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Retirement Withdrawal Safety

Test the 4% rule against your situation. Find your safe withdrawal rate and see the probability of outliving your savings.

Your Inputs

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Summary

Withdrawal Rate

4%

Safe zone

Safe Withdrawal

$40,000

4% rule amount

Sustainable

$24,757

Preserves principal

Success Rate

37%

High risk of depletion

Withdrawal Rate Scenarios

Conservative (3.0%)
3.0%
70%
Standard (4.0%)
4.0%
90%
Aggressive (5.0%)
5.0%
70%
Your current rate
4.0%
37%

Portfolio may run out in year 21

Consider reducing withdrawals or extending working years.

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Retirement Analysis: $1,000,000 portfolio, withdrawing $40,000/yr (4.0% withdrawal rate) over 30 years.

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