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Longevity Planning: Making Your Money Last
Rev. John D. Peterson, CFP® CASL®
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Threats to a Secure Retirement
Not understanding your life expectancy Not taking inflation into account Not understanding your pension options Not understanding your social security options Poor investment practices Poor tax planning Poor long term care planning Trying to go it alone
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Life Expectancy The probability of living to various ages for smokers and non-smokers. Probability John (65) Lives to Age Suzy (65) Lives to Age Either Lives to Age Chance you will live to age shown Non-Smoker Smoker 50% 87 80 89 82 92 85 40% 91 84 94 30% 93 86 96 88 20% 98 90 10% 97 99 100 All calculations based on 2012 IAM Basic Tables. Social Security Life Expectancy: John 82.75, Suzy 85.32
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Inflation Period Inflation 1926-2015 2.90% Last 20 years 2.19%
1.86% ’70s 7.36% ’80s 5.10% ’90s 2.93% ’00s 2.52% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, courtesy of Global Financial Data. * The historical rates of inflation provided are not an indication of future rates of inflation.
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What Is Inflation Risk? The potential erosion in the purchasing power of a portfolio in retirement Wages CPI Healthcare
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Do I Have Enough to Retire?
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Establish an Income Baseline
John and Suzanne Wesley John’s Social Security Benefits $1,547 Suzanne’s Social Security Benefits $1,230 John’s Pre-82 $1,287 John’s MPP $2,048 John’s CRSP/ DB $680 Subtotal (A) $6,792 x 12 = $81,504 Other Investments $10,000 CRSP/DC $85,538 UMPIP with 35% Rollout $153,920 Subtotal (B) $249,458 X .03% = $7,484 Subtotal (A) $81,504 Subtotal (B) $7,484 Total Annual Income $88,988
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Establish a Survivor Income Baseline
John and Suzanne Wesley John’s Social Security Benefits $0 Suzanne’s Social Security Spousal Benefit $1,547 John’s Pre-82 $901 John’s MPP $1,434 John’s CRSP/ DB $476 Subtotal (A) $4,358 x 12 = $52,296 Other Investments $10,000 CRSP/DC $85,538 UMPIP with 35% Rollout $153,920 Subtotal (B) $249,458 X .03% = $7,484 Subtotal (A) $52,296 Subtotal (B) $7,484 Total Annual Income $59,780 (Housing Exclusion Savings)
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Social Security Options
Early retirement — reduced benefit, earned income limitation Full retirement — no earned income limitation Delayed retirement — 8 percent credit per year
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Investment Risks in Retirement
Sequence risk — early retirement Inflation risk Longevity risk
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What is Sequence Risk? The risk of experiencing negative returns during retirement, especially during the beginning of retirement
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When Things Start Poorly
Normal % Loss First Year 4% 4.07% 22.30% 5% 16.44% 61.30% 6% 39.01% 89.10% 7% 65.78% 97.90% Probability of failure 60/40 portfolio and a 30-year distribution period
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Acceptable Success Rates?
“Risk” is more than just the probability of a portfolio succeeding or failing. What good is having a high probability of success if a retiree can’t sleep at night because they are worried about their portfolio?
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What Is Longevity Risk? The risk of outliving your resources — this is one of the most common fears among retirees. Life expectancies are increasing.
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Mitigating Inflation/Longevity Risk
Defined benefit plans allow for longevity risk pooling. Annuities Single premium immediate annuity Annuity with a guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit Add inflation riders
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Allianz Survey Nearly 54 percent of Americans aged have expressed distaste for the word “annuity.” This is despite the fact 80 percent surveyed preferred a product with 4 percent return and a guarantee against losing value over a product with 8 percent return and subject to market risk. What it sold as versus what it does.
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Long-term Care Facts At least 70 percent of people 65 and older will require long-term care services at some point. More than 40 percent will need care in a nursing home. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 2008
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What Is Your Plan? If you were to become sick or injured tomorrow and needed care for an extended period of time, who would provide your care? How would you pay for that care? Which assets would you liquidate first?
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Financial Planning and Clergy Tax Resources
Ernst & Young Florida Conference Office of Financial Services GCFA tax packet ( Information on housing allowances and other clergy tax issues IRS Publication 517 Social Security and other information for members of clergy and religious workers Your own tax advisor
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“The man who achieves makes many mistakes,
but he never makes the biggest mistake of all — doing nothing.” — Benjamin Franklin
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