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Retirement Income Buckets
Layer cash, bonds, and stocks
A bucket strategy holds near-term cash, mid-term bonds, and long-term stocks to manage sequence risk and income in retirement.
- bucket strategy
- cash
- bonds
- stocks
- sequence risk
Set Buckets
Define short, mid, and long-term buckets with targets.
Refill
Refill cash from bonds/stocks during good markets.
Review
Adjust bucket sizes with spending and market changes.
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