Deciding how quickly to draw down retirement funds

Financial planners typically recommend an initial withdrawal rate of 3% to 4% of your retirement portfolio. But talk to a professional about your individual situation.

Dear Liz: After working all out for 28 years in a small business, I have put away $2.6 million in stocks, bonds and some cash. (I am a reasonably smart investor.) I'm 58 and want to be done at 60. I'm not tired of my business, just tired of working. How much do you think I could draw out and not get myself into trouble? I'm in great health, so I could last 30 more years. Our house is paid off, and my wife gets about $40,000 a year from a nice pension. Any ideas?

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