Myth #6: "The 4% Retirement Rule Always Works"
"Retire on the 4% rule and hope you don't hit a bear market in year one." Hope is not a strategy. Proper allocation is. The 4% rule works IF your portfolio is allocated efficiently. A random 60/40 works 95% of the time. A PNL-weighted portfolio works 97-98% of the time. The difference? When the market crashes, your optimized allocation recovers faster because you're allocated for recovery, not just diversification. Don't retire on theory. Retire on a proven allocation with proven recovery mechanics. PNL's weights are designed for both growth AND stability. That's why they work through crashes. The rule isn't magic. The allocation is.