REHP Chronological Index.

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The article was first posted on July 1, 2001. Last updated April 1, 2024

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Date First Posted	Most Recent Update	Title
April 1, 1996	July 1, 2001	The Retire Early Home Page - Main Page
April 1, 1996	Aug 1, 1998	Top 10 Reasons to Retire Early.
April 1, 1996	July 1, 1999	Download Free Software
April 1, 1996	June 1, 2001	Investment fees, commissions, and financial advisors -- Index Page
June 1, 1996	July 15, 1997	How much should I be paying in fees and commissions?
Aug. 1, 1996	Oct. 18, 2000	Can I withdraw money from my IRA before age 59� ?
Dec. 1, 1996	May 6, 1999	How should I select a financial advisor ? What should it cost ?
Feb. 1, 1997	Nov. 28, 1999	What about health insurance if I retire early?
Mar. 1, 1997	Oct. 1, 1999	Can you come speak to our group?
April 1, 1997	May 1, 2001	Retire Early's Safe Withdrawal Rates in Retirement -- Index Page.
May 1, 1997	March 22, 1999	How do I manage my expenses?
June 1, 1997	June 1, 1997	Seven tips for successful saving and investing?
July 1, 1997	Aug. 1, 1998	Retire Early in the news.
Nov. 14, 1997	July 1, 1999	Are you getting the shaft in your 401k?
Jan. 1, 1998	Jan. 1, 1998	Should I stick around for 40 years to collect a pension ?
Jan. 1, 1998	Jan. 1, 1998	Retire Early's IRA Toolkit -- Index Page
Jan. 1, 1998	Jan. 1, 1998	Should I transfer an ordinary IRA to a Roth IRA ?
Feb. 1, 1998	Feb. 1, 1998	IRACALC Spreadsheet
Feb. 1, 1998	Feb. 1, 1998	Legal Disclaimer
Feb. 1, 1998	Feb. 1, 1998	Are you getting the shaft in your mutual fund?
March 1, 1998	Oct. 1, 1999	Retire Early's Kareer Korner -- Index Page.
April 10, 1998	April 10, 1998	Why bother working ?
May 1, 1998	Dec 4. 1999	Retire Early Book Shelf
May 1, 1998	May 1. 1998	Book Review -- The Millionaire Next Door: The surprising secrets of America's wealthy. by Thomas J Stanley, Ph.D
May 1, 1998	May 1, 1998	Implementing your low fee retirement plan.
May 15, 1998	May 15, 1998	SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt questions mutual fund fees.
June 1, 1998	Aug. 7, 1998	Should I invest in mutual funds or individual stocks and bonds ?
Aug. 1, 1998	Aug. 1, 1998	Are CDs a good substitute for US Treasury securities ?
Aug. 2, 1998	Aug. 2, 1998	Ralph Nader, Capitalist ?
Sept. 1, 1998	Sept. 1, 1998	Resume of John P. Greaney, P.E.
Sept. 1, 1998	Sept. 1, 1998	Asset Allocation for the Ages.
Oct. 1, 1998	Oct. 1, 1998	How do I determine my investment expenses ?
Oct. 1, 1998	Apr. 12, 1999	Are your mutual fund fees so high you can't retire ?
Nov. 1, 1998	Nov. 1, 1998	Are US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) a complete hedge against inflation for retirees ?
Jan. 1, 1999	Jan. 1, 1999	How do I Retire Early ? - Index Page
Feb. 1, 1999	Feb. 1, 1999	The Big Question: How much do I need to retire on?
March 1, 1999	March 14, 2000	Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on IRA withdrawals before age 59 1/2.
March 30, 1999	March 30, 1999	Dow drops by 50%. Can I stay retired?
April 17, 1999	April 17, 1999	Calculate your own safe withdrawal rates (re50 spreadsheet).
May 1, 1999	May 1, 1999	Retirement expenses and taxes, state by state.
June 1, 1999	July 13, 1999	Safe Withdrawal Rates for Concentrated Portfolios.
July 1 1999	April 1, 2000	Retire Early Book Shelf - "Should I Retire Early?"
July 1, 1999	Aug. 15, 1999	Retire Early Book Shelf - Retirement Places Rated.
Aug. 1, 1999	Aug. 1, 1999	FinancialEngines.com and "Safe" Withdrawal Rates.
