Retirement Bucket Strategy vs. 4% Rule: What Actually Works
The 4% rule was a 1994 worst-case floor, not a law. Bengen assumed 6% bond yields and 50/50 stocks. In 2026, Morningstar says 3.9% at 90% success — others float 4.7% with fine print. Learn why sequence of returns risk, not averages, breaks plans and why buckets and guardrails beat a single percentage.
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