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hughee99

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10. Yes, this AND what about interest on your 401K AFTER you start taking out 4%

Reply to Dawgs (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 03:48 PM

Dec 2013

You still get a return on the money that you haven't taken out yet. If you take out 4% per year, and your 401K increases in value by more than that, you're only taking out that year's profits.

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401K Math [View all] WestSeattle2 Dec 2013 OP

I have been saying something similar for years. PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #1

I've never done the math as you've done Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #2

Raiding isn't the problem, pushing all the risk onto individuals is. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #7

You can't save 3k a month into a 401k Paulie Dec 2013 #3

Correct; you have to split your retirement savings. The max contribution for a 401K is far less WestSeattle2 Dec 2013 #11

$52,000 FreeJoe Dec 2013 #20

It was always a scam. It was invented as a vehicle for high salaried executives Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #4

I like Social Security gulliver Dec 2013 #5

gotta stop you right from the start hfojvt Dec 2013 #6

This is just hypothetical - adjust the math for your personal situation. If you broke down state WestSeattle2 Dec 2013 #9

the Seattle metro area has over half the state's population hfojvt Dec 2013 #15

In 2011 median household income in Seattle was $45K. The overwhelming majority of retired El_Johns Dec 2013 #18

Your math doesn't include Social Security. Are you assuming it won't be around? Dawgs Dec 2013 #8

Yes, this AND what about interest on your 401K AFTER you start taking out 4% hughee99 Dec 2013 #10

And conversely, you could go years with no return on investment - none. You could lose WestSeattle2 Dec 2013 #12

So you're willing to concede a 5% return for the 40 years someone pays in, hughee99 Dec 2013 #14

Luckily you aren't providing financial consulting services. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #16

You did read the OP, right? hughee99 Dec 2013 #17

Hypothetically, its far easier than that in my case bhikkhu Dec 2013 #13

pensions are not magic FreeJoe Dec 2013 #19

I would rather put my trust in hundreds of companies than just one... cbdo2007 Dec 2013 #21