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7/18/08 Stock Returns After Crisis Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/14/08 SWRs versus Returns Added the article Resolving the Paradox -- Is the Safe Withdrawal Rate Sometimes Too Safe? (pdf) to the Notes section.
7/10/08 Time More Important Than Timing Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/5/08 Notes on Immediate Annuities Added section Tax Treatment on Annuities.
7/1/08 Investor’s Paradox Gave page the new “look and feel”.
6/27/08 Risky Business Gave page the new “look and feel”.
6/23/08 Immediate Annuities Links Page Added the article The 5% Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit: Paying Something for Nothing?
6/19/08 Reverse Dollar Cost Averaging Gave page the new “look and feel”.
6/14/08 Asset Allocation Gave page the new “look and feel”.
6/9/08 Links Page Gave page the new “look and feel”.
6/5/08 Commodity Research Added another Article Excerpt.
5/31/08 Recommended Books Gave page the new “look and feel”.
5/27/08 Commodity Research Refocused this web page just for Research Articles. I created a separate web page for News Articles.
5/23/08 Investment Advice Gave page the new “look and feel”.
5/19/08 Home Page Added Commodity Research to the “General Investing” section on the Home Page.
5/19/08 Commodity Research Added this new page to my website.
5/15/08 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added section Five Year Plan.
5/11/08 Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement Added section Rebalance Bands.
5/7/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Preparing for Retirement.
5/7/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Articles and More Added the article Preparing for Retirement.
5/3/08 Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2007 data to withdrawSUNY.xls spreadsheet in the SUNY section.
4/29/08 Withdrawal Strategies Links Page Added the article Preparing for Retirement.
4/25/08 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2007 data to withdrawCarlson.xls spreadsheet in the Endowment Formula section.
4/21/08 Preparing for Retirement Added Note 1 to explain “Maximum Withdrawal Rate” chart.
4/17/08 Download Page Changed X-axis to show both Start and End Years in Maximum Withdrawal Rates spreadsheet.
4/14/08 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2007 data to withdrawClyatt.xls spreadsheet in the Rational Investing section.
4/10/08 Home Page Added Preparing for Retirement to the “In Retirement” section on the Home Page.
4/10/08 Preparing for Retirement Added this new page to my website.
4/5/08 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2007 data to withdrawGuyton.xls spreadsheet in the Decision Rules with Guardrails section.
4/1/08 Download Page Added slider to view periods from 10 to 40 years in Maximum Withdrawal Rates spreadsheet.
3/28/08 Immediate Annuities Links Page Added the article Sure Income for the Very (Very) Long Haul.
3/24/08 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2007 data to withdrawGummy.xls spreadsheet in the Sensible Withdrawals section.
3/20/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Retirement Income for the Everyday Investor.
3/20/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Articles and More Added the article Retirement Income for the Everyday Investor.
3/15/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to Maximum Withdrawal Rates spreadsheet.
3/11/08 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2007 data to withdrawBengen.xls spreadsheet in the Floor and Ceiling section.
3/11/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to Retirement Withdrawal spreadsheet.
3/7/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to $1000 Dollar-Cost-Average Growth spreadsheet.
3/3/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to Rebalance or Not Rebalance spreadsheet.
2/28/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article High-Yield Stocks for Retirement
2/28/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article High-Yield Stocks for Retirement
2/24/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to Growth of $1000 spreadsheet.
2/19/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Optimum Withdrawals from An Asset Pool
2/19/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article Optimum Withdrawals from An Asset Pool
2/15/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to Rolling Returns with Asset Allocation spreadsheet.
2/11/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to Rolling Returns spreadsheet.
2/7/08 Download Page Added 2007 data to Performance Data spreadsheet.
2/2/08 Retire at the Pie Shop - More Added “Chapter 17: Year 2007”
1/1/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Immediate Annuities in Retirement
1/1/08 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article Immediate Annuities in Retirement
12/28/07 Immediate Annuities Links Page Added this new page to my website.
12/24/07 Pros and Cons of Immediate Annuities Added this new page to my website.
12/20/07 Annuities: A Primer Added this new page to my website.
12/16/07 Immediate Annuities in Retirement Formerly a “work in progress”, this article, completely revised, is now in final form.
11/16/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement
11/16/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement
11/12/07 Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement Added “Analysis” and “More Links” sections.
11/8/07 Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement Added “End of Year Withdrawals” worksheet to withdrawSUNY.xls
11/4/07 Home Page Added Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement to the “In Retirement” section on the Home Page.
11/4/07 Harvesting Withdrawals in Retirement Added this new page to my website.
10/4/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Retirees: Earn lower returns. Have more money.
10/4/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article Retirees: Earn lower returns. Have more money.
9/30/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Is Rebalancing a Portfolio During Retirement Necessary? (pdf)
9/30/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article Is Rebalancing a Portfolio During Retirement Necessary? (pdf)
