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Got money questions? We’ve got answers. Join Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and a rotating lineup of financial pros as they break down your biggest questions about investing, markets, and personal finance. Ben is a leading financial writer and the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz.

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What’s the Safe Withdrawal Rate for Retirement?

October 7, 2026

Ben Carlson (0:01)

Welcome to Ask The Compound, the show where you ask and we answer. I am Ben Carlson. The hyperscalers are expected to spend more than $1 trillion annually, from now until the end of the decade, building out the infrastructure for AI. It's a lot of money. They burned through all their free cash flow, so now they're…

Our email here is askthecompoundshow.gmail.com. Keep those emails coming. New all-time highs and questions about bonds this week.

Duncan Hill (1:03)

And that's always consistent with a bubble in the market, right? People talking about bonds.

Ben Carlson (1:08)

Yeah, it's a bond bubble, right? It's got to be. Hey, thank you from the chat. Nice jacket, Ben. Thank you. I told the guys before we got on here, bomber jacket. It's not a season. It's a lifestyle.

Today's show is sponsored by Fitnexa.

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