Post date: Mar 21, 2013 3:2:48 PM
Joe Henderson has recently begun to save for his retirement. He already has $25,000 in savings and is able to save $3,000 a year this year. Joe is currently 50 years old and expects to retire when he is 65 years old. Joe estimates that he will need $3,100 a month in after-tax income from his retirement plan during retirement to meet his financial goals. Joe is currently in the 25% tax bracket and expects to be in a 15% tax bracket when he retires. Joe will be investing his savings in a tax deferred investment that will earn 17% while he is working. At retirement he will shift his retirement savings into a lower risk category of assets that yield 9% annually.
1.Use the Retirement Income Calculator to determine how much money Joe will have saved if he continues to put $3,000 a year into his retirement account for the next fifteen years.
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Joe expects to live for 35 years after he retires. Use the Retirement Income Calculator to determine what his after-tax monthly income during retirement will be if Joe continues to put $3,000 a year into his retirement account for the next fifteen years.
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Use the Retirement Income Calculator to determine how much money Joe will have if he increases his annual payments by the rate of inflation.
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What do you recommend that Joe do to meet his financial goals?