Dec. 8, 2020 - Bug - Near failed not failing

There was an issue with the calculation of the "end" portfolio, where if a portfolio hit 0 because of adjustments, it never actually was marked as "failed". This made it seem like there were fewer failures in sims with adjustments (if they were close to failure anyways).

-Lauren

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Dec. 8, 2020 - feature - Freeze Adjustment Value

Someone noted to me that it is common to have people with government pensions who have. the pension value "frozen" UNTIL they start withdrawing it, then it is inflated every year for CPI. I added a "Freeze Value" checkbox to any adjustment, allowing you to pause inflation until the first withdrawal year. Thanks Sam!

-Lauren

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Dec. 14, 2020 - New Feature - Add HTTPS/SSL

I added the proper SSL certificate to the site, and have forced all traffic to be secure HTTPS.

-Lauren

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Dec. 21, 2020 - New Feature - Investigation Options

Added a new panel to begin adding "Investigation" options to simulations. The first of these investigations will take your portfolio and other inputs, and figure out what the maximum amount of initial yearly spending would result in a 100% success rate. I'll soon be adding a % success threshold so that you can enter your own %, as well as other investigation options.

-Lauren

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Dec. 22, 2020 - New Feature - CSV Export

On the output page, there is now a CSV export option that shows every segment of every cycle in the simulation.

-Lauren

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Dec. 22, 2020 - New Feature - Added Guyton-Klinger Spending Method

This method is a hybrid of adjusting your spending by inflation and the 4% rule, with additional rules regarding bull/bear markets. It was developed by a pair of economists (Guyton and Klinger). http://www.schulmerichandassoc.homestead.com/using_decision_rules_to_create_retirement_withdrawal_profiles.pdf. Please read their paper on the method before using this option. It properly defines the rules of the withdrawals. Note: The Guyton-Klinger "Initial Withdrawal Rate" is based on your Yearly Spending Input and the amount of your portfolio at the time of retirement, not a static %.

-Lauren

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Dec. 29, 2020 - New Feature - Added threshold amount to Investigate Yearly Spending

Users can now input what success rate they want to optimize to when running the investigation for maximum initial yearly spending.

-Lauren

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Jan. 12, 2021 - New Feature - Allow deletion of adjustments

I have added a button to remove an adjustment panel from the form.

-Lauren

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Jan. 15, 2021 - New Feature - Added "Inflation Type" to main form.

There are now 2 types of inflation that the main simulation can be set to via the "Inflation Type" option. "CPI - Historical" which uses inflation data of the past (up or down) to calculate the value, or "Flat Rate" which allows you to set a specific value.

-Lauren

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Jan. 23, 2021 - New Feature - Added new Data Methods

Added Single Simulation, Constant Growth Rate, and Specific Range of Years to the Data Method dropdown.

-Lauren

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