Issues With "Die With Zero" & Small-Cap Value - Karsten Jeske (Big ERN) | MHFI 280

August 12, 2025 01:11:21
Issues With "Die With Zero" & Small-Cap Value - Karsten Jeske (Big ERN) | MHFI 280
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Issues With "Die With Zero" & Small-Cap Value - Karsten Jeske (Big ERN) | MHFI 280

Aug 12 2025 | 01:11:21

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Show Notes

Doug chats with Karsten Jeske (aka Big ERN) about his journey to early retirement, living frugally yet enjoying luxuries like travel, and the balance between saving & spending effectively.  Karsten provides his thoughts on the book “Die With Zero”, analyzing its advice on spending & saving in retirement, and highlighting potential issues within its financial recommendations.  He also addresses the controversial topic of investing in small-cap value stocks and analyzes historical performance.  And of course, Doug & Karsten chat about a delicacy called asparagus.

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0:00 Introduction

10:34 Underspending & estate planning

16:35 Early retirement & time bucketing

22:30 Analysis of Die With Zero spending formula

30:52 Cherry-picking data 

37:46 (Increased) spending in retirement

46:02 Exploring small-cap value stocks

53:04 Diversification or Di-WORSE-fication?

1:02:22 Future plans

1:07:28 Soundcheck – Parallel foods

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