improve investor behavior—all with the underlying passion of minimizing financial stress to maximize lives.
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