Welcome back to the 198th episode of Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Bill Bengen. Bill is the former owner of Bengen Financial Services, an independent RIA based in ...

Bill Bengen has good news for retirees: You can probably withdraw more from your savings. Bengen, creator of the ubiquitous “4% rule” for retirement withdrawals, has raised his benchmark rate to 4.7%.

Bill Bengen, the retirement researcher who created the well-known 4% rule, has a message for early retirees: you might be living more frugally than necessary. "I think they're cheating themselves a ...

Listen and subscribe to Decoding Retirement on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. In 1994, Bill Bengen published groundbreaking research that reshaped the way ...

The most famous retirement rule of thumb just got an upgrade. Bill Bengen, the financial planner who gave us the 4% rule, now says the number is 4.7%. That's good news if you're planning to retire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But the rule no longer stands, says its inventor, Bill Bengen. Instead, he recommends retirees plan on spending 4.7% of their ...

Retirement planning is second nature to investors. But what happens when you actually get there and want to cash in on your gains? For years, investors have followed the 4% Rule, which assumes ...

Bill Bengen is the creator of retirement's famous 4% rule, which posits that retirees should be able to withdraw 4% of their savings and investments in their first year of retirement and then adjust ...

When Bill Bengen introduced the 4% rule in 1994, he had no idea it would take on a life of its own in scholarly debates, the media and public discourse. Now, after having what he calls an "aha moment" ...

Bill Bengen, the father of the 4% rule, agrees that a 4% withdrawal rate doesn't work for everyone. Most retirees can withdraw more without worrying about running out of money. The ideal withdrawal ...

Many Americans wonder how much money to withdraw from their retirement savings each year, and financial expert Suze Orman believes that the 4% retirement rule is no longer the answer. Orman, known for ...

One of the biggest mistakes for many retirees of modest means is striving to pay off their home mortgage completely for retirement. This leaves many retirees house-rich and cash-poor. For many it ...