Determining a “safe” amount of retirement spending is an increasingly popular topic amongst financial planners, yet a great deal of confusion exists about the current state of research and how it should be applied. In this session, Michael Kitces will explore the evolution of safe withdrawal rate research, from its starting point with Bengen almost 20 years ago, to the subsequent breadth of additional research on the impact of factors like expenses, taxation, varying time horizons, greater diversification, spending flexibility, annuities, and more. Ultimately, the outcome is a richer framework for determining safe sustainable spending levels for clients, adapted to the individual’s own particular circumstances.

Following the video presentation, Michael will be available for a live 30-minute Q&A session to answer questions submitted and voted on by the audience as being the most relevant and pressing to those in attendance. See below for more details.

Continuing Education (CE): 1 Credit
For those who attend the live session for at least 50 minutes, we will report your attendance directly to the CFP Board and IWI within 72 hours as long as you enter your CFP and/or IWI IDs during registration. You will also receive a completion certificate that you can use to report CE to other organizations.

Recordings:
Non-Members: Those who are NOT Kitces.com Members will have access to the recording for 30 days. Though continuing education is available for the live session, the recording is not CE eligible. 

Kitces.com Basic & Premier Members: The video presentation and a recording of the live Q&A will be available on the Webinars page in the Members Section. Note: If you were not able to attend the live session for the full 50 minutes, successful completion of a quiz will be required in order to receive CE for viewing the RECORDED VERSION posted to the Members Section.