2 months ago
Bill Bengen, the creator of the 4% rule, has updated the figure to 4.7%.
Bengen says this is still conservative, and a 5.5% spending rate in retirement is more practical.
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The 4% rule for retirement savings is due for a revamp.
The longstanding concept helps guide retirees on how much they can spend in retirement. Withdraw 4% of a portfolio, and then increase that amount for inflation in the following years. The nest egg should last for 30 years.
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Bengen says this is still conservative, and a 5.5% spending rate in retirement is more practical.
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The 4% rule for retirement savings is due for a revamp.
The longstanding concept helps guide retirees on how much they can spend in retirement. Withdraw 4% of a portfolio, and then increase that amount for inflation in the following years. The nest egg should last for 30 years.
#bengen #business #withdraw
2 months ago
Bengen's 2025 research drops the safe withdrawal rate to 4.2% for a 50-year retirement, undercutting the standard 4% rule for anyone retiring at 55.
Retiring at 55 forces a full decade of self-funded healthcare before Medicare at 65, a cost the original 4% rule never accounted for.
BLS data shows household spending peaks between ages 45 and 54, meaning early retirees exit income at their highest-spending years, not during natural tapering.
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The 4% withdrawal rule has been a fixture of retirement planning for three decades and for good reason. It is simple, intuitive, and, for the right retiree, it can and has worked well. The challenge is that it was never designed for someone who would stop working at 55.
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Retiring at 55 forces a full decade of self-funded healthcare before Medicare at 65, a cost the original 4% rule never accounted for.
BLS data shows household spending peaks between ages 45 and 54, meaning early retirees exit income at their highest-spending years, not during natural tapering.
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The 4% withdrawal rule has been a fixture of retirement planning for three decades and for good reason. It is simple, intuitive, and, for the right retiree, it can and has worked well. The challenge is that it was never designed for someone who would stop working at 55.
#spending
