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by throw0101c 463 days ago
> People about to retire shouldn’t be that exposed anyway. Target day funds exist for a reason.

Most research about safe withdrawal rates finds having 50-75% equities is necessary for retirement periods of thirty years:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bengen

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_study

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_spend-down

Of course you could have less, but then your initial withdrawal rates becomes quite low, and so you need a much large portfolio to begin with: this would mean much more saving and much less spending (i.e., enjoyment of life) during your working life.