The 12% Return Lie: Why Your Retirement Plan Might Fail

Описание: Are you assuming 12% returns while planning for retirement? That assumption could make a huge difference to your retirement corpus.

In Part 2 of my conversation with Gopalakrishnan(https://moniwise.org/), a SEBI Registered Investment Advisor, we go deeper into the return assumptions that should actually be used when planning for retirement.

We discuss why simply assuming 12% equity returns for the next 30–40 years can be misleading, how return assumptions should change over time, and why a financial plan should be based on what is likely to happen rather than what can happen.

We also get into some controversial questions around gold and international investing.

In this episode:

• Why using a blanket 12% return assumption in retirement can be dangerous
• How Gopalakrishna approaches equity return assumptions for different investors
• Why he uses step-down return assumptions over different decades
• How he thinks about debt returns and inflation
• Why his assumed return for gold is only 4%
• Why gold's role may be more about protecting against rupee depreciation than generating high returns
• How much gold should actually be considered in a retirement portfolio
• Should Indians invest in US stocks and international equities right now?
• The risks of investing in an expensive US market
• Market-cap weighted vs equal-weighted investing
• Why investors may abandon a strategy simply because another index is temporarily outperforming
• How currency risk, market risk and geopolitical risk affect international investments
• What could happen if foreign assets were frozen or became inaccessible
• Why retirement planning should be based on probabilities rather than predictions

One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation is that there is no guaranteed 12% return. A good retirement plan has to account for uncertainty, changing valuations, investor behaviour and the possibility that future returns may be very different from recent returns.

This is Part 2 of the conversation. The discussion continues in Part 3, where we talk about retirement mistakes, sequence-of-returns risk, the bucket strategy and planning for an uncertain retirement.

Watch Part 1:    • Why You Can Retire With ₹2 Crore… But Fail...  

Watch Part 3: Coming soon.

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Chapters

00:00 Is 12% returns a lie? The truth about retirement planning
01:30 Projected vs. real stock market returns in India
04:45 How inflation destroys your retirement corpus over time
08:15 The safe withdrawal rate for early retirement (FIRE)
12:30 Retirement calculator math: How much do you really need?
18:00 3 biggest retirement planning mistakes to avoid
23:20 Dynamic asset allocation strategy for consistent growth
27:10 Steps to achieve financial freedom and a secure retirement

On Husslefreewealth, we dive deep into the strategies required to achieve Financial Independence (FIRE) in India. Our content focuses on practical Retirement Planning, optimized Asset Allocation, and the nuances of Index Investing and Mutual Funds. Whether you are looking for long-term Personal Finance advice or specific withdrawal strategies for your portfolio, this channel is designed to help you navigate the journey to financial freedom with clarity and data

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