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Advanced Math Investing:

Reach Your Retirement Goal

Reaching your Retirement Goal
The average retirement plan should have $1 million at retirement.

Why the $1 million goal?

Here's the math:

  • 1 Retire at 67 With $1,000,000 Saved.
  • 2 Assume You'll Live Another 15 Years (82).
  • 3 Divide 1 Million by 15 You Get $66,666. That's Your Income.
  • 4 Assuming your working income is $100,000, you'll live at the same level. (Add social security, minus no home mortgage, and the kids have finished college.) One million should be a reasonable goal for a comfortable retirement lifestyle.

Figures used in the table are examples and do not reflect any current client. The 2.5% goal may vary with every client. No performance is guaranteed. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.

How do I reach $1,000,000?

Here's the math: Use the following table for examples using age and savings for an average employee's 401k plan.

Age Currently Saved Salary With 3% Increase Contribution Percents Employer Match Percent Investment ROI (Normal) Amount at 67 Years Old Advanced Math annual goal is 2.5% above the current year S&P price return Total with goals reached Goals can vary due to client risk tolerance and market conditions. No guarantees of performance or goals are implied
25$0.00$45,000.006%3%5%$625,574.002.50%$1,174,541.00
30$6,000.00$55,000.006%3%5%$586,596.002.50%$1,039,126.00
35$15,000.00$65,000.006%3%5%$531,089.002.50%$886,629.00
40$27,000.00$75,000.006%3%5%$466,850.002.50%$732,241.00
45$60,000.00$80,000.006%3%5%$437,156.002.50%$656,908.00
50$120,000.00$95,000.006%3%5%$472,938.002.50%$667,637.00
55$200,000.00$115,000.006%3%5%$498,475.002.50%$646,234.00

In addition to 401k plans, there are also:

  • ROTH IRAs (2016 limits) Allow you to invest after taxes, which gives you tax-free retirement money. It has contribution limits of $5,500 ($6,500 if over 50 years old) and income limits (single ineligible at $117,000 agi, married ineligible at $194,000). We recommend this.

Traditional IRA's

  • Allows you to invest before taxes. There are no income limits, but ROTH and IRAs combined cannot exceed the $5,500 or $6,500 limitations.

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