05/01/2024
Did you see the market today?
Retirees: please understand that the investment rules you used to GROW your portfolio WILL NOT WORK once you are IN retirement. Things like Diversification, Dollar Cost Averaging, Focusing on Average Returns and Asset Allocation work great when building a portfolio.
However, once you are IN retirement, those same rules can trash your retirement. Once you start withdrawing money from a portfolio, average returns mean nothing. Your success or failure will depend on the Sequence of those returns.
A Systematic Withdrawal Plan from a diversified portfolio is doomed to fail because it requires you to do the exact wrong thing at exactly the wrong time - EVERY SINGLE TIME. It turns dollar cost averaging into DOLLAR COST RAVAGING! It literally forces you to buy high and sell low - good luck with that!
If your advisor is not recommending Guaranteed Lifetime Income for at least 20-40% of your retirement portfolio, I strongly recommend you consider firing that advisor and choosing one who focuses on Retirement Income and Risk Management!
Ask me or any of my colleagues!