Sept. 1, 1999	Sept. 25, 1999	Retire Early Book Shelf - Books We Didn't Like
Sept. 1, 1999	Sept. 1, 1999	Should I Retire Early ?
Oct. 1, 1999	Oct. 1, 1999	Career Advice for Budding Early Retirees.
Nov. 1, 1999	Nov. 1, 1999	Harry S. Dent Disappoints.
Dec. 10, 1999	Dec. 10, 1999	Variable Retirement Withdrawal Rates - by Bob Herlien
Jan. 1, 2000	Jan. 1, 2000	Online Media Kit.
Jan. 1, 2000	Jan. 1, 2000	Safe Withdrawal Rates -- The Pay Out Period Reset (POPR) method.
Jan. 15, 2000	Jan. 15, 2000	Retire Early Book Review --- Retire Early--And Live the Life You Want Now, by John F. Wasik
Jan. 19, 2000	Jan. 19, 2000	Safe Retirement Withdrawals with Cash Buffers - by Bob Herlien
Feb. 1, 2000	Feb. 1, 2000	Retire Early Book Review -- How to Retire Early and Live Well with Less Than A Million Dollars, by Gillette Edmunds.
Feb. 1, 2000	Feb. 1, 2000	Can You Retire on CDs and Money Market Funds?
March 1, 2000	March 1, 2000	Estate Planning for Early Retirees -- How to Avoid Getting Screwed.
April 1, 2000	April 1, 2000	How diversified do you need to be?
May 1, 2000	May 1, 2000	How Variable Are The Variable Withdrawal Rates?
May 1, 2000	May 1, 2000	Is There a "Retire Early" Personality Type?
June 1, 2000	June 1, 2000	The Retire Early study on safe withdrawal rates. (Millennium Edition)
June 26, 2000	June 26, 2000	"Millennium Edition" Safe Withdrawal Calculator -- Download Free Software.
July 1, 2000	Aug. 1, 2000	Using Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) to increase your safe withdrawal rate
Aug. 1, 2000,	Aug. 19, 2000,	Millennium Edition Generation-X Retirement Calculator.
Aug. 1, 2000,	Aug. 1, 2001,	Actuaries Reveal -- Work Kills
Aug. 3, 2000	Aug.10, 2000	Gus Smedstad's Retirement Calculator
Sept. 1, 2000	Sept. 1, 2000	What's My Life Expectancy ? How Do I Select My Pay Out Period?
Oct. 1, 2000	Oct. 1, 2000	Update on the Retire Early Personality Study
Nov. 1, 2000	Nov. 1, 2000	Retire Early -- Safe Contribution Calculator
Jan. 1, 2001	Jan. 1, 2001	Safe withdrawals for portfolios with 3 or more asset classes.
Feb. 15, 2001	April 1, 2001	Retirement Reports
March 1, 2001	March 1, 2001	Retirement Investing: The high cost of low volatility.
March 25, 2001	March 25, 2001	Visual Basic safe withdrawal calculator by dory36.
May 1, 2001	May 1, 2001	On-line Version of the Safe Withdrawal Calculator.
June 1, 2001	June 1, 2001	Fun with Compounded Annual Growth Rates (CAGR).
July 1, 2001	November 1, 2001	REHP Chronological Index.
Aug. 1, 2001	Aug. 1, 2001	Ralph Nader, Capitalist ? Revisited
Sept. 1, 2001	Sept. 1, 2001	Should you use bonds to save FOR retirement?
Oct. 1, 2001	Oct. 1, 2001	September 11, 2001
Nov. 1, 2001	Nov. 1, 2001	The 4% Withdrawal in Bad Times.
Dec. 1, 2001	Dec. 1, 2001	Investing For Retirement
Jan. 1, 2002	Jan. 1, 2002	Purchasing health insurance for retirees.
Feb. 1, 2002	Feb. 1, 2002	72(t) Annuity Factor Method with Recalculation
March 1, 2002	March 1, 2002	Improved Generation-X Retirement Calculator
April 1, 2002	April 1, 2002	Inflation-Adjusted Annuities
May 1, 2002	May 1, 2002	Should you tap your IRA first in retirement?
June 1, 2002	June 1, 2002	Safe Withdrawal Rates and P/E Ratios.
July 1, 2002	July 1, 2002	Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
August 1, 2002	August 1, 2002	Even Safer Withdrawal Rates.
