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Michael Kitces – The 4% Rule and Financial Planning for Early Retirement
Michael Kitces is an American financial planner, commentator, speaker, and educator. He frequently contributes to industry publications, publishes a blog and newsletter for advisors, is the practitioner editor of the Journal of Financial Planning, and is a partner of Pinnacle Advisory Group, a financial advisory firm.
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Born and raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. He earned a Bachelor's in Psychology from Bates College in Maine with a minor in theater, and subsequently earned a Master's in Financial Planning from The American College (Pennsylvania) and a Master's in Taxation from the University of Tulsa.
He is a partner in Pinnacle Advisory Group.
In 2004, Kitces helped to co-found NexGen, a community group for younger financial planners and later went on to co-found the XY Planning Network as well.
In 2012, he became the Practitioner Editor of the Journal of Financial Planning, after spending many years on its Editorial Review Board.
Kitces' research on safe withdrawal rates, asset allocation glidepaths in retirement, and determining sustainable retirement income based on market valuation has been cited by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Money (magazine).
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