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The FIRE Exit
Glossary

Trinity Study

A 1998 study by three Trinity University professors that tested how long retirement portfolios lasted at different withdrawal rates, and popularised the 4% rule. It used historical US stock and bond returns over 30-year periods.

What it means for you

It is the source of the "4%" figure, but its 30-year, US-only basis is why early retirees often plan more cautiously.

Read the thinkingThe number The maths from the talk: how big the pot, why I count thirty times spending rather than twenty-five, and what I actually hold. Still not advice — just my own sums, shown.

Every term, in plain English, on one page — the full glossary. Education, not advice.

Bring me a challenge.

The Exit Audit, then ninety minutes: a straight verdict, real alternatives with their pros and cons, and your first move. If you want someone to nod along, I’m the wrong person to pay.

How the sessions work

Ninety minutes, online, €600 — the Exit Audit included.