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I'm 52 and will be retiring in March. At that time, I'll start receiving my pension of 62k per year, nonCOLA. I'll also withdraw 25k per year, so my total annual amount will be 87k to cover expenses.
The 62k pension is my floor. I plan to have 50k in savings, which is effectively 2 years of expenses, as my first bucket. I plan to have another 25k in bond funds (for another 1 year of funds) and the rest of my portfolio in stock funds. I have a high risk tolerance and prefer to have most of my portfolio in equities, for capital appreciation. The pension gives me a floor, and is basically a $1.2 million bond investment, so I need the inflation protection and diversification of stocks.
How should I replenish the cash portfolio, and how often should I do it?
Should I transfer funds from my savings account to my checking account quarterly, and then sell funds to replenish the savings account? So, for example, transfer 12.5k to checking, and then replenish the savings account with proceeds from stock or bond fund sales (depending on which is more highly valued at the time)?
Is quarterly too often, or not frequent enough?
Is there anything else I should be aware of for this bucketing strategy?
Thanks is advance.
The 62k pension is my floor. I plan to have 50k in savings, which is effectively 2 years of expenses, as my first bucket. I plan to have another 25k in bond funds (for another 1 year of funds) and the rest of my portfolio in stock funds. I have a high risk tolerance and prefer to have most of my portfolio in equities, for capital appreciation. The pension gives me a floor, and is basically a $1.2 million bond investment, so I need the inflation protection and diversification of stocks.
How should I replenish the cash portfolio, and how often should I do it?
Should I transfer funds from my savings account to my checking account quarterly, and then sell funds to replenish the savings account? So, for example, transfer 12.5k to checking, and then replenish the savings account with proceeds from stock or bond fund sales (depending on which is more highly valued at the time)?
Is quarterly too often, or not frequent enough?
Is there anything else I should be aware of for this bucketing strategy?
Thanks is advance.