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1459: Six Percent is the New Four Percent by Paula Pant of Afford Anything on Safe Withdrawal Rate

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Paula Pant of Afford Anything explains why six percent is the new four percent. Episode 1459: Six Percent is the New Four Percent by Paula Pant of Afford Anything on Safe Withdrawal Rate Paula Pant is the founder of the award-winning website AffordAnything.com and a writer and speaker specializing in money, business, and real estate investing. She is a real estate investor, as the owner of seven rental property units in metropolitan Atlanta. She holds a real estate license in Georgia. She's also the host of the Afford Anything podcast. The original post is located here: https://affordanything.com/six-percent-is-the-new-four-percent/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Finance Daily, episode 1459.

0:04.0

6% is the new 4% by Paula Pant of a FordAnything.com

0:09.8

and I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.

0:14.1

This is the show where I read to you from some of the best personal finance blogs on the planet,

0:18.4

sometimes a little too enthusiastically.

0:21.0

But I can't help it, money is an incredible resource that we can use to craft the life of our dreams.

0:26.7

So thanks for joining me today and every day.

0:30.0

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0:33.4

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0:38.4

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0:40.6

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0:44.8

But since you're here, let's get right to today's post and start optimizing your life.

0:53.6

6% is the new 4% by Paula Pant of a FordAnything.com

1:00.2

Today's article is extra nerdy.

1:02.8

Pull on your Coke bottle glasses and let's run through a little bit of math.

1:06.8

Ready? Let's go.

1:09.0

If you're retiring on index funds, you might plan your retirement on the 4% with drawl rule.

1:15.1

But if you're retiring on rental properties, you could use the equivalent to a 6% with drawl rule.

1:21.3

This holds true even if total returns on the two investments are the same.

1:26.0

Why? Two reasons.

1:28.2

Number one, the returns on a rental property bias towards an income stream rather than capital

1:34.1

appreciation. And number two, rental properties don't hold the same risk of withdrawing the principal.

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