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Understanding Retirement Math
To safely retire, you need to save enough money so that the annual interest/growth of your investments is equal to your living expenses.
What is the 4% Rule?
The "4% Rule" is a widely adopted rule of thumb based on historical stock market data. It states that you can safely withdraw 4% of your total retirement portfolio every single year, adjust it for inflation, and have an extremely high probability of never running out of money over a 30-year retirement.
- Example: If you have $1,000,000 saved for retirement, the 4% rule suggests you can safely withdraw $40,000 in your first year of retirement to live on.
- Reverse Engineering: To figure out your goal nest egg, take your desired annual retirement income and multiply it by 25. If you want $60,000 a year, you need ($60,000 x 25) = $1,500,000 saved up.
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