is a retirement drawdown the same as a stock drawdown 
no while a stock drawdown refers to the decline of a stock from its peak before it hits that peak again a retirement drawdown is different a drawdown in retirement is the receipt of income during retirement retirees take out a certain portion of their retirement savings to maintain a certain standard of living this is commonly known as a drawdown percentage drawing down too much means a retiree may struggle financially while drawing down too little means they may leave money behind after they die 