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4% Rule

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Last discussed Sep 20, 2026

A retirement withdrawal guideline suggesting that retirees can withdraw 4% of their portfolio annually without running out of money over a 30-year retirement.

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Jaspreet Singh
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vs: Contrasted with Jaspreet's preferred cash flow investing approach

"Wealth as a growth investor is relatively simple. It's the 4% rule, but this is what many people have followed. The idea being if you have a million dollars of assets, you can live off of 4% of that, $40,000. That's not my goal. I don't like that...."

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Ben Felix
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Used for: Estimating retirement portfolio size needed and safe withdrawal amounts Praised: Useful napkin math for retirement planning vs: Contrasted with a 3% fixed withdrawal rate for those who want a truly fixed, ...

"4% is probably fine, but it really depends on how you're using it. I don't think it's safe to actually literally spend 4% of your starting portfolio value adjusted for inflation for whatever 40 or 50 years. But I also don't think that's what peopl..."

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Caleb Hammer
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Used for: Calculating sustainable annual withdrawal from a $5 million investment portfolio Praised: Produces approximately $60,000/year from $5M — a good middle-class income

"I do agree with that 5 million mark because if you do the 4% rule, it's 4% of 5 million — what is that, $60,000 a year, something like that. So you live a good middle class income off of that using the 4% rule."

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