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title: "Finance Focus Video: The 4% Rule"
description: This video goes out to the pre-retirees – today’s topic is the 4% rule for your retirement assets. What is the 4% rule for distributions from retirement assets? The rule states that once you enter retirement, you can safely withdraw 4% from your retirement accounts and still maintain those accounts throughout a 30-year retirement. From […]
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# [Finance Focus Video: The 4% Rule](https://samalinwealth.com/blog/finance-focus-4pct-rule)

 Written by [Samalin Wealth](https://samalinwealth.com/blog/author/samalin-wealth) | March 15, 2021

This video goes out to the pre-retirees – today’s topic is the 4% rule for your retirement assets. What is the 4% rule for distributions from retirement assets? The rule states that once you enter retirement, you can safely withdraw 4% from your retirement accounts and still maintain those accounts throughout a 30-year retirement. From a $1M account, you can safety withdraw $40k and still likely leave a meaningful balance for your heirs.

Watch to learn more.

 

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