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Be Careful With The 4 Percent Rule for Retirement Withdrawals

4 percent ruleRecently Money Magazine ran a story entitled ‘Does the 4 percent rule for retirement withdrawals make sense?‘ where they entertained a reader’s question about whether or not this widely popular advice holds any validity or not.

The 4 Percent Rule Theory:

For those of you who don’t know, the idea behind the 4 Percent Rule goes like this:

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