9/21/07 Immediate Annuities in Retirement Added more articles to Immediate Annuities in Retirement.
9/9/07 Home Page Added Advice for Young Saver to the “General Investing” section on the Home Page.
9/9/07 Advice for Young Saver Added this new page to my website.
8/27/07 Download Page Added $1000 Dollar-Cost-Average Growth spreadsheet.
8/15/07 Immediate Annuities in Retirement Added more articles to Immediate Annuities in Retirement.
7/28/07 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2006 data to withdrawCarlson.xls spreadsheet in the Endowment Formula section.
7/24/07 Immediate Annuities in Retirement Added more articles to Immediate Annuities in Retirement.
7/20/07 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2006 data to withdrawClyatt.xls spreadsheet in the Rational Investing section.
7/16/07 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2006 data to withdrawGuyton.xls spreadsheet in the Decision Rules with Guardrails section.
7/12/07 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2006 data to withdrawGummy.xls spreadsheet in the Sensible Withdrawals section. Also, edited description for clarity.
7/8/07 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added 2006 data to withdrawBengen.xls spreadsheet in the Floor and Ceiling section.
7/8/07 Download Page Added 2006 data to Retirement Withdrawal spreadsheet.
7/3/07 Download Page Added 2006 data to Rebalance or Not Rebalance spreadsheet.
6/29/07 Download Page Added 2006 data to Growth of $1000 spreadsheet.
6/25/07 Home Page Added The Price-Earnings Ratio to the “General Investing” section on the Home Page.
6/25/07 The Price-Earnings Ratio Added this new page to my website.
6/19/07 Download Page Added 2006 data to Rolling Returns with Asset Allocation spreadsheet.
6/10/07 Immediate Annuities in Retirement Added more articles to Immediate Annuities in Retirement.
6/1/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added How to Retire in a Totally Changed World by Walter Updegrave
6/1/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added How to Retire in a Totally Changed World by Walter Updegrave
5/28/07 Download Page Added inflation chart and 2006 data to Rolling Returns spreadsheet.
5/3/07 Download Page Added 2006 data to Maximum Withdrawal Rates spreadsheet.
4/28/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article The Trigonometry of Retirement Income.
4/28/07 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article The Trigonometry of Retirement Income.
4/23/07 Home Page Added Immediate Annuities in Retirement to the “In Retirement” section on the Home Page.
4/23/07 Odds and Ends Removed “Fixed Immediate Annuities in Retirement” section.
4/19/07 Download Page Added 2006 data to Performance Data spreadsheet.
4/13/07 Odds and Ends Added more articles to Fixed Immediate Annuities in Retirement.
4/9/07 Retire at the Pie Shop - More Added “Chapter 16: Year 2006”
2/18/07 Odds and Ends Added more articles to Fixed Immediate Annuities in Retirement.
2/10/07 Home Page Added Efficient Market Hypothesis to the “General Investing” section on the Home Page.
2/10/07 Odds and Ends Removed “Efficient Market Hypothesis” section.
2/6/07 Home Page Added Cash Flow in Retirement to the “In Retirement” section on the Home Page.
2/6/07 Home Page Organized “More Articles” into three sections: “In Retirement”, “General Investing” and “Bob’s Strategies”.
2/1/07 Odds and Ends Added section P/E10 Switching.
1/27/07 Odds and Ends Added section Fixed Immediate Annuities in Retirement.
1/22/07 Odds and Ends Added section Real Returns versus P/E10.
1/17/07 Odds and Ends Added section Efficient Market Hypothesis.
1/12/07 Home Page Added Odds and Ends to the Home Page.
1/12/07 Odds and Ends Added this new page to my website.
12/31/06 SWRs versus Returns Added section Real Returns and Inflation.
10/29/06 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added withdrawGuyton.xls spreadsheet and chart example to the Decision Rules with Guardrails section.
9/25/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Cash Flow In Retirement
9/25/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article Cash Flow In Retirement
9/11/06 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added withdrawCarlson.xls spreadsheet and chart example to the Endowment Formula section.
9/7/06 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added withdrawClyatt.xls spreadsheet and chart example to the Rational Investing section.
8/28/06 Download Page Added Maximum Withdrawal Rates spreadsheet.
8/26/06 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added withdrawGummy.xls spreadsheet and chart example to the Sensible Withdrawals section.
8/23/06 SWRs versus Returns Completed final revision.
8/19/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article SWRs versus Returns
8/19/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article SWRs versus Returns
8/16/06 Home Page Added About the Author to the Home Page.
8/16/06 About the Author Added this new page to my website.
8/3/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Baking a Withdrawal Plan 'Layer Cake' for Your Retirement Clients
8/3/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Added the article Baking a Withdrawal Plan 'Layer Cake' for Your Retirement Clients
7/30/06 Returns After Market Peaks Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/29/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Added the article Variable Withdrawals in Retirement.
7/29/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Articles and More Added the article Variable Withdrawals in Retirement.
7/29/06 Home Page Added the article Variable Withdrawals in Retirement.
7/29/06 Variable Withdrawals in Retirement Added this new article to my website.
7/25/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Revision History Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/25/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Even More Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/25/06 Withdrawal Strategies: Articles and More Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/24/06 Download Page Updated Excel spreadsheet for Retirement Withdrawals.
7/23/06 Withdrawal Strategies Links Page Gave page the new “look and feel”. Just a background note. I created this page some time ago. I limit it to the “essential” withdrawal strategies links.

