Last Update: 30 April 2023
Do you have in mind a 70 years retirement, investing in the US Large Cap 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Worst case scenario so far, over a 70-year time horizon, you could have withdrawn 2.574% of your initial capital each year, kept withdrawing all the time (adjusting for inflation), and you wouldn't have run out of money before 70 years.
Considering the last 70 years (last update: April 2023), a safe withdrawal rate would have been 8.709%.
The last 70 years of the US Large Cap asset class
Over the last 70 years (last update: April 2023), the asset class has returned 10.73% annualized, with a maximum drawdown of -50.8%.
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(%) |
70 Years |
1 May 1953 |
30 Apr 2023 | 8.630 | 8.709 |
10.73 [ 6.94 ] |
-50.80 Nov 2007 - Feb 2009 |
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Withdrawal Rates Simulation (updated at Apr 2023)
How much would it be an acceptable withdrawal rate, for the US Large Cap asset class?
Analyzing the available data source, all the 70-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) |
2.539 Sep 1929 |
2.548 Sep 1929 |
2.557 Sep 1929 |
2.565 Sep 1929 |
2.574 Sep 1929 |
3.870 95% Succ. |
4.102 90% Succ. |
4.684 80% Succ. |
6.098 50% Succ. |
|
Median |
6.040 |
6.059 |
6.073 |
6.087 |
6.098 | |||||
Average |
6.440 |
6.460 |
6.479 |
6.498 |
6.518 | |||||
Maximum Best Period (from) |
14.302 Jul 1932 |
14.316 Jul 1932 |
14.330 Jul 1932 |
14.344 Jul 1932 |
14.357 Jul 1932 |
Key Withdrawal Rates (%) |
Success Rate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | ||
Preserved Capital | 100% |
2.539 |
3.788 |
4.007 |
4.619 |
6.040 |
75% |
2.548 |
3.812 |
4.030 |
4.637 |
6.059 |
|
50% |
2.557 |
3.826 |
4.055 |
4.649 |
6.073 |
|
25% |
2.565 |
3.847 |
4.079 |
4.662 |
6.087 |
|
0% |
2.574 |
3.870 |
4.102 |
4.684 |
6.098 |
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) |
2.539 Sep 1929 |
2.548 Sep 1929 |
2.557 Sep 1929 |
2.565 Sep 1929 |
2.574 Sep 1929 |
3.649 95% Succ. |
4.294 90% Succ. |
5.540 80% Succ. |
7.541 50% Succ. |
|
Median |
7.472 |
7.489 |
7.505 |
7.524 |
7.541 | |||||
Average |
7.352 |
7.368 |
7.385 |
7.401 |
7.417 | |||||
Maximum Best Period (from) |
14.302 Jul 1932 |
14.316 Jul 1932 |
14.330 Jul 1932 |
14.344 Jul 1932 |
14.357 Jul 1932 |
Key Withdrawal Rates (%) |
Success Rate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | ||
Preserved Capital | 100% |
2.539 |
3.615 |
4.238 |
5.491 |
7.472 |
75% |
2.548 |
3.624 |
4.252 |
5.504 |
7.489 |
|
50% |
2.557 |
3.632 |
4.266 |
5.516 |
7.505 |
|
25% |
2.565 |
3.640 |
4.280 |
5.528 |
7.524 |
|
0% |
2.574 |
3.649 |
4.294 |
5.540 |
7.541 |
Withdrawals and Success Rate
If you had implemented a specific Withdrawal Strategy with the US Large Cap asset class, over 70 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 70-year timeframes available in the data source. To focus on a specific withdrawal rate, click on the links in the table.
Withdrawal Rate |
70 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 70 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 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
|
2.50 % |
100.00
|
100% Succ. 2.574% |
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
3.00 % |
99.60
|
0.40 |
99.60
|
99.60
|
99.60
|
99.60
|
99.60
|
|
3.50 % |
98.38
|
95% Succ. 3.870% |
1.62 |
98.38
|
98.38
|
98.18
|
98.18
|
98.08
|
4.00 % |
92.72
|
90% Succ. 4.102% |
7.28 |
92.72
|
92.32
|
91.81
|
91.00
|
90.29
|
4.50 % |
83.82
|
80% Succ. 4.684% |
16.18 |
83.82
|
83.42
|
83.11
|
82.91
|
82.71
|
5.00 % |
73.71
|
26.29 |
73.71
|
73.31
|
72.80
|
72.50
|
72.09
|
|
5.50 % |
62.49
|
37.51 |
62.49
|
62.29
|
61.88
|
61.68
|
61.48
|
|
6.00 % |
52.28
|
50% Succ. 6.098% |
47.72 |
52.28
|
52.17
|
51.47
|
51.26
|
50.86
|
6.50 % |
43.28
|
56.72 |
43.28
|
43.17
|
42.77
|
42.37
|
42.16
|
|
7.00 % |
38.42
|
61.58 |
38.42
|
38.32
|
38.22
|
38.22
|
38.02
|
|
7.50 % |
33.16
|
66.84 |
33.16
|
32.76
|
32.46
|
31.65
|
31.24
|
|
8.00 % |
23.66
|
76.34 |
23.66
|
22.95
|
22.75
|
22.24
|
21.84
|
Withdrawal Rate |
70 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 70 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 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
|
2.50 % |
100.00
|
100% Succ. 2.574% |
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
3.00 % |
98.89
|
1.11 |
98.89
|
98.89
|
98.89
|
98.89
|
98.89
|
|
3.50 % |
95.57
|
95% Succ. 3.649% |
4.43 |
95.57
|
95.57
|
95.29
|
95.29
|
95.29
|
4.00 % |
93.07
|
90% Succ. 4.294% |
6.93 |
93.07
|
93.07
|
93.07
|
93.07
|
92.80
|
4.50 % |
89.20
|
10.80 |
89.20
|
88.92
|
88.92
|
88.92
|
88.64
|
|
5.00 % |
82.83
|
17.17 |
82.83
|
82.83
|
82.55
|
82.27
|
81.72
|
|
5.50 % |
80.33
|
80% Succ. 5.540% |
19.67 |
80.33
|
80.06
|
80.06
|
80.06
|
79.78
|
6.00 % |
74.79
|
25.21 |
74.79
|
74.79
|
74.52
|
74.52
|
74.24
|
|
6.50 % |
65.37
|
34.63 |
65.37
|
65.10
|
64.82
|
64.82
|
64.27
|
|
7.00 % |
58.73
|
41.27 |
58.73
|
58.45
|
58.45
|
58.45
|
58.17
|
|
7.50 % |
50.42
|
50% Succ. 7.541% |
49.58 |
50.42
|
50.42
|
50.42
|
49.31
|
49.03
|
8.00 % |
43.49
|
56.51 |
43.49
|
42.94
|
42.66
|
42.38
|
42.11
|
Related Pages
Asset Class Main Page:
US Large Cap Asset Class
For the US Large Cap 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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