This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Most retirees are familiar with fixed withdrawal rate ...

Recent retirees haven’t had an easy time of it lately. When stock and bond prices both plummeted in 2022, many retirees saw big dents in their portfolio values; a typical portfolio made up of 50% ...

A popular rule in retirement planning isn't reliable, a new paper indicates — and even the rule's originator says it's oversimplified. Processing Content The 4% rule says that if a retiree withdraws 4 ...

Listen and subscribe to Decoding Retirement on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. In 1994, Bill Bengen published groundbreaking research that reshaped the way ...

This article draws heavily on Bill Bengen’s new groundbreaking safe withdrawal rate research and references his latest updates. Bill was kind enough to review the article and his insights are included ...

A 4% retirement asset withdrawal rate remains the standard for financial planning, but it doesn’t hold up against every scenario. In fact, according to a new white paper, longevity, volatility and ...