• iii@mander.xyz
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    6 天前

    He said that $1M at age 65 is worth $100K a year, indexed to inflation, for life.

    The typical estimate is 4% (1), meaning 1M USD is equivalent to 40k USD a year.

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      6 天前

      That’s why “at 65” comes into it. You don’t live forever, so you can afford to eat into the capital.

    • HamsterRage@lemmy.ca
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      6 天前

      Yikes! My mistake, $60K/yr, not $100K/yr. Basically, what it would cost you to buy an annuity at that age.

      Fixed my earlier comment.