Last Update: 31 March 2024
Do you have in mind a 20 years retirement, investing in the US Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio?
Worst case scenario so far, over a 20-year time horizon, you could have withdrawn 4.422% of your initial capital each year, kept withdrawing all the time (adjusting for inflation), and you wouldn't have run out of money before 20 years.
With a 4% withdrawal strategy, you would have lived on your investiment for 20 years in the 100% of cases. In the 71.38% 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 20 years of the US Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio
Over the last 20 years (last update: March 2024), the portfolio has returned 8.83% annualized, with a maximum drawdown of -42.23%.
A safe withdrawal rate would have been 7.487%.
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(%) |
| 20 Years |
1 Apr 2004 |
31 Mar 2024 | 5.188 | 7.487 |
8.83 [ 6.08 ] |
-42.23 Nov 2007 - Feb 2009 |
For a complete view of the portfolio and all the possible strategies, please refer to US Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio page.
Withdrawal Rates Simulation (updated at Mar 2024)
How much would it be an acceptable withdrawal rate, for the US Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio?
Analyzing the available data source, all the 20-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 May 1901 |
0.844 Jul 1901 |
2.359 Jul 1901 |
3.578 Sep 1929 |
4.422 Sep 1929 |
|
|
95% |
1.860 |
2.774 |
3.674 |
4.514 |
5.249 |
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|
90% |
2.310 |
3.207 |
4.054 |
4.808 |
5.553 |
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|
80% |
3.161 |
3.904 |
4.744 |
5.462 |
6.125 |
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|
50% Median WR |
5.723 |
6.418 |
7.053 |
7.780 |
8.513 |
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|
Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
13.898 Jul 1932 |
14.541 Jul 1932 |
15.184 Jul 1932 |
15.826 Jul 1932 |
16.469 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) |
1.046 Sep 1929 |
1.890 Sep 1929 |
2.734 Sep 1929 |
3.578 Sep 1929 |
4.422 Sep 1929 |
|
|
95% |
2.059 |
2.853 |
3.700 |
4.462 |
5.177 |
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|
90% |
2.552 |
3.406 |
4.111 |
4.816 |
5.477 |
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|
80% |
3.211 |
3.916 |
4.698 |
5.469 |
6.246 |
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|
50% Median WR |
6.028 |
6.606 |
7.211 |
7.920 |
8.576 |
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|
Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
13.898 Jul 1932 |
14.541 Jul 1932 |
15.184 Jul 1932 |
15.826 Jul 1932 |
16.469 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) |
2.318 Apr 2000 |
3.031 Apr 2000 |
3.744 Apr 2000 |
4.457 Apr 2000 |
5.170 Apr 2000 |
|
|
95% |
3.218 |
3.841 |
4.465 |
5.155 |
5.798 |
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|
90% |
4.145 |
4.769 |
5.378 |
5.875 |
6.426 |
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|
80% |
5.220 |
5.810 |
6.451 |
7.115 |
7.768 |
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|
50% Median WR |
6.574 |
7.279 |
7.963 |
8.703 |
9.373 |
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Only 1 case Best Period (From) |
12.236 Aug 1982 |
12.826 Aug 1982 |
13.415 Aug 1982 |
14.004 Aug 1982 |
14.594 Aug 1982 |
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Withdrawals and Success Rate
If you had implemented a specific Withdrawal Strategy with the US Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Portfolio, over 20 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 20-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 20 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 20 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
|
99.06
|
93.63
|
|
| 2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.94
|
98.06
|
88.00
|
|
| 3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.31
|
92.69
|
82.31
|
|
| 3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
97.63
|
86.50
|
77.19
|
|
| 4.00 % |
100.00
|
100% Succ. 4.422% |
0.00 |
99.69
|
90.56
|
79.00
|
71.38
|
| 4.50 % |
99.94
|
0.06 |
95.06
|
83.06
|
72.88
|
65.50
|
|
| 5.00 % |
98.56
|
95% Succ. 5.249% |
1.44 |
87.00
|
75.19
|
67.75
|
60.63
|
| 5.50 % |
91.19
|
90% Succ. 5.553% |
8.81 |
78.94
|
69.38
|
63.19
|
53.13
|
| 6.00 % |
81.81
|
80% Succ. 6.125% |
18.19 |
72.81
|
65.38
|
56.25
|
46.44
|
| 6.50 % |
75.69
|
24.31 |
67.13
|
59.31
|
48.75
|
39.13
|
|
| 7.00 % |
71.19
|
28.81 |
62.44
|
51.25
|
41.88
|
32.25
|
|
| 7.50 % |
64.69
|
35.31 |
54.63
|
43.88
|
33.75
|
26.50
|
|
| 8.00 % |
58.06
|
41.94 |
46.81
|
35.44
|
27.75
|
21.44
|
|
| Withdrawal Rate |
% Success over 20 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 20 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
|
99.90
|
95.32
|
|
| 2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
99.06
|
90.53
|
|
| 3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.79
|
93.96
|
83.45
|
|
| 3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
98.13
|
88.55
|
76.59
|
|
| 4.00 % |
100.00
|
100% Succ. 4.422% |
0.00 |
99.58
|
91.57
|
78.88
|
71.90
|
| 4.50 % |
99.90
|
0.10 |
94.28
|
82.93
|
73.67
|
66.08
|
|
| 5.00 % |
97.71
|
95% Succ. 5.177% |
2.29 |
86.78
|
76.38
|
69.20
|
61.19
|
| 5.50 % |
89.39
|
10.61 |
79.19
|
71.07
|
63.79
|
55.98
|
|
| 6.00 % |
82.52
|
80% Succ. 6.246% |
17.48 |
74.82
|
66.81
|
57.54
|
50.36
|
| 6.50 % |
76.59
|
23.41 |
68.37
|
59.52
|
52.03
|
41.73
|
|
| 7.00 % |
71.90
|
28.10 |
63.16
|
53.38
|
44.75
|
34.24
|
|
| 7.50 % |
64.41
|
35.59 |
55.67
|
46.72
|
35.80
|
27.99
|
|
| 8.00 % |
58.58
|
41.42 |
49.12
|
37.67
|
28.93
|
22.89
|
|
| Withdrawal Rate |
% Success over 20 Years
|
% Fail
|
% Success over 20 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
|
100.00
|
|
| 2.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
99.72
|
|
| 3.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
98.61
|
|
| 3.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
100.00
|
98.89
|
93.07
|
|
| 4.00 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
100.00
|
99.72
|
93.91
|
90.58
|
|
| 4.50 % |
100.00
|
0.00 |
99.72
|
94.74
|
90.58
|
86.98
|
|
| 5.00 % |
100.00
|
100% Succ. 5.170% |
0.00 |
96.12
|
91.14
|
87.53
|
82.55
|
| 5.50 % |
97.78
|
95% Succ. 5.798% |
2.22 |
91.69
|
88.09
|
83.66
|
76.73
|
| 6.00 % |
93.07
|
90% Succ. 6.426% |
6.93 |
89.47
|
84.21
|
79.22
|
68.42
|
| 6.50 % |
89.47
|
10.53 |
85.04
|
79.50
|
72.30
|
52.91
|
|
| 7.00 % |
85.32
|
14.68 |
81.16
|
73.41
|
59.56
|
41.27
|
|
| 7.50 % |
81.44
|
80% Succ. 7.768% |
18.56 |
75.62
|
65.10
|
44.04
|
32.41
|
| 8.00 % |
76.18
|
23.82 |
67.31
|
48.48
|
34.35
|
26.59
|
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Related Pages
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