Yet, we know that there were a variety of approaches that would have brought the safe
withdrawal rate above 5 % (plus inflation).
We have several dividend and income strategies that lift the continuing
withdrawal rate above 5 % (plus inflation).
Combine a high yielding portfolio with limited income growth with a fast growing moderate yield portfolio and you can easily push the continuing
withdrawal rate above 5 % (plus inflation).
Better yet, a mechanically varying allocation based on valuations lifts today's 30 - Year Safe
Withdrawal Rate above 4.5 %.
Focusing on dividends, timing the market on an INTERMEDIATE TERM basis (not in terms of only two or three years), and shunning stock sales lifts the continuing
withdrawal rate above 6 % (plus inflation).
Corporate bonds alone can lift the 30 - year Safe
Withdrawal Rate above 5 % of your original balance (plus inflation).
You can go with a higher withdrawal rate, but you'll find that the chances of your money lasting throughout a long retirement start to drop off pretty quickly as you push
your withdrawal rate above that range.
Not exact matches
What initial retirement portfolio
withdrawal rate is sustainable over long horizons when, as currently, bond yields are well below and stock market valuations well
above historical averages?
They have also been affected by the 50 % income tax
rate on earnings
above # 150,000 and
withdrawal of the income tax personal allowance
above # 100,000 that were introduced in April 2010.
According to our figures (and I keep asking you to use the figures set out in the Liberal Democrat and Labour document not the figures given by the IFS who state they got their figures from these documents but actually give different figures) to reverse the cuts to Universal Credit cost # 3.665 billion and as I pointed out
above these are the reductions in the amounts a person can keep before they start to lose their benefit, which were set much higher than the old benefits, but the
withdrawal rate seemed to be higher with Universal Credit (65 % [reduced to 62 %] than with Tax Credit (41 % on gross income).
In each year, we determine whether the balance would have remained
above zero at a specified
withdrawal rate.
Yet, as noted
above, lower minimums for
withdrawal rates come «with the danger that more capital is left in RRIFs so that when the holder passes away, their estate will have a big tax bill,» notes Doug Carroll, vice president of tax and estate planning at Invesco Canada.
Since the October 2008 meltdown, the reliable continuing Safe
Withdrawal Rate is
above 8 % (plus inflation) with a Dividend Blend in spite of problems in the financial services industries.
For a pension plan or endowment, forecast needed
withdrawals over the next ten years, and calculate the present value at a conservative discount
rate, no higher than 1 %
above the ten - year Treasury yield.
Once John was at or
above his target, he could start taking out a 4 % safe
withdrawal rate or lower.
Withdrawing 10K per month on a 2.1 M nest egg would be spending nearly 6 % per year which seems way
above today's 3 % «safe
withdrawal rate» for permanent retirees.
In the situation
above, the RRSP's bonus from a lower
withdrawal tax
rate resulting in 14.3 % more wealth.
Assuming you are using the mindful bucket approach described
above (80 % stocks in the vulnerable period ascending to 100 % for the rest of retirement), a 3.5 % inflation adjusted
withdrawal rate is very likely to ensure you have sufficient money in retirement, even over 60 years.
• As shown in the example
above, the clawback of GIS creates huge effective tax
rates on
withdrawal.
However, traditional IRA
withdrawals above any tax basis would be taxed at ordinary income tax
rates.
As stated
above, no early retiree should get anywhere close to a 5 %
withdrawal rate.
This equates to a 5.5 %
Withdrawal Rate, well
above the «rule of thumb» 4 % (or the more conservative assumption of 3 - 3.5 %).
Smoothing the Income Stream increases today's Safe
Withdrawal Rate to 5 %, well
above the 4 % that is claimed traditionally.
All
rates listed
above assume automatic
withdrawal, park approval may be required.
Using the $ 600k from
above, you can see how different
withdrawal rates generate different levels of annual income:
The historical worst - case
withdrawal rate was
above 4 % in only 4 of the 17 countries: Canada, Sweden, Denmark, and the United States.
Then, if you're expecting to retire at 65, multiply that figure by 25 (which provides for a 4 % sustainable
withdrawal rate, described
above) to come up with the bottom line number.
Any
withdrawals above $ 18,000 in retirement would be subject to her marginal tax
rate as well as a «50 % effective tax
rate,» says Heath.
Assuming a (real) dividend growth
rate of 2.0 %
above inflation, I was able to maintain full
withdrawals for an additional decade, until year 39.
Assuming a (real) dividend growth
rate of 3.0 %
above inflation, I was able to maintain
withdrawals indefinitely.
In spite of this, I believe that
withdrawal rates of 5.5 % (plus inflation) and
above are reasonable for careful income oriented investors.
The Safe
Withdrawal Rate is
above 5.5 % (plus inflation) in a P / E10 = 14 Normal Market.
Even with a fixed allocation of 80 % stocks, your continuing
withdrawal rate would be
above 8 % (plus inflation).
Let's assume I pose the following set of facts: 1) I need to plan for a 60 year retirement, 2) I want to have at the end of Year 60 100 % of my original balance (inflation adjusted obviously), 3) Only 10 % of my savings / investments is in tax deferred accounts (e.g., the bulk are in a taxable accounts), 4) I need a 6 %
withdrawal rate pre-tax, and 5) I am indifferent to strategy (VII, etc) and asset choices (annuity vs. dividend blend vs. income, etc) but to guarantee the goals
above.
As shown
above, your
withdrawal rate can greatly change the likelihood of your retirement.
This brings the continuing
withdrawal rate for new investors up to and slightly
above 8 % (plus inflation) in my practice portfolio.
My long term plan is to be in a position where my portfolio can use a 4 %
withdrawal rate to fund my retirement - and the minimum
withdrawals for RIF are well
above that.
«For example, if you start at 5 percent, once the
withdrawal rate is
above 6 percent, reduce spending by 10 percent,» he says.