Retirement Planning Insights

Expert analysis on historical simulation, withdrawal strategies, and financial independence planning

How Long Will $1M Last? We Tested Every Year Since 1871

How Long Will $1M Last? We Tested Every Year Since 1871

Type "how long will $1 million last in retirement" into Google. You'll get a dozen articles all saying the same thing: "it depends" or "25-40 …

15 min
How to Upload JST Macrohistory Data to Bellavia

How to Upload JST Macrohistory Data to Bellavia

A step-by-step guide to accessing and formatting the Jordà-Schularick-Taylor Macrohistory Database for use in Bellavia's retirement planning simulations. This comprehensive dataset spans 1870-2020 and includes …

6 min
How to Use Shiller Data (ie_data.csv) for Retirement Backtesting

How to Use Shiller Data (ie_data.csv) for Retirement Backtesting

Looking to use the renowned Robert Shiller data for your retirement planning simulations? While Bellavia comes with built-in US and UK market data from 1900-2020, …

6 min
The Ultimate Guide to Historical Market Data for Financial Planning

The Ultimate Guide to Historical Market Data for Financial Planning

Looking to analyze your retirement portfolio with real historical data? While Bellavia.app includes US and UK market data from 1900-2020, you can do even better. …

4 min