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Step 1. 4% of Capital Balance Approach.
Use the managing retirement distributions worksheet to
calculate Faye’s annual retirement income possibilities and inheritance, using a beginning-of-the-year
withdrawal from ages 65-94 by withdrawing 4% of her capital the first year and with the remainder of
her account earning 4% annual after-tax return. Retirement income should increase by 3% annually
across retirement to keep pace with inflation. Start with a 4% withdrawal, but if it is not enough, then
reduce downward until the projections are adequate for her lifespan (i.e. start initial withdrawal at
4.0%, 3.9%, 3.8%, etc) Faye starts with 2,000,000 in her retirement account.