Why 2 Retirees With the Same $1M Plan Ended $3M Apart

Podcast: Stay Wealthy Retirement Podcast · Taylor Schulte, CFP®

Opublikowano: 2026-05-21

Two retirees. Same $1 million portfolio. Same 60/40 allocation. Same 4% withdrawal rate. Same 30-year retirement. The only difference? One retired in 1973. The other retired in 1975. Fast forward 30 years: one finished with about $280,000 and the other finished with over $3 million. Same plan. Just two years apart. In this episode, I'm breaking down new research that analyzes nearly a century of market history to answer a question most retirement plans don't spend enough time on: "How much does your exact retirement date shape the outcome of your plan?" Here's w...