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1.
If you aren't satisfied with your withdrawal rate from your portfolio, what can you do?
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Accept a lower confidence level. You can also put off retirement or adjust your asset mix to possibly increase your withdrawal rate.
2.
Examples of fixed sources of income that you might be able to include in your retirement withdrawals are _______.
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All of the above. These are all fixed sources, although some are adjusted for inflation.
3.
Once you have multiplied your withdrawal rate factor by your total investable assets for retirement, let's say you come up with $35,000. This will be the amount you can spend each year of your retirement.
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False. Given that you must adjust for inflation each year, the $35,000 would be good for your first year only.
4.
Your retirement time horizon will be _______.
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How long you expect to draw on your portfolio. This usually means how long you expect to live once retired. They key word with time horizons is 'expect.'
5.
Which statement is true?
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Your spending rates in retirement will likely change over time. Your spending rates may rise or fall. That's why you'll need to monitor and adjust your spending amounts throughout your retirement.
6.
You want to withdraw 6% per year from your portfolio over the next 30 years, which you expect to return 8% per year. Will your portfolio last your lifetime?
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Maybe--it depends on the actual returns you experience each year. The actual returns you experience each year in retirement make a huge difference in how much you can spend each year. Averages aren't enough.