DMI · Retirement Risk Tool

Same returns.
Different order.
Opposite endings.

Two retirees. Identical average return. Identical withdrawals. The only difference is the order the good and bad years arrive — and it decides who runs out of money. Watch the two paths diverge.

What happens over 25 years

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Portfolio balance over time for two return sequences
Bull Market Early Bear Market Early
Show the year-by-year math
AgeBull returnBull balanceBear returnBear balance

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