“To achieve that, you need about $2.1 million. If you retire before 60, say at 55, you need $2.3 million”

Stuart Weems · Investopoly · Ep 429: How much do you need to retire & are you on track? Work it out here.

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calculate the capital needed for a depleting portfolio that supports $120,000 annual retirement spending

$2.1 million for retirement at 60-90, $2.3 million for retirement at 55

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“It was 10% of their annual saving. If a client starts saving $10,000 a month, they're going to save $120,000 in the year. I'm going to take 10% of that. 12 grand.”
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“For a perpetual portfolio, you need $3 million of investment assets in today's dollars... I've assumed a real return of 4.15% (3.5% income and 4% capital growth)”
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Stuart Weems
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Hard number $3 million (today’s dollars) for a perpetual portfolio Share this moment
“I think, though, if you're running your retirement numbers, you should assume something no higher than 8%. I personally only use 6% in my portfolio.”
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“We write checks between, when we started, it was between 120,000 and 220,000 and 220,000. It's gone up a little bit since then, I guess inflation, it's just kind of what we do.”
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Pricing $120,000-$220,000; $150-$250,000 Share this moment

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