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If you've ever wondered why retirement feels more complicated than it should, you're not imagining things. For decades, people were told to save enough, invest wisely, and then withdraw 4% every year. But new research from Morningstar tells a very different story—one that explains why so many retirees feel uneasy, and why guaranteed income tools like annuities are becoming more relevant than ever.
In this milestone 100th episode, Marty Becker breaks down Morningstar's latest 2025 research showing that the safe withdrawal rate has dropped to just 3.9%—with a 10% chance of failure even then. That's only $39,000 per year for every $1 million in your portfolio. Marty explains why most retirement failures don't happen because markets are bad forever, but because something goes wrong early.
Discover what this means for your retirement strategy, why sequence of returns risk is the silent killer of retirement plans, and how guaranteed income can provide the stability that market-based withdrawals simply can't guarantee.
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