Sept. 1, 2002	Sept. 1, 2002	FICO� Scores and Early Retirees.
Oct. 1, 2002	Oct. 1, 2002	Book Review - You Can Retire Young!
Oct. 3, 2002	Oct. 3, 2002	October 2002 - New SEPP Rules
Nov. 1, 2002	Nov. 1, 2002	Updated Safe Withdrawal Study Excel Spreadsheet.
Dec. 1, 2002	Dec. 1, 2002	New SEPP Rules for 2003.
Jan. 1, 2003	Jan. 1, 2003	Combining Safe Withdrwal Rates and Life Expectancy.
Feb. 1, 2003	Feb. 1, 2003	Update: Pre-age 59-1/2 IRA Withdrawals.
Mar. 1, 2003	Mar. 1, 2003	Optimizing the Fixed Income Portion of a Retirement Portfolio.
Apr. 1, 2003	Apr. 1, 2003	2003 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
May 1, 2003	May 1, 2003	Retiring at the Worst of Times.
June 1, 2003	June 1, 2003	Book Review: Quit Young! by Dr. Rick Stewart
July 1, 2003	July 1, 2003	The North American Tour -- Lupo Does the Yukon.
Sept. 1, 2003	Sept. 1, 2003	Does Your Financial Advisor Take More of Your Money Each Year Than the IRS?
Nov. 1, 2003	Nov. 1, 2003	Book Review: I'm in Debt, Over 40, with No Retirement Savings. Help!, by John L. White.
Jan. 1, 2004	Jan. 1, 2004	Book Review: The Complete Guide to a Creative Retirement
Mar. 1, 2004	Mar. 1, 2004	Book Review: The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing, by Paul B. Farrell
May 1, 2004	May 1, 2004	2004 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004	Book Review: Work Less & Play More, by Steven Catlin
Sept. 1, 2004	Sept. 1, 2004	Book Review: The Coming Generational Storm, Laurence Kotlikoff & Scott Burns
Nov. 1, 2004	Nov. 1, 2004	Book Review: Exporting America, by Lou Dobbs
Jan. 1, 2005	Jan. 1, 2005	Where do these guys get a 2% safe withdrawal rate?
Mar. 1, 2005	March 1 2005	2004 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
Apr. 12, 2005	Apr. 12, 2005	What is Hocomania?
Apr. 23, 2005	Apr. 23, 2005	intercst's early retirement planning insights (parody)
May 1, 2005	May 1, 2005	Book Review: Stop Working by Derek Foster
July 1, 2005	July 1, 2005	Should you buy long term care (LTC) insurance?
Sept 1, 2005	Sept. 1, 2005	Book Review: The Adventurer's Guide to Early Retirement by Billy & Akaisha Kaderli
Nov. 1, 2005	Nov. 1, 2005	Mutual Funds' Hidden Costs
Nov. 16, 2005	Nov. 16, 2005	Vanguard Diehards Get Hocomania
Jan. 1, 2006	Jan. 1, 2006	Book Review: Work Less, Play More, by Bob Clyatt
Mar. 1, 2006	Mar. 1, 2006	Book Review: Passion Saving, by Rob Bennett
May 1,2006	May 1 2006	2005 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
June 1, 2006	June 1, 2006	Dump & Wait Investing a sound retirement strategy?
June 17, 2006	June 17, 2006	Special Father's Day Issue
July 1, 2006	July 1, 2006	ESPlanner and Consumption Smoothing
July 7, 2006	July 7, 2006	Rob Bennett, Stock Predictor?
July 24, 2006	July 24, 2006	Passion Saving author Rob Bennett -- bailing out your retirement with the death of a loved one.
Sept 01, 2006	Sept 01, 2006	Early Retirement Plan Failures.
Nov. 1, 2006	Nov. 1, 2006	Update: Generation-X Retirement Planner
Jan. 1, 2007	Jan. 1, 2007	Book Review: Engineering Your Retirement, by Mike Golio
Feb. 20, 2007	Feb. 20, 2007	2007 Hocus-Free Accreditation Awards -- Congratulations Vanguard Diehards
March 1, 2007	March 1, 2007	What happens to my Social Security benefit if I retire early?
May 1,2007	May 1 2007	2006 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2007	July 1, 2007	Low-cost, fixed-fee DFA investment advisors
Sept 01, 2007	Sept 01, 2007	Where can a 70-year-old buy the least expensive life annuity?
