Bucket Strategy

Architect retirement income across 4 risk-tiered buckets — Liquid, Debt, Hybrid, Equity

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100

Spending & Inflation

₹1.0L
6%

Bucket Returns (annual CAGR)

6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%

Bucket 0 = 24 mo expense, held liquid. Pre-retirement accumulation uses the Equity rate.

Total Retirement Corpus
Sum of Buckets 1–4 at retirement
Lumpsum Needed Today
If invested now at equity rate
Monthly SIP from Today
Alternative to lumpsum
Monthly Expense at Retirement
Inflated from today
Emergency Fund (Bucket 0)
24 months of inflated expense kept liquid · included in total corpus
Final Month's Withdrawal
Last month of retirement

Bucket Allocation at Retirement

Bucket Asset Class Years Covered Return Amount % of Corpus

Bucket Allocation (Visual)

Total Corpus Through Retirement

Each bucket grows at its own rate while waiting, then is drawn down during its assigned years. Withdrawals inflate continuously across the retirement period.

Bucket-by-Bucket Timeline

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