Last Update: 30 April 2023
Do you have in mind a 60 years retirement, investing in the Total US Bond Market asset class?
According to the historical returns and stats of the asset class, which has been a sustainable withdrawal rate to live off your investiment?
Worst case scenario so far, over a 60-year time horizon, you could have withdrawn 1.384% of your initial capital each year, kept withdrawing all the time (adjusting for inflation), and you wouldn't have run out of money before 60 years.
Considering the last 60 years (last update: April 2023), a safe withdrawal rate would have been 2.617%.
The last 60 years of the Total US Bond Market asset class
Over the last 60 years (last update: April 2023), the asset class has returned 6.01% annualized, with a maximum drawdown of -17.28%.
Timeframes ending at Apr 2023 |
Withdrawal Rate (%) |
Investment Performances |
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Timeframe | Period from | Period to | Perpetual | Safe | Ann.Return(%) [ Infl.Adj. ] |
Max Drawdown(%) |
60 Years |
1 May 1963 |
30 Apr 2023 | 1.834 | 2.617 |
6.01 [ 2.03 ] |
-17.28 Aug 2020 - Oct 2022 |
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Withdrawal Rates Simulation (updated at Apr 2023)
How much would it be an acceptable withdrawal rate, for the Total US Bond Market asset class?
Analyzing the available data source, all the 60-years timeframes have been considered to calculate the withdrawal rates and their success percentage.
PWR (%) - Perpetual Withdrawal Rate
|
SWR (%) - Safe Withdrawal Rate
|
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Preserved Capital | 100% | 75% | 50% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Success Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | |
Minimum Worst Period (from) |
0.629 Oct 1915 |
0.844 Aug 1939 |
1.026 Aug 1939 |
1.207 Aug 1939 |
1.384 Feb 1941 |
1.534 95% Succ. |
1.614 90% Succ. |
2.077 80% Succ. |
2.451 50% Succ. |
|
Median |
1.391 |
1.690 |
1.966 |
2.236 |
2.451 | |||||
Average |
1.701 |
1.945 |
2.188 |
2.432 |
2.676 | |||||
Maximum Best Period (from) |
5.749 Mar 1873 |
5.890 Mar 1873 |
6.032 Mar 1873 |
6.175 Feb 1873 |
6.321 Feb 1873 |
Key Withdrawal Rates (%) |
Success Rate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | ||
Preserved Capital | 100% |
0.629 |
0.713 |
0.760 |
0.948 |
1.391 |
75% |
0.844 |
0.935 |
1.008 |
1.195 |
1.690 |
|
50% |
1.026 |
1.134 |
1.225 |
1.468 |
1.966 |
|
25% |
1.207 |
1.336 |
1.418 |
1.777 |
2.236 |
|
0% |
1.384 |
1.534 |
1.614 |
2.077 |
2.451 |
PWR (%) - Perpetual Withdrawal Rate
|
SWR (%) - Safe Withdrawal Rate
|
|||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preserved Capital | 100% | 75% | 50% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Success Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | |
Minimum Worst Period (from) |
0.663 Aug 1939 |
0.844 Aug 1939 |
1.026 Aug 1939 |
1.207 Aug 1939 |
1.384 Feb 1941 |
1.434 95% Succ. |
1.524 90% Succ. |
1.591 80% Succ. |
2.263 50% Succ. |
|
Median |
1.413 |
1.689 |
1.910 |
2.081 |
2.263 | |||||
Average |
1.378 |
1.573 |
1.768 |
1.963 |
2.158 | |||||
Maximum Best Period (from) |
2.291 Oct 1959 |
2.439 Oct 1959 |
2.586 Oct 1959 |
2.733 Oct 1959 |
2.952 Nov 1923 |
Key Withdrawal Rates (%) |
Success Rate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | ||
Preserved Capital | 100% |
0.663 |
0.703 |
0.722 |
0.796 |
1.413 |
75% |
0.844 |
0.902 |
0.929 |
0.992 |
1.689 |
|
50% |
1.026 |
1.079 |
1.130 |
1.192 |
1.910 |
|
25% |
1.207 |
1.251 |
1.330 |
1.393 |
2.081 |
|
0% |
1.384 |
1.434 |
1.524 |
1.591 |
2.263 |
Withdrawals and Success Rate
If you had implemented a specific Withdrawal Strategy with the Total US Bond Market asset class, over 60 years, which would have been the success rate so far?
Simulations follow the same rules mentioned before. Withdrawals are expressed as yearly rates and refer to the initial capital. After that, withdrawal amount is monthly adjusted for inflation.
Success rates are calculated over all 60-year timeframes available in the data source. To focus on a specific withdrawal rate, click on the links in the table.
Withdrawal Rate |
60 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 60 Years - on % Preserved Capital
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Success | Percentile | No Capital Preserved |
0% Preserved |
25% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
100% Preserved |
|
2.00 % |
82.60
|
80% Succ. 2.077% |
17.40 |
82.60
|
61.95
|
48.33
|
35.26
|
24.44
|
2.50 % |
46.71
|
53.29 |
46.71
|
31.47
|
21.19
|
16.41
|
15.24
|
|
3.00 % |
22.45
|
77.55 |
22.45
|
17.22
|
15.33
|
13.26
|
11.90
|
|
3.50 % |
15.24
|
84.76 |
15.24
|
12.80
|
10.28
|
8.93
|
7.12
|
|
4.00 % |
9.92
|
90.08 |
9.92
|
7.12
|
6.67
|
6.13
|
5.68
|
|
4.50 % |
6.04
|
93.96 |
6.04
|
5.59
|
5.14
|
4.69
|
4.42
|
|
5.00 % |
4.69
|
95.31 |
4.69
|
4.33
|
3.88
|
3.16
|
2.80
|
|
5.50 % |
3.25
|
96.75 |
3.25
|
2.71
|
2.16
|
1.44
|
0.63
|
|
6.00 % |
1.26
|
98.74 |
1.26
|
0.45
|
0.18
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
6.50 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
7.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
7.50 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
8.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Withdrawal Rate |
60 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 60 Years - on % Preserved Capital
|
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Success | Percentile | No Capital Preserved |
0% Preserved |
25% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
100% Preserved |
|
2.00 % |
61.54
|
50% Succ. 2.263% |
38.46 |
61.54
|
54.68
|
43.45
|
24.95
|
11.85
|
2.50 % |
35.34
|
64.66 |
35.34
|
9.56
|
1.66
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
3.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
3.50 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4.50 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
5.50 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
6.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
6.50 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
7.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
7.50 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
8.00 % |
0.00
|
100.00 |
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
Related Pages
Asset Class Main Page:
Total US Bond Market Asset Class
For the Total US Bond Market Asset Class, we have prepared a report for each available timeframe:
20-Year
30-Year
40-Year
50-Year
60-Year
70-Year
if you want to learn more about the statistics of a specific withdrawal rate, we suggest these in particular:
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2.5%
3%
3.5%
4%
4.5%
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