Last Update: 31 March 2024
Do you have in mind a 10 years retirement, investing in the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio?
Worst case scenario so far, over a 10-year time horizon, you could have withdrawn 7.646% of your initial capital each year, kept withdrawing all the time (adjusting for inflation), and you wouldn't have run out of money before 10 years.
With a 4% withdrawal strategy, you would have lived on your investiment for 10 years in the 100% of cases. In the 49.94% of cases, you would have preserved your initial inflation adjusted capital.
According to the historical returns and stats of the portfolio, which has been a sustainable withdrawal rate to live off your investiment?
The last 10 years of the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
Over the last 10 years (last update: March 2024), the portfolio has returned 5.1% annualized, with a maximum drawdown of -14.7%.
A safe withdrawal rate would have been 11.536%.
Timeframes ending at Mar 2024 |
Withdrawal Rate (%) |
Investment Performances |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeframe | Period from | Period to | Perpetual | Safe | Ann.Return(%) [ Infl.Adj. ] |
Max Drawdown(%) |
| 10 Years |
1 Apr 2014 |
31 Mar 2024 | 2.262 | 11.536 |
5.10 [ 2.21 ] |
-14.70 Jan 2022 - Sep 2022 |
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Withdrawal Rates Simulation (updated at Mar 2024)
How much would it be an acceptable withdrawal rate, for the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio?
Analyzing the available data source, all the 10-years timeframes have been considered to calculate the withdrawal rates and their success percentage.
| WR (%) - Withdrawal Rate, on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
25% Preserved |
0% Preserved |
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| Success |
100% Worst Period (From) |
0.000 Jan 1908 |
0.000 Feb 1910 |
1.865 Jul 1911 |
4.988 Jul 1911 |
7.646 Dec 1915 |
|
|
95% |
0.000 |
1.748 |
4.096 |
6.779 |
9.066 |
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|
90% |
0.134 |
2.553 |
4.973 |
7.360 |
9.894 |
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|
80% |
1.359 |
3.634 |
5.922 |
8.240 |
10.535 |
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|
50% Median WR |
3.997 |
6.016 |
8.012 |
10.010 |
12.047 |
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|
Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
10.850 Jun 1920 |
12.430 Jun 1920 |
14.010 Jun 1920 |
15.683 Jul 1932 |
18.146 Jul 1932 |
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| WR (%) - Withdrawal Rate, on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
25% Preserved |
0% Preserved |
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| Success |
100% Worst Period (From) |
0.000 Nov 1936 |
1.442 Jun 1939 |
4.142 Jul 1972 |
6.664 Feb 1946 |
8.611 Feb 1946 |
|
|
95% |
0.000 |
2.388 |
4.868 |
7.245 |
9.605 |
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|
90% |
0.461 |
2.924 |
5.295 |
7.693 |
10.041 |
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|
80% |
1.498 |
3.786 |
6.096 |
8.433 |
10.777 |
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|
50% Median WR |
3.991 |
5.997 |
7.991 |
9.997 |
12.037 |
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|
Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
10.060 Jul 1982 |
11.845 Jul 1982 |
13.631 Jul 1982 |
15.683 Jul 1932 |
18.146 Jul 1932 |
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| WR (%) - Withdrawal Rate, on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
25% Preserved |
0% Preserved |
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| Success |
100% Worst Period (From) |
1.378 Oct 2012 |
3.750 Apr 1974 |
5.827 Apr 1974 |
7.904 Apr 1974 |
9.980 Apr 1974 |
|
|
95% |
2.231 |
4.539 |
6.874 |
9.154 |
11.230 |
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|
90% |
3.198 |
5.213 |
7.324 |
9.350 |
11.436 |
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|
80% |
3.864 |
5.876 |
7.823 |
9.723 |
11.743 |
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|
50% Median WR |
4.748 |
6.704 |
8.589 |
10.508 |
12.464 |
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Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
10.060 Jul 1982 |
11.845 Jul 1982 |
13.631 Jul 1982 |
15.416 Jul 1982 |
17.202 Jul 1982 |
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Withdrawals and Success Rate
If you had implemented a specific Withdrawal Strategy with the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio, over 10 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 10-year timeframes available in the data source. To focus on a specific withdrawal rate, click on the links in the table.
| Withdrawal Rate |
% Success over 10 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 10 Years - on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At least 0% Capital Preserved |
Percentile | No Capital Preserved |
25% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
100% Preserved |
|
| 2.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.71
|
93.43
|
72.44
|
|
| 2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.24
|
90.17
|
66.10
|
|
| 3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
98.78
|
86.45
|
61.80
|
|
| 3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
98.26
|
81.57
|
56.86
|
|
| 4.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
95.23
|
75.41
|
49.94
|
|
| 4.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
92.85
|
69.53
|
40.35
|
|
| 5.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
99.94
|
89.94
|
63.60
|
32.85
|
|
| 5.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
99.36
|
85.00
|
57.15
|
27.50
|
|
| 6.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
97.85
|
79.30
|
50.23
|
21.92
|
|
| 6.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
95.58
|
73.02
|
40.00
|
16.86
|
|
| 7.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
92.56
|
66.05
|
31.51
|
12.91
|
|
| 7.50 % |
100.00
|
100% Succ. 7.646% |
0.00 |
88.84
|
58.37
|
26.28
|
10.35
|
| 8.00 % |
99.19
|
0.81 |
82.62
|
50.17
|
20.23
|
7.44
|
|
| Withdrawal Rate |
% Success over 10 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 10 Years - on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At least 0% Capital Preserved |
Percentile | No Capital Preserved |
25% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
100% Preserved |
|
| 2.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
97.50
|
74.84
|
|
| 2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
93.89
|
68.83
|
|
| 3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
88.53
|
64.11
|
|
| 3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
82.52
|
58.28
|
|
| 4.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
77.80
|
49.86
|
|
| 4.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
97.69
|
72.25
|
37.65
|
|
| 5.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
93.80
|
66.14
|
28.95
|
|
| 5.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
86.40
|
58.74
|
24.14
|
|
| 6.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
80.67
|
49.77
|
18.22
|
|
| 6.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
76.04
|
37.37
|
12.95
|
|
| 7.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
97.13
|
68.92
|
27.47
|
8.42
|
|
| 7.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
92.04
|
60.13
|
22.76
|
5.92
|
|
| 8.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
83.63
|
49.77
|
16.37
|
4.16
|
|
| Withdrawal Rate |
% Success over 10 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 10 Years - on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At least 0% Capital Preserved |
Percentile | No Capital Preserved |
25% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
100% Preserved |
|
| 2.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
96.67
|
|
| 2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
93.56
|
|
| 3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
91.89
|
|
| 3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
85.86
|
|
| 4.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
99.38
|
76.92
|
|
| 4.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
95.84
|
58.21
|
|
| 5.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
92.10
|
42.83
|
|
| 5.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
86.49
|
33.68
|
|
| 6.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.79
|
75.88
|
23.49
|
|
| 6.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
98.96
|
56.76
|
15.59
|
|
| 7.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
92.93
|
39.09
|
8.94
|
|
| 7.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
86.49
|
30.77
|
4.78
|
|
| 8.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
99.79
|
74.22
|
20.17
|
3.53
|
|
Related Pages
Portfolio Main Page:
Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio
For the Gyroscopic Investing Desert Portfolio, we have prepared a report for each available timeframe:
10-Year
20-Year
30-Year
40-Year
50-Year
60-Year
70-Year
80-Year
if you want to learn more about the statistics of a specific withdrawal rate, we suggest these in particular:
2%
2.5%
3%
3.5%
4%
4.5%
5%
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