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Many studies have been done. The rule is this ...
If you have a well-diversified investment portfolio, and
- You want to live off the proceeds
- ... for a long time (20+ years)
You must withdraw no more than 4% per year.
Sample Diversified Portfolio | |
Asset Class | Symbol |
---|---|
US Total Market | VTI |
Europe Developed | VGK |
Asia Developed | VPL |
Emerging Markets | VWO |
US REITs | VNQ |
Commodities | DJP |
US Gov't Long | TLT |
TIPS | TIP |
Plus a money market for cash
Originally published: Saturday, March 06, 2010; most-recently modified: Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Posted by: Jonni | Sep 6, 2011 3:16 PM |