What Is Sequence-of-Returns Risk?
Two retirees can see the same average return and still end up in different places, depending on when the gains and losses happen relative to withdrawals.
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RETIREMENT EDUCATION CATEGORY
Protecting Your Retirement
A retirement plan has to prepare for more than the years that go exactly as expected.
Explore the risks that can affect retirement—including market downturns, inflation, living longer than expected, healthcare costs, and long-term care—and ways to think about preparing for them.
Why Market Risk Changes When You Start Taking Income
Market declines don't begin the day you retire. What changes is whether you're also withdrawing from the accounts affected by them.
Read →Income That Lasts vs. Purchasing Power That Lasts
Having income for life is important. But over a long retirement, what that income can still buy matters too.
Read →Healthcare and Your Retirement Paycheck
Healthcare doesn't disappear when the paycheck stops. See how it fits into your retirement-income picture.
Read →What Determines How Long Retirement Savings Last?
Two people can retire with the same balance and have very different outcomes. Here are the forces that determine how long retirement savings actually need to last.
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