Retirement Planning Project By: The and Sugar
Meet Nick Peterson Current Age36 Current after-tax salary$ 120,000 Current investment portfolio $ 60,000 Current annual savings$ 12,000 Desired retirement age66 Desired replacement ratio80% Projected Social Security Income $ 2,470 monthly Assumed inflation rate3.0% Assumed investment return7.0% Targeted estate at deathNo stated goal Longevity AssumptionAssume age 86
Current Scenario Solutions to Deficit Increase savings rate from 10% to 11% annually Delay retirement to age 67 (1 extra year) Surplus will be $8,646.73
Inflation Increase from 3% to 4% Solutions to Deficit Increase annual savings percentage to 12% from 10%. Invest more aggressively in order to attain an 8% investment return rather than 7%.
Promotion: $150,000 from $120,000 Solution to Deficit: Retire 1 year earlier Reduce Replacement Ratio from 80% to 64%.
Gambling Problems: Withdrew $40,000 from Current Investments Solution to Deficit: Delay retirement from age 66 to age 69. Decrease replacement ratio by 5% from 80% to 75%.
SSI Cut in Half Solution to Deficit Delay retirement age 2 years. Increase annual savings 2% Decrease Replacement ratio 5%.
Shock City: Inflation decrease 2% Life expectancy increase Early Retirement Solution to Deficit: Increase Annual Saving by 4%.