Clare, Andrew, Seaton, James, Smith, Peter Nigel orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-7192 et al. (1 more author) (2021) Can Sustainable Withdrawal Rates be Enhanced by Trend Following? International Journal of Finance and Economics. pp. 27-41. ISSN 1099-1158
Abstract
We examine the consequences of alternative popular investment strategies for the decumulation of funds invested for retirement through a defined contribution pension scheme. We examine in detail the viability of specific ‘safe’ withdrawal rates including the ‘4%-rule’ of Bengen (1994). We find two powerful conclusions. First that smoothing the returns on individual assets by simple trend following techniques is a potent tool to enhance withdrawal rates. Second, we show that while diversification across asset classes does lead to higher withdrawal rates than simple equity/bond portfolios, “smoothing” returns in itself is far more powerful a tool for raising withdrawal rates. In fact, smoothing the popular equity/bond portfolios (such as the 60/40 portfolio) is in itself an excellent and simple solution to constructing a retirement portfolio. Alternatively, trend following enables portfolios to contain more risky assets, and the greater upside they offer, for the same level of overall risk compared to standard portfolios.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Economics and Related Studies (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2019 10:30 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 00:21 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1774 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ijfe.1774 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150982 |
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