Vanguard just released research showing the most important factor in retirement is not how much you saved. It is how much you withdraw every single year and most people have no idea what that number should be.
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What You'll Learn in This Episode
Why your retirement balance is not what determines success and what actually does
How reducing your withdrawal rate by just half a percent can add up to five years to how long your money lasts
Why longevity is actually a bigger risk to your retirement than a stock market crash
The default account withdrawal order that can cut your lifetime tax bill by 14%
When Roth conversions actually make sense and the specific window most retirees completely miss
How dynamic spending and guardrails let you spend more in good years without blowing up your plan in bad ones
The one thing Vanguard says people five years from retirement should change immediately
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Resource/s Mentioned
Vanguard’s Research Library - https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/corporatesite/us/en/corp/what-we-think/investing-insights/research-library.html
Vanguard’s Retirement Income Research Paper - https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/dam/corp/research/pdf/vanguard_principles_retirement_income.pdf
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Question for you:
After hearing this episode, what is the one thing you are changing about how you think about retirement income? Drop it in the comments and tell us what you are doing differently starting this week.
