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Belize or Bend Oregon? How I Would Help a Couple With $5.8 Million Choose a Retirement Home
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- Chasing 10% yield to fund the lifestyle on just $1.1M leaves $4.7M exposed to growth, but high-yield sleeves erode principal and cut distributions when markets crash.
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- A retired couple, both 65, sits down with $5.8 million and two very different visions of retirement.
Belize or Bend Oregon? How I Would Help a Couple With $5.8 Million Choose a Retirement Home Drew Wood Sat, May 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM GMT+7 7 min read Quick Read A $5.8M couple can afford either location: Bend full-time at $110K/year or Belize hybrid at $102K/year, both well below the 4% safe withdrawal rule of $232K.
Chasing 10% yield to fund the lifestyle on just $1.1M leaves $4.7M exposed to growth, but high-yield sleeves erode principal and cut distributions when markets crash.
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