Charts & Tools for You
On this page, you can locate and download charts and tools useful for developing your personal retirement withdrawal plan.
My book, “A Richer Retirement,” contains many figures and charts, but the large number of variables required to create a plan mandates many more than that book could contain.
There are several types of withdrawal planning tools available in the library below:
- All charts and tables from my book, in full color (PDF format).
- Blank table template for the eight Elements of your plan (Microsoft Word format).
- Blank table template for the Shiller CAPE, inflation regime, and SAFEMAX for your plan (Microsoft Word format).
- Retirement “Scenarios”. These scenarios include tools needed to create and track a retirement withdrawal plan. Each scenario is based on a unique combination of the eight Elements. The scenarios are sorted by the five primary Elements: Withdrawal Scheme, Planning Horizon, Tax Status, Asset Allocation, and Legacy. The three remaining elements are assumed to have the following values: Rebalancing Frequency (1 year), Superinvestor (accept “market” returns), and Withdrawal Timing (evenly spaced during the year). Hopefully one of these scenarios matches your own personal situation!
This library will continually expand over time. If you can’t find a particular chart or scenario of interest, you can request it on the “Ask Bill” page. I will develop it as soon as possible, but some items are very labor-intensive, and there may be a significant delay before I can post it. Please be patient.
Thanks,
Bill Bengen
Charts and Tables from "A Richer Retirement" Book
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Forms and Templates for Creating a Personal Retirement Withdrawal Plan
General Forms and Templates
Retirement Scenario 2.14: COLA, 20 years, tax-advantaged, 65%/30%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- HOW TO USE THE TOOLS (Scenario 2.14)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR
Table 2.14A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation (Scenario 2.14)(revised 2026-02-23)
Table 2.14B SAFEMAX FINDER mod inflation (Scenario 2.14)(revised 2026-02-23)
Table 2.14C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation (Scenario 2.14)(revised 2026-03-02)
Scenario 2.14- SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (revised 2026-01-02)
Retirement Scenario 2.24: COLA, 25 years, tax-advantaged, 55%/33%/12% fixed, $20,000 legacy
Retirement Scenario 2.13: COLA, 30 years, tax-advantaged, 65%/20%/15% fixed, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- HOW TO USE THE TOOLS (Scenario 2.13)(revised 2026-02-23)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR
Table 2.13A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation (Scenario 2.13)(revised 2022-02-03)
Table 2.13B SAFEMAX FINDER mod inflation (Scenario 2.13)(revised 2022-02-23)
Table 2.13C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation (Scenario 2.13)(revised 2026-03-02)
Retirement Scenario 2.7: COLA, 30 years, tax-advantaged, 55%/40%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
Retirement Scenario 2.17: COLA, 30 years, taxable (OI 25% CGI 18%), 65%/30%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
HOW TO USE THE CHARTS (Scenario 2.17)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR
Table 2.17A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation (Scenario 2.17)(revised 2026-02-24)
Table 2.17B SAFEMAX FINDER mod inflation (Scenario 2.17)(revised 2026-02-24)
Table 2.17C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation (Scenario 2.17)(revised 2026-03-02)
Retirement Scenario 2.20: COLA, 35 years, tax-advantaged, 65%/30%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- HOW TO USE THE TOOLS (Scenario 2.20)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR
Table 2.20A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation (Scenario 2.20)(revised 2026-02-26)
Table 2.20B SAFEMAX FINDER mod inflation Scenario 2.20 (revised 2026-03-02)
Table 2.20C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation Scenario 2.20 (revised 2026-03-03)
Scenario 2.20- SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (revised 2025-12-30)
Retirement Scenario 2.8: COLA, 35 years, tax-advantaged, 55%/40%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- HOW TO USE THE TOOLS (Scenario 2.8)(revised 2026-02-22)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR
Table 2.8A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation (Scenario 2.8) (revised 2026-02-22)
Table 2.8B SAFEMAX Finder mod inflation (Scenario 2.8)(revised 2026-02-22)
Table 2.8C SAFEMAX FINDER hi inflation (Scenario 2.8) (revised 2026-03-02)
Scenario 2.8- SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (revised 2026-02-22)
Retirement Scenario 2.15: COLA, 40 years, tax-advantaged, 65%30%5%, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- How to use the tools (Scenario 2.15)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (Scenario 2.15)
Table 2.15A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation Scenario 2.15 rev 2026-02-16
Table 2.15B SAFEMAX FINDER mod inflation Scenario 2.15 (revised 2026-02-16)
Table 2.15C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation Scenario 2.15 (revised 2026-03-02)
Scenario 2.15- SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (revised 2026-01-03)
Retirement Scenario 2.16: COLA, 40 years, tax-advantaged, Rising Equity Glidepath of 1.5%/yr through year 21, start 55%/40%/5%, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- How to use the tools (Scenario 2.16)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (Scenario 2.16)(revised 2026-02-16)
Table 2.16A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation Scenario 2.16 (revised 2026-02-15)
Table 2.16B SAFEMAX FINDER mod inflation Scenario 2.16 (revised 2026-02-15)
Table 2.16C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation Scenario 2.16 (revised 2026-03-02)
Scenario 2.16- SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (revised 2026-02-15)
Retirement Scenario 2.18: COLA, 50 years, tax-advantaged, 65%/30%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- HOW TO USE THE TOOLS (Scenario 2.18)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR
Table 2.18A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation (Scenario 2.18)(revised 2026-02-25)
Table 2.18B SAFEMAX FINDER mod inflation (Scenario 2.18)(revised 2026-02-25)
Table 2.18C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation (Scenario 2.18)(revised 2026-03-02)
Scenario 2.18- SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR (revised 2026-01-03)
Retirement Scenario 2.23: COMBO COLA, 35 years, tax-advantaged ($2MM), 55%/40%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
Retirement Scenario 2.19: Fixed COLA 2.5%, 35 years, tax-advantaged, 65%/30%/5% fixed, $0 legacy
Retirement Scenario 2.12: FL (Front-loaded) +5%, 30 years, tax-advantaged, 65%/20%/15% fixed, $0 legacy
READ THIS FIRST- HOW TO USE THE TOOLS (Scenario 2.12)
HOW TO USE THE SYNTHETIC CWR CURVE CREATOR
Table 2.12A SAFEMAX FINDER low inflation (Scenario 2.12)(revised 2026-02-22)
Table 2.12B SAFEMAX FINDER moderate inflation (Scenario 2.12)(revised 2026-02-22)
Table 2.12C SAFEMAX FINDER high inflation (Scenario 2.12)(revised 2026-03-02)