In recent months, I put together a more comprehensive list of withdrawal strategies links. Those links span two web pages at Withdrawal Strategies: Articles and More and Withdrawal Strategies: Even More.

7/22/06 About the Pie Shop Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/22/06 Retire at the Pie Shop - More Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/22/06 Retire at the Pie Shop Gave page the new “look and feel”.
7/19/06 What's New Added this page to the website.
7/19/06 Home Page I began my website back in 2001. I used Geocities to create the web pages. Back then, I wrote articles filled mostly with text. Only occasionally would I include charts.

However lately, I’ve been writing articles that have included many more charts. As a result, I found it hard to create those articles using Geocities. So, I started writing my articles directly in HTML. Therefore, for this reason, and others, I decided to revamp my website.

  1. After reading this book on HTML, I now am more familiar with the programming elements to create a web page.

  2. I decided to standardize the “look and feel” of all my web pages.

  3. The old all-white background looked too “bare”. So I decided to create a green tint border. Plus, I created my head banner in a distinctive green nameplate. It also serves as a button back to the Home Page.

  4. Web pages generated by Geocities have only “fixed” text sizes. I much prefer the “variable” text sizes that become available from web pages created from programming HTML directly. This is important to me (and maybe others) who need larger text to read more easily. I routinely have my browser text size set to “Largest”.

  5. I am currently updating many different web pages (not just for “look and feel”). So I decided to create this “What’s New” page in order to allow visitors to quickly see if there is any new stuff. There is also a special “What’s New” yellow box on the Home Page for visitors to quickly see if there is anything new since their previous visit.