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Is a safe withdrawal rate relevant to retirement planning?

In this article, we discuss if the oft-used safe withdrawal rate is practically helpful in retirement planning. What is a safe withdrawal rate? The safe withdrawal rate (SWR) is the annual withdrawal amount in the first year of retirement divided by the available retirement corpus. Backtests are usually used to determi

Is a safe withdrawal rate relevant to retirement planning?

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