
Issues With "Die With Zero" & Small-Cap Value - Karsten Jeske (Big ERN) | MHFI 280
About this episode
Doug chats with Karsten Jeske (aka Big ERN) about his journey to early retirement, living frugally yet enjoying luxuries like travel, and the balance between saving & spending effectively. Karsten provides his thoughts on the book “Die With Zero”, analyzing its advice on spending & saving in retirement, and highlighting potential issues within its financial recommendations. He also addresses the controversial topic of investing in small-cap value stocks and analyzes historical performance. And of course, Doug & Karsten chat about a delicacy called asparagus.
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Links
- Connect with Karsten:
- Early Retirement Now, “How useful is the “Die With Zero” retirement approach? – SWR Series Part 60”
- Early Retirement Now, “Can we increase the Safe Withdrawal Rate with Small-Cap Value Stocks? – SWR Series Part 62”
- Early Retirement Now, “Small-Cap Value Stocks: Diversification or Di-WORSE-fication?
- Bill Perkins, “Die With Zero”
- Paul Merriman
- MHFI Facebook group
- Doug’s site
- Check out Producer Chris’s new blog: Epic Financial Journey
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