Nov. 01, 2007	Nov. 01, 2007	Can retiring early make you crazy?
Jan. 01, 2008	Jan. 01, 2008	Why you shouldn't wait until age 70 to collect Social Security -- maximizing your SS benefit using a Withdrawal of Application (SSA-521)
March 01, 2008	March 01, 2008	Analyzing the "high-fee" DFA-approved advisor's sales pitch.
March 01, 2008	March 01, 2008	Retire Early Book Review -- Getting A Good Deal On Your Health Insurance, by Jonathan Pletzke.
April 18, 2008	April 18, 2008	Retire Early Book Review -- What Every Baby Boomer Should Know about Protecting Their Nest Egg in Retirement, by David Bates
May 1,2008	May 1 2008	2007 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2008	July 1, 2008	Retire Early Book Review -- Everything You Will Ever Need To Know To Start Driving A Big Truck Or How I Became A Professional Tourist, by Steve Richards
September 1, 2008	September 1, 2008	Another Look at Safe Withdrawal Rates and PE Ratios
November 1, 2008	November 1, 2008	Coping with the Wall Street meltdown -- is it time to sell all stocks?
Jan. 01, 2009	Jan. 01, 2009	Is it Christian if you give more of your money to a financial advisor than to the Church?
March 01, 2009	March 01, 2009	2008 Winter Trip -- South America and Antarctic Peninsula
May 1,2009	May 1 2009	2008 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1,2009	July 1 2009	The high cost of a no-fee, no-commission Single Premium Immediate Annuity (SPIA).
September 1,2009	September 1 2009	Does it make sense to pay 1/3 of your retirement income to a financial coach?
November 1,2009	November 1 2009	Valuing Different Types of Single Premium Immediate Annuities (SPIA) and Single Premium Deferred Annuities (SPDA).
January 1, 2010	January 1, 2010	Early Retirement Extreme -- Jacob Lund Fisker's blog
March 1, 2010	March 1, 2010	My experience with Judge Walter A. "Sleepy" Clebowicz and the New Britain, CT Probate Court
May 1,2010	May 1 2010	2009 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1,2010	Sept 23, 2010	Update on DFA-approved advisors -- Who'll save the World from Mark Matson?
Sept 01, 2010	Sept 01, 2010	Cheap Annuity, No More -- Social Security "Withdrawal of Application" Strategy to End?
Aug 18, 2010	Nov 01, 2010	Obamacare makes it easier for millionaires to retire early?
Jan 01, 2011	Jan 01, 2011	Cheap Annuity, No More. Social Security "Withdrawal of Application" Strategy Ends
Mar 01, 2011	Mar 01, 2011	Social Security "Withdrawal of Application" Strategy Ends -- But You Can Still buy a Cheap Annuity on the Installment Plan
May 1,2011	May 1 2011	2010 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 01, 2011	July 01, 2011	Obamacare makes it really easy for millionaires to retire early?
Sept 01, 2011	Sept 01, 2011	The 4% Rule for Retirement Withdrawals -- Common Misconceptions
Nov 01, 2011	Nov 01, 2011	Book Review: Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence, by Jacob Lund Fisker
Jan 01, 2012	Jan 01, 2012	Comparison of Fidelity and Vanguard Gauranteed Life Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB)
Mar 01, 2012	Mar 01, 2012	What is the "safe saving" rate for retirement?
May 1,2012	May 1 2012	2011 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 01, 2012	July 01, 2012	The Dave Ramsey Endorsed Local Provider (ELP) Shaft Detector
September 01, 2012	September 01, 2012	Why life insurance shouldn't be considered an investment.
November 01, 2012	November 01, 2012	Book Review: Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman.
January 01, 2013	January 01, 2013	Social Security a better deal than I thought?
March 01, 2013	March 01, 2013	Don't Get Stabbed by the Obamacare Spike.
May 1,2013	May 1 2013	2012 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1,2013	July 1 2013	Vanguard's fees are costing me a new car?
Sept 1, 2013	Sept 1, 2013	The fixed income portion of a retirement portfolio.
Nov 1, 2013	Nov 1, 2013	Some really bad annuity advice from Dr. Lew Mandell.
Jan. 1, 2014	Jan. 1, 2014	Obamacare Premiums Much Lower Than Expected.
