• @desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    121 days ago

    4% interest is an odd assumption, but the amounts makes some sense considering that 100K per year is an amount someone can reasonably live off of with a house.

    • @homura1650@lemm.ee
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      521 days ago

      4% is widely used as a safe withdrawal rate. It’s based on modelling with historical data of market returns and achieving a near 100% probability of not drawing down your principle over the long term.