What history allowed people to withdraw

Six reference allocations, measured across every 20, 30 and 40-year period since 1962. This tool does not compute your rate: it shows the range of what held, and what decided it. Nothing you type is stored.

Used only to turn rates into amounts. Nothing is stored.

Six public, static allocations. None of them is a Cap Nord allocation.

Browne Permanent, over 30 years

380 starting periods, from 1962-03 to 2023-09. Each period yields an amount: here they all are.

19 100 €worst period22 700 €median28 100 €best period

Worst period

19 100 €

P10

20 050 €

Median

22 700 €

P90

24 800 €

Best period

28 100 €

That is 1 592 € to 1 892 € per month, depending on the starting period.

The low point (3,82 % of capital) is a minimum: a single period produced it, the one starting in 1974-04. A minimum is fragile by construction — it describes what happened once, not what will happen again.

In a Securities account, the gap to the same portfolio before tax is -0,89 point at the low end and -0,99 point at the median.

Return does not drive the withdrawal rate

B&H 100% actions has the highest annualised return in the table. It is not the one that allowed the largest withdrawal.

AllocationWorst periodMedianAnnualised returnMaximum drawdownAnnual amount
Browne Permanent3,82 %4,54 %7,2 %-13 %19 100 €
Bogleheads 3-fonds3,44 %5,79 %8,6 %-40 %17 200 €
Dalio All-Weather3,43 %4,92 %7,5 %-17 %17 150 €
B&H 100% actions3,24 %6,39 %10,1 %-49 %16 200 €
Épargnant 60/403,11 %5,72 %8,5 %-27 %15 550 €
Taleb Antifragile2,75 %4,33 %6 %-21 %13 750 €

The ranking follows the low end of the range. Maximum drawdown explains the order better than return does.

The longer the horizon, the lower the rate

Low end by horizon, wrapper held constant.

Allocation20 years30 years40 years
Browne Permanent5,06 %3,82 %3,24 %
Bogleheads 3-fonds4,22 %3,44 %3,13 %
Dalio All-Weather4,59 %3,43 %2,97 %
B&H 100% actions3,89 %3,24 %3,04 %
Épargnant 60/404,04 %3,11 %2,83 %
Taleb Antifragile3,74 %2,75 %2,36 %

The sets of periods differ between horizons: read a column, not a row.

Passing the capital on costs one to two points

Ending at zero versus keeping the capital intact in purchasing power, over 30 years, before tax.

AllocationEnd at zeroCapital intactGap
Browne Permanent4,59 %2,75 %1,84 pt
Bogleheads 3-fonds4,05 %2,82 %1,24 pt
Dalio All-Weather4,06 %2,40 %1,66 pt
B&H 100% actions3,70 %2,86 %0,83 pt
Épargnant 60/403,65 %2,37 %1,29 pt
Taleb Antifragile3,21 %1,36 %1,85 pt

“Capital intact”: the rate that leaves as much purchasing power at the end as at the start. This block is measured with continuous rebalancing, unlike the range above: the two are not comparable row by row.

The 4 % rule is American

11 of 16 countries fall below 3 %. France is at 0,32 %, the United States at 3,75 %.

CountryWorst periodMedianMaximum drawdownYears
Japan0,15 %5,76 %-30 %133
France0,32 %2,69 %-47 %151
Portugal0,43 %4,13 %-76 %150
Germany0,49 %6,25 %-43 %146
Italy1,06 %3,47 %-32 %151
Belgium1,11 %4,32 %-42 %145
Finland1,44 %5,39 %-30 %125
Spain1,68 %3,97 %-36 %117
Sweden2,32 %5,73 %-33 %150
Norway2,61 %3,75 %-33 %140
UK2,93 %5,10 %-49 %150
Switzerland3,19 %5,44 %-29 %120
Netherlands3,24 %5,01 %-32 %121
Australia3,33 %5,93 %-33 %121
Denmark3,69 %5,47 %-24 %147
USA3,75 %6,25 %-36 %149

60/40 statique allocation, 30-year horizon, withdrawal indexed to local inflation.

Data, source, method
Data
Monthly series for equities, bonds, gold and cash, from 1962-03 to 2023-09. For countries, long annual series across 16 economies.
Source
Cap Nord, grid frozen on 2026-07-31.
Method
Annual withdrawal at the start of the year, indexed to inflation, annual rebalancing. Securities account: 31,4 % on realised gains. Life insurance: 0,6 %/year in fees and 17,2 % social levies on exit.

Descriptive, historical analysis. This content does not constitute investment advice, a personalised recommendation or a forecast. Past performance does not predict future performance.