Mar. 1, 2014	Mar. 1, 2014	Top 5 biggest Obamacare insurance company scams.
May 1,2014	May 1 2014	2013 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1,2014	July 1 2014	Professor Wade Pfau: 3% is the new 4% Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR)?
Sept 1,2014	Sept 1 2014	Uncle Sam will 'sell' you a single-premium immediate annuity (SPIA) for 50% off the insurance company price?
November 1,2014	November 1 2014	Why I'm Not Worried About Obamacare Premium Increases.
January 1,2015	January 1 2015	20-Year Update: Retired at Age 38 in 1994 -- Lessons Learned
March 1,2015	March 1 2015	Retire Early Book Review -- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss.
May 1,2015	May 1 2015	2014 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1,2015	July 1 2015	Vanguard's new "low-cost" financial advice service.
September 1,2015	September 1 2015	Social Security -- File and Suspend For Single Retirees?
November 1,2015	November 1 2015	Is your health plan's 'expense ratio' too high?
January 1, 2016	January 1, 2016	Study from 'Professor of Retirement Income' Dr. Wade Pfau shows you can double your income by dumping your financial advisor.
March 1,2016	March 1, 2016	NBC News: Millionaire Early Retirees Getting Big Obamacare Tax Subsidies.
May 1, 2016	May 1, 2016	2015 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2016	July 1 2016	Another reason to avoid annuities.
Sept 1, 2016	Sept 1 2016	The 4% Rule for Retirement Withdrawals -- A Few Observations
November 1, 2016	November 1 2016	Preventing Financial Rape Under Obamacare
January 1, 2017	January 1 2017	The 2% Rule for Retirement Savings
March 1, 2017	March 1 2017	Obamacare Repeal? My amazing story of drastically lower premiums.
May 1, 2017	May 1, 2017	2016 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2017	July 1, 2017	Trump making Obamacare even cheaper for millionaire early retirees.
September 1, 2017	September 1, 2017	There's no magic in equal-weighted index funds.
November 1, 2017	November 1, 2017	Trump Obamacare sabotage making premiums even cheaper for millionaire early retirees.
January 1, 2018	January 1, 2018	2018 Tax Reform for early retirees.
April 1, 2018	April 1, 2018	2017 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2018	July 1, 2018	How do I make an annual withdrawal from a retirement portfolio?
October 1, 2018	October 1, 2018	Squeezing extra savings from your $0/month Obamacare plan.
January 1, 2019	January 1, 2019	The 3 Big Numbers for Early Retirement: Four, Two and Zero
April 1, 2019	April 1, 2019	2018 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2019	July 1, 2019	Retirees' Bad Arithmetic Reduces Social Security Trust Fund Withdrawals by $3.4 Trillion -- Making the Trust Fund Last Longer
Oct 1, 2019	Oct 1, 2019	25th Anniversary Edition -- Five Surprising Things I Learned in Early Retirement
Jan 1, 2020	Jan 1, 2020	The Tontine Annuity
April 1, 2020	April 1, 2020	2019 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2020	July 1, 2020	"Annuity Puzzle" really no puzzle at all.
Oct 1, 2020	Oct 1, 2020	What I'm doing for Medicare insurance at age 65
Jan 1, 2021	Jan 1, 2021	Navigating the Medicare Part D Drug Plan cesspool
April 1, 2021	April 1, 2021	2020 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2021	July 1, 2021	How retirees manage inflation
Oct 1, 2021	Oct 1, 2021	Tax management for early retirees
Jan 1, 2022	Jan 1, 2022	Minimizing the "Skim" -- the Key to Retiring Early
April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022	2021 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2022	July 1, 2022	Who coined the term FIRE (Financially Independent Retired Early)?
Oct 1, 2022	Oct 1, 2022	Top 5 things your Medicare Advantage sales agent won't tell you.
Jan 1, 2023	Jan 1, 2023	Quantum physicist explains the surprising arithmetic of FIRE
April 1, 2023	April 1, 2023	2022 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns
July 1, 2023	July 1, 2023	Why high income 40 year old retirees still get crazy big Social Security checks at age 62
October 16, 2023	October 16, 2023	What's the "expense ratio" for your Medicare Advantage plan?
January 1, 2024	January 1, 2024	How I used the 4% rule over the past 29 years
April 1, 2024	April 1, 2024	2023 Update: Real-Life Retiree Investment Returns