Retirement
Planner
Do you know what it will take to create a secure retirement? Use this
calculator to help you create your retirement plan. View your retirement
savings balance and your withdrawals for each year until the end
of your retirement. Social security is calculated on a sliding
scale based on your income. Including a non-working spouse in your
plan increases your social security benefits up to, but not over,
the maximum.
Definitions
Current age
Your current age.
Age of retirement
Age you wish to retire. This calculator assumes that the year you retire you
do not make any contributions to your retirement savings. So if you retire
at age 65, your last contribution happened when you were actually 64. This
calculator also assumes that you make your entire contribution at the end
of each year.
Household income
Your total household income. If you are married this should include your spouse's
income.
Current retirement savings
Total amount that you currently have saved toward your retirement. Include
all sources of retirement savings such as 401(k)s, IRAs and Annuities.
Pre-retirement rate of return
The annual percent you expect to earn on your investments before you retire.
Post-retirement rate of return
The annual percent you expect to earn on your investments after you retire.
Percent of income to save
The percentage of your annual income you will save for your retirement goals.
Expected salary increase
Annual percent increase you expect in your household income.
Years until retirement
Number of years before retirement.
Years of retirement income
Total number of years you expect to use your retirement income.
Percent income desired
The percent of your working year's household income you think you will need
to have in retirement. This amount is based on your last year's salary. The
default is 70%. You can change this amount to be as low as 50% and as high
as 150%.
Are you married?
Check this box if you are married. Married couples have a higher maximum social
security benefit than single wage earners.
Include social security?
Check this box if you wish to include social security benefits in your retirement
planning.
Expected rate of inflation
What you expect for the average long term inflation rate.
Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use. We can not and do not guarantee their accuracy or their applicability to your circumstances. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues.
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