If your PTFL will grow at an after-tax rate that of 4.9% (20 yrs), ending with 3,928,000
why do they say that with the ‘usual’ 7% before-tax rate, the PTFL value at retirement (3,928,000) should be adequate to meet ongoing spending needs then ($257,000/$3,928,000 = 6.5% spending rate)
To what are they comparing this 6.5% spending rate? They will need an after-tax rate of 6.5%?
Don’t know what am I missing once again…
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If the portfolio earns total return of 7 percent annually, the value at retirement ($3.93 million) should be adequate to meet ongoing spending needs then ($257,000/$3,928,000 = 6.5 percent spending rate)
(Level III 2012 Volume 6 Portfolio: Execution, Evaluation and Attribution, and Global Investment Performance Standards, 5th Edition. Pearson Learning Solutions p. 107).
guys, I really need your help on this one… it’s driving me nuts
if the portfolio will earn 4.9% after-tax (totalling 3,928,000), why do they say that with a spending rate of 6.5% (257,000/3,928,000), the value should be adequate to meet the needs?
At retirement she needs she needs 257,000 per year. on a base of 3928000
That is 6.5% per year entirely from the portfolio.
Portfolio earns 7% , so it will be adequate . They’re comparing 7% return from portfolio to 6.5% required rate.
( I don’t understand 1 thing though , after tax the portfolio will earn only 4.9% after capital gains and income taxes , so I don’t know how they assume the return will be 7% ,can someone please clarify ?)
I think they said that after deducting PV of children’s edu & home building cost PV portfolio = 1509,000. _ **Assumption** _ if it _ **continues** _ to grow at 7% (as in the last 2 years) or post tax 4.9% portfolio value will be 3,928,000
Than back calculation & calculating spending rate (confusing term i think - nothing but required return to keep the present living expenses). I may be wrong though
janakisri, 1st of all many thanks for your time…I want clair wisman dead or alive!!!
I know they are comparing the 7% before-tax return with the 6.5% spending rate, BUT I DON’T GET IT…
Actually the after tax value of the ptfl would be progressively depleted as you are spending every year 6.5% of it when the ptfl only grows at 4.9%…
how can this be adequate? (IS THIS A WORDING ENGLISH ISSUE FOR ME?)
More reasonable to me is the answer on page 114 for return requirement after clair fell in love…
The ptfl would earn a 6.3% after-tax and they would spend from it 6.47% every year…a bit more but it makes much more sense for me. However I gave up trying to understand why do they put it “SPENDING RATE BEFORE TAX OF 6.47%” when they are dealing with an after-tax ptfl value…
