Safe Withdrawal Rate: Your Guide to Retirement Income

Safe Withdrawal Rate: Your Guide to Retirement Income
Using the safe withdrawal rate (SWR) method, retirees can estimate how much they can withdraw from their retirement assets each year. Shutterstock
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How do you envision retirement? Will it be a time of freedom, relaxation, and pursuing passions? Whatever your goals may be, ensuring a comfortable and secure lifestyle during your golden years requires careful financial planning. This is where the safe withdrawal rate (SWR) can help.

Retirees can use the SWR to determine how much they can withdraw from their portfolio each year without depleting it throughout their retirement. You can withdraw a percentage of the value of your portfolio each year.