A popular retirement strategy known as the 4% rule may need some recalibration for 2025 based on market conditions, according to new research.
The 4% rule helps retirees determine how much money they can withdraw annually from their accounts and be relatively confident they won't run out of money over a 30-year retirement period.
According to the strategy, retirees tap 4% of their nest egg the first year.
But that "safe" withdrawal rate declined to 3.7% in 2025, from 4% in 2024, due to long-term assumptions in the financial markets, according to Morningstar research.
"We caution, the assumptions that underpin [the 4% rule] are incredibly conservative," Benz said.
Persons:
Roth, Christine Benz, Benz
Organizations:
Morningstar, Finance, Social, Morningstar analysts