Last Update: 31 October 2024
Do you have in mind a 10 years retirement, investing in the US Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio?
Worst case scenario so far, over a 10-year time horizon, you could have withdrawn 7.704% of your initial capital each year, kept withdrawing all the time (adjusting for inflation), and you wouldn't have run out of money before 10 years.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 39.03% 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 US Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio
Over the last 10 years (last update: October 2024), the portfolio has returned 3.73% annualized, with a maximum drawdown of -16.54%.
A safe withdrawal rate would have been 10.816%.
Timeframes ending at Oct 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 Nov 2014 |
31 Oct 2024 | 0.861 | 10.816 |
3.73 [ 0.83 ] |
-16.54 Jan 2022 - Sep 2022 |
For a complete view of the portfolio and all the possible strategies, please refer to US Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Portfolio page.
Withdrawal Rates Simulation (updated at Oct 2024)
How much would it be an acceptable withdrawal rate, for the US Stocks/Bonds 20/80 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 |
2.114 May 1911 |
5.204 May 1911 |
7.704 Jan 1916 |
|
95% |
0.000 |
1.198 |
3.854 |
6.325 |
8.674 |
||
90% |
0.000 |
1.812 |
4.315 |
6.830 |
9.423 |
||
80% |
0.540 |
2.890 |
5.348 |
7.817 |
10.276 |
||
50% Median WR |
3.143 |
5.212 |
7.278 |
9.430 |
11.632 |
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Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
10.883 Oct 1981 |
12.538 Oct 1981 |
14.193 Oct 1981 |
15.848 Oct 1981 |
17.503 Oct 1981 |
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 Oct 1936 |
0.000 Sep 1971 |
2.737 Oct 1971 |
5.767 Jul 1972 |
8.350 Dec 1972 |
|
95% |
0.000 |
1.392 |
3.995 |
6.582 |
9.062 |
||
90% |
0.000 |
1.910 |
4.477 |
7.046 |
9.547 |
||
80% |
0.362 |
2.627 |
5.114 |
7.761 |
10.180 |
||
50% Median WR |
3.034 |
5.124 |
7.185 |
9.360 |
11.528 |
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Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
10.883 Oct 1981 |
12.538 Oct 1981 |
14.193 Oct 1981 |
15.848 Oct 1981 |
17.503 Oct 1981 |
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) |
0.090 Nov 2013 |
2.881 Nov 2013 |
5.672 Nov 2013 |
8.088 Jan 1977 |
9.645 Jan 1977 |
|
95% |
1.102 |
3.679 |
6.247 |
8.546 |
10.373 |
||
90% |
2.401 |
4.555 |
6.621 |
8.735 |
11.008 |
||
80% |
2.833 |
4.922 |
6.982 |
9.053 |
11.253 |
||
50% Median WR |
4.119 |
6.120 |
8.032 |
10.109 |
12.094 |
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Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
10.883 Oct 1981 |
12.538 Oct 1981 |
14.193 Oct 1981 |
15.848 Oct 1981 |
17.503 Oct 1981 |
Withdrawals and Success Rate
If you had implemented a specific Withdrawal Strategy with the US Stocks/Bonds 20/80 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
|
100.00
|
88.07
|
66.36
|
|
2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.42
|
82.69
|
59.76
|
|
3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
98.73
|
79.56
|
52.75
|
|
3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
97.63
|
76.61
|
44.82
|
|
4.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
92.70
|
70.87
|
39.03
|
|
4.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
87.78
|
62.94
|
35.15
|
|
5.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
82.28
|
54.26
|
31.79
|
|
5.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
99.65
|
78.98
|
45.28
|
27.33
|
|
6.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
97.28
|
75.62
|
39.32
|
23.39
|
|
6.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
93.05
|
67.63
|
35.09
|
18.30
|
|
7.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
89.00
|
56.75
|
30.86
|
13.67
|
|
7.50 % |
100.00
|
100% Succ. 7.704% |
0.00 |
82.63
|
46.38
|
26.52
|
10.89
|
8.00 % |
99.07
|
0.93 |
78.63
|
40.19
|
21.77
|
7.93
|
Withdrawal Rate |
% Success over 10 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 10 Years - on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj)
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
89.27
|
66.42
|
|
2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
81.96
|
60.22
|
|
3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.72
|
77.89
|
51.06
|
|
3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
98.52
|
75.12
|
39.50
|
|
4.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
94.91
|
70.21
|
31.91
|
|
4.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
89.73
|
64.11
|
28.58
|
|
5.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
81.50
|
53.10
|
25.90
|
|
5.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
77.71
|
39.96
|
22.76
|
|
6.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
98.89
|
74.65
|
31.91
|
19.52
|
|
6.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
95.93
|
67.81
|
28.68
|
14.34
|
|
7.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
90.56
|
56.24
|
25.07
|
9.25
|
|
7.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
82.05
|
41.63
|
22.20
|
6.29
|
|
8.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
77.89
|
32.65
|
18.13
|
3.89
|
Withdrawal Rate |
% Success over 10 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 10 Years - on % Preserved Capital (Infl.Adj)
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
91.68
|
|
2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
88.77
|
|
3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
99.79
|
76.51
|
|
3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
96.88
|
62.16
|
|
4.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
93.14
|
51.14
|
|
4.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
90.85
|
44.70
|
|
5.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
77.96
|
38.88
|
|
5.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
61.12
|
32.43
|
|
6.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
97.92
|
50.73
|
27.23
|
|
6.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
91.68
|
44.91
|
21.00
|
|
7.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
78.59
|
36.80
|
13.51
|
|
7.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
61.75
|
30.77
|
9.77
|
|
8.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
50.73
|
24.53
|
7.48
|
Related Pages
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For the US Stocks/Bonds 20/80 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:
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4%
4.5%
5%
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