The Retirement Mistake 80% of Investors Make (with Vanguard's Lead Researcher)

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

Episode/s Mentioned

This is THE BIGGEST RISK to Your Retirement Portfolio https://youtu.be/7gXKEy66-bA

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