Last Update: 30 April 2023
Do you have in mind a 50 years retirement, investing in the US Stocks/Bonds 10/90 Portfolio?
According to the historical returns and stats of the portfolio, which has been a sustainable withdrawal rate to live off your investiment?
The last 50 years of the US Stocks/Bonds 10/90 Portfolio
Over the last 50 years (last update: April 2023), the portfolio has returned 6.97% annualized, with a maximum drawdown of -16.14%.
A safe withdrawal rate would have been 3.673%.
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(%) |
50 Years |
1 May 1973 |
30 Apr 2023 | 2.791 | 3.673 |
6.97 [ 2.89 ] |
-16.14 Sep 2021 - Oct 2022 |
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Withdrawal Rates Simulation (updated at Apr 2023)
How much would it be an acceptable withdrawal rate, for the US Stocks/Bonds 10/90 Portfolio?
Analyzing the available data source, all the 50-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) |
0.473 Jun 1934 |
0.921 Jun 1934 |
1.353 Jun 1939 |
1.636 Jun 1939 |
1.903 Jan 1941 |
2.116 95% Succ. |
2.233 90% Succ. |
2.761 80% Succ. |
3.072 50% Succ. |
|
Median |
2.291 |
2.497 |
2.686 |
2.876 |
3.072 | |||||
Average |
2.310 |
2.578 |
2.845 |
3.113 |
3.380 | |||||
Maximum Best Period (from) |
6.075 Mar 1873 |
6.361 Mar 1873 |
6.647 Mar 1873 |
6.940 Feb 1873 |
7.234 Feb 1873 |
Key Withdrawal Rates (%) |
Success Rate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | ||
Preserved Capital | 100% |
0.473 |
0.827 |
0.966 |
1.544 |
2.291 |
75% |
0.921 |
1.153 |
1.349 |
1.857 |
2.497 |
|
50% |
1.353 |
1.478 |
1.711 |
2.169 |
2.686 |
|
25% |
1.636 |
1.816 |
1.951 |
2.469 |
2.876 |
|
0% |
1.903 |
2.116 |
2.233 |
2.761 |
3.072 |
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) |
0.473 Jun 1934 |
0.921 Jun 1934 |
1.353 Jun 1939 |
1.636 Jun 1939 |
1.903 Jan 1941 |
1.988 95% Succ. |
2.112 90% Succ. |
2.233 80% Succ. |
3.025 50% Succ. |
|
Median |
2.244 |
2.426 |
2.650 |
2.843 |
3.025 | |||||
Average |
1.904 |
2.163 |
2.421 |
2.680 |
2.939 | |||||
Maximum Best Period (from) |
3.293 Jun 1970 |
3.455 Jun 1970 |
3.617 Jun 1970 |
3.978 Nov 1923 |
4.339 Nov 1923 |
Key Withdrawal Rates (%) |
Success Rate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% | 95% | 90% | 80% | 50% | ||
Preserved Capital | 100% |
0.473 |
0.742 |
0.825 |
0.959 |
2.244 |
75% |
0.921 |
1.099 |
1.152 |
1.348 |
2.426 |
|
50% |
1.353 |
1.422 |
1.478 |
1.704 |
2.650 |
|
25% |
1.636 |
1.711 |
1.813 |
1.946 |
2.843 |
|
0% |
1.903 |
1.988 |
2.112 |
2.233 |
3.025 |
Withdrawals and Success Rate
If you had implemented a specific Withdrawal Strategy with the US Stocks/Bonds 10/90 Portfolio, over 50 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 50-year timeframes available in the data source. To focus on a specific withdrawal rate, click on the links in the table.
Withdrawal Rate |
50 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 50 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 % |
97.40
|
95% Succ. 2.116% |
2.60 |
97.40
|
88.45
|
84.05
|
71.52
|
57.77
|
2.50 % |
86.49
|
80% Succ. 2.761% |
13.51 |
86.49
|
78.68
|
58.83
|
49.96
|
34.26
|
3.00 % |
59.15
|
50% Succ. 3.072% |
40.85 |
59.15
|
41.66
|
33.12
|
23.84
|
17.49
|
3.50 % |
31.73
|
68.27 |
31.73
|
23.76
|
18.31
|
14.24
|
11.31
|
|
4.00 % |
20.42
|
79.58 |
20.42
|
14.81
|
11.39
|
8.62
|
7.00
|
|
4.50 % |
11.80
|
88.20 |
11.80
|
9.03
|
7.24
|
6.02
|
4.64
|
|
5.00 % |
7.73
|
92.27 |
7.73
|
6.67
|
5.04
|
4.23
|
3.25
|
|
5.50 % |
5.61
|
94.39 |
5.61
|
4.39
|
3.58
|
2.77
|
1.95
|
|
6.00 % |
3.91
|
96.09 |
3.91
|
3.09
|
2.28
|
1.14
|
0.24
|
|
6.50 % |
2.52
|
97.48 |
2.52
|
1.79
|
0.41
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
7.00 % |
0.57
|
99.43 |
0.57
|
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 |
50 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 50 Years - on % Preserved Capital
|
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Success | Percentile | No Capital Preserved |
0% Preserved |
25% Preserved |
50% Preserved |
75% Preserved |
100% Preserved |
|
2.00 % |
94.68
|
90% Succ. 2.112% |
5.32 |
94.68
|
76.37
|
68.89
|
65.22
|
59.57
|
2.50 % |
72.38
|
27.62 |
72.38
|
67.39
|
60.23
|
45.76
|
17.14
|
|
3.00 % |
54.74
|
50% Succ. 3.025% |
45.26 |
54.74
|
29.28
|
16.31
|
5.99
|
1.66
|
3.50 % |
16.81
|
83.19 |
16.81
|
8.32
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
4.00 % |
4.99
|
95.01 |
4.99
|
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
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