How One Retiree Used the Bucket Strategy to Generate $241,098 in Extra Wealth

In today's video, we answer the following question: Can the bucket strategy help you generate income and grow your wealth in retirement, even as you're spending money to live on? Retirement Manifesto Articles First Article: https://www.theretirementmanifesto.co... Second Article: https://www.theretirementmanifesto.co... Join the Newsletter. It's Free: https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm... Financial tools I use: I track all of my investments, performance, fees, and asset allocation with Empower. It's Free: https://go.robberger.com/empower/yt- I use Monarch Money to manage our budget: https://go.robberger.com/monarch-yt/y... My retirement plan comes from Boldin, the most robust retirement planner available at a reasonable cost: https://go.robberger.com/boldin/yt- I used Capitalize for my last 401(k) rollover. They did all of the work, and it's Free: https://go.robberger.com/capitalize/yt- My Book (Retire Before Mom and Dad): https://amzn.to/4d9qbhA #retirement #investing #robberger 0:00 Intro 3:16 Whiteboard/Implementing the Bucket Strategy 7:16 The Results 8:14 Why did it come out ahead? 10:15 The Lost Decade 11:57 Rising Equity Glide Path? 13:21 Controlling the risk 16:06 "Down Market" 17:39 Selling stocks after a downturn 20:54 Final thoughts ABOUT ME While still working as a trial attorney in the securities field, I started writing about personal finance and investing In 2007. In 2013 I started the Doughroller Money Podcast, which has been downloaded millions of times. I've since sold my websites, bought them back, and started a new website and this YouTube channel. I'm also the author of Retire Before Mom and Dad--The Simple Numbers Behind a Lifetime of Financial Freedom (https://amzn.to/3by10EE) LET'S CONNECT Youtube:    / @rob_berger   Facebook:   / financialfreedomguy   Twitter:   / robert_a_berger   DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial adviser. These videos are for educational purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. Your investment and other financial decisions are solely your responsibility. It is imperative that you conduct your own research and seek professional advice as necessary. I am merely sharing my opinions. *Disclosure*: Some of the links in this description are from partners who compensate us. This means — at no extra cost to you — I may earn money if you click and sign up for a product or open an account. This creates a financial relationship that may influence my recommendations, but I only recommend products and services I believe in and would recommend to my own mom. Advertisers have no control over my content. Read the full advertiser disclosure here: https://robberger.com/how-we-make-money/