Retirement Funds:

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

A look at Otar’s Zones and Guyton’s Rules

Robert SchrammMKE Bogleheads

November 4, 2014

Zone Strategy 1. How much do I want?

Called Withdrawal Rate (WR).

2. Mr. Portfolio, How much can you pay? Called Sustainable Withdrawal Rate (SWR).

3. Mr. Insurance, if I give you all my money, How much will you pay me? Called the Annuity Rate (AR). Full CPI-Indexed Annuity

65 yr male$1,000,000AR: 5.3%

SWR: 3.8%

CHARITABLE ANNUITY PAYOUT RATES

http://www.annuityquickquote.com/

4.65% x 926,000 = 43,059

3.35% x 926,000 = 31,021

Annuity Rates (AR)age 60 age 65 age 70

Male 4.65% 5.30% 6.30%Female 4.25% 4.80% 5.80%

Joint 3.85% 4.30% 5.15%

Sustainable Withdrawal Rates (SWR)

age 60 age 65 age 70

USA 3.35% 3.70%4.25%

age 60 age 65 age 70

USA 3.35% 3.70% 4.25%

Annuity Rates (AR)age 60 age 65 age 70

Male 4.65% 5.30% 6.30%Female 4.25% 4.80% 5.80%

Joint 3.85% 4.30% 5.15%

5.8% x 385,000 = 223305.80% x 385,000 = 22,330

4.25% x 385,000 = 16,363

Conversion Numbers% Rate to Multiplier

Annuity Rate (AR) to Life Annuity Multiplier (LAM)

AR 5.3% = LAM 20 100% / 5.3% = 20 5.3% x 20 = 106%

Sustainable Withdrawal Rate (SWR) to Sustainable Asset

Multiplier (SAM)

SWR 3.7% = SAM 27 100% / 3.7% = 27 3.7% x 27 = 99.9%

Mike Box

40,000 – 20,540 = 19,360

Red Zone Strategies

You must export risk

If Retired: Slow down withdrawals

Cut expenses Part-time work

CPI-indexed Annuity to cover inflation risk

If Working: Delay Retirement A few extra years might be enough to buy

annuity

Decision Rules and Maximum Initial Withdrawal Rates

By Jonathan T. Guyton, CFP, and William J. Klinger

Cornerstonewealthadvisors.com/files/08-06_Websitearticle.pdf

Guyton Withdrawal Rules

Portfolio Management Rule

Inflation Rule

Withdrawal Rule

Capital Preservation Rule

Prosperity Rule

Guyton Withdrawal Rules

Portfolio Management rules

If an asset class exceeds its target allocation, invest excess in cash.

Withdraw first from excess equities, then from excess bonds, then from excess cash.

Do not withdraw equity following a year of declining stock market.

Guyton Withdrawal Rules Inflation rules

Withdrawals increase by the annual rate of inflation, measured by the CPI, to maintain purchasing power up to a maximum of 6%.

There is no make-up for a missed increase.

Guyton Withdrawal Rules

Withdrawal rule

Withdrawals increase from year to year in accordance with the inflation rule, except there is no increase following a year where the portfolio’s return is negative and when that year’s withdrawal rate would be greater than the original withdrawal rate.

There is no makeup for missed increases.

Guyton Withdrawal Rules

Capital Preservation rule

For the first 15 years, reduce withdrawal rate by 10% if it would have risen by 20% over initial rate.

Expires 15 years before the maximum age.

This decreased withdrawal becomes the basis for the following year’s withdrawal.

Guyton Withdrawal Rules Prosperity rule

In years with a withdrawal rate more than 20% below the initial withdrawal rate, the current year’s withdrawal rate is increased by 10%.

Other decision rule in effect are applied to this increased amount.

This increased withdrawal amount becomes the basis for determining the next year’s amount.

Guyton Withdrawal RulesProsperity Rule Example

Year Inflation WR Withdrawal Account Balance

Start 4.00% $ 20,000 $ 500,000 1 3.00% 4.12% $ 20,600

7 3.00% 4.92% $ 24,600 $ 820,000

24600 / 820000 = 3%

4% - 20% = 3.2%

4.92% + 10% = 5.41%

7 new 5.41% $ 27,050

Decision Rule Summary

Condition: Prior year ‘s return is

negative Current WD rate w/I 20%

of initial WD rate Current WD rate > initial

WD by 20% Current WD rate < initial

WD rate by 20%

Action: Apply Withdrawal Rule Increase prior year WD

by CPI Apply Capital

Preservation Rule Apply Prosperity Rule

Guyton Withdrawal RulesConclusions

Withdrawal rates of 5.2%-5.6% sustainable with 99% confidence with 65% equities.

80% equities provides greater purchasing power with lower success rates.

50% equities drops maximum initial withdrawal rates as low as 4.6%.

Aside: 65yo couple 17.6% probability of 30 years- life expectancy just under 24 years.

http://www.retirementoptimizer.com/ Jim Otar’s site for his book and sample his retirement program

http://cornerstonewealthadvisors.com/files/08-06_WebsiteArticle.pdf Guyton and Klinger’s decision rules and withdrawal rates

  http://

www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencelight/2014/04/24/how-to-withdraw-your-retirement-money/ Article and sample link to a Withdrawal Policy Statement

  http://www.kitces.com/?s=annuities+versus+saf

Comparing annuities with safe withdrawal rates

http://assetbuilder.com/SCOTT_BURNS/HOW_TO_OVERCOME_FEAR_OF_REQUIRED_DISTRIBUTIONS?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Assetbuilder+%28AssetBuilder+Inc.%29 Using RMD’s as a way of annuitizing retirement income. Links to RMD calculators.

http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Required_Minimum_Distribution_vs_annuitization A look at IRA minimum distributions in the light of annuities.

http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Safe_Withdrawal_Rates Considerations of safe withdrawal rates

  http://www.esplanner.com/ Economic security planner from

Lawrence Kotlikoff (Try free version)

http://firecalc.com/ Retirement Calculator