Mike Milligan argues there's no single best retirement strategy. He discusses the 4% rule, bucket strategies, guardrails, and annuities, noting that Bill Bengen himself now favors guardrail approaches. The right mix depends on your risk tolerance, income needs, and what you expect from markets.
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There's so many strategies that have been perpetuated because many people have microphones now, Gary, and I'm one of those people that have a microphone to talk. But there's new things that have come out about guardrail strategies. And it's something that Bill Bengen, who was the founder of the 4% safe withdrawal rule, has come out and has started saying that that has higher probability of not running out. So to say that the bucket strategy is the gold standard, is like saying gold is the best investment for today. I see. There's a lot of different strategies, whether it's the bucket strategy, the guardrail strategy, the guaranteed income approach with annuities, with growth on the outside. There's the 4% safe withdrawal rule. There's so many strategies that are out there that you can divide your money into that we just got to find the strategy that's right for you.