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Re: I Thought 4% Was A Good Target, but FIRECALC Doesn't?
Old 10-31-2006, 07:37 AM   #21
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Re: I Thought 4% Was A Good Target, but FIRECALC Doesn't?

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Also note it is for a 30 year horizon. As stated before, I believe the high fixed allocations will fare much less favorably versus the higher equity allocations over a longer period. Did the Trinity study publish 40 year + horizons?
I think the opposite; the longer you have to be almost pure stock as a retiree, the greater the chance you're going to see a repeat of the 1930s. Good luck!

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