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- Finance
- May 18, 2021
Remember that 4% rule? Inflation and lower returns means that it may be more like 3.3%—or even lower. But the better move for retirees just might be to scrap the old rule entirely and take a more dynamic approach. Rules of thumb help make an abstract and complicated process easier. The 4% rule was never
READ MORERemember that 4% rule? Inflation and lower returns means that it may be more like 3.3%—or even lower. But the better move for retirees just might be to scrap the old rule entirely and take a more dynamic approach. Rules of thumb help make an abstract and complicated process easier. The 4% rule was never
READ MOREEconomist Laurence Kotlikoff thinks that most financial planners go about it wrong. Rather than helping clients amass wealth for a retirement-income target, the Boston University professor says the emphasis should be on smoothing and protecting spending throughout a person’s life and then saving toward that goal. Kotlikoff advises most retirees to wait as long as
READ MOREEconomist Laurence Kotlikoff thinks that most financial planners go about it wrong. Rather than helping clients amass wealth for a retirement-income target, the Boston University professor says the emphasis should be on smoothing and protecting spending throughout a person’s life and then saving toward that goal. Kotlikoff advises most retirees to wait as long as
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