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Drawing Down Retirement Savings in a Pandemic

Drawing Down Retirement Savings in a Pandemic

The American College of Financial Services
Kiplinger
August 7, 2020

In the COVID-19 world, the rules of the road in retirement planning have shifted drastically. Retirees must balance a spending slowdown that could buoy their finances with plummeting stock values and fluctuating portfolios that could jeopardize everything they’ve worked for years to build.

WMCP® program director Michael Finke says the key to sustainable withdrawal rates during the pandemic is for advisors and clients to know when and where they’re more likely to spend. More in this article from Kiplinger.

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