A client's retirement portfolio experiences a 30% loss in year one of retirement. Why is this more damaging than the same loss occurring in year 20?
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A
Tax treatment of losses differs by year in retirement
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B
Early losses reduce the base from which remaining assets must recover while ongoing withdrawals accelerate depletion
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C
Inflation compounds losses more heavily in early years
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D
Social Security offsets are lower in the early retirement years