First Look – Financial Inputs

(All inputs may be real or hypothetical and can be adjusted at any time).

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My age today is
Enter your age today, in years
Current year
Enter the current year
I am currently working/retired
Choose one of the two options
If working, I plan to retire by age
Enter the age, in years, at which you plan to retire
My cash-on-hand balance today is
Include cash on-hand as well as checking
and short-term savings accounts.
$ 
My total investment assets value today is
Examples may include retirement accounts, stocks,
bonds, mutual funds or brokerage accounts.
Approximate values are perfect.
$ 
My total other assets value (include house) today is
This could include your approximate house value,
recreational property, vehicles owned, estimated business values
and any other significant assets values you might own.
$ 
My liabilities/amounts owing within one year
Includes any amounts of debts due within one year;
examples could include auto loans, bank loans,
taxes owing, other payable amounts.
$ 
My liabilities/amounts owing more than one year from now (include mortgage)
This could include any long-term loans you might have,
such as mortgages, bank loans, auto loans,
or other long-term debt obligations.
$ 
Monthly take-home pay from employment and/or business (if working)
Enter approximate monthly after-tax income
from employment or active business interests.
$ 
Assumed annual cost-of-living adjustment (adjust as desired)
Represents the estimated
annual increase
in your income from employment,
if any – over the past 20 years in the
United States this has average 2.8%.
%
Monthly after-tax income from all other sources (if working)
This could include income from pensions,
government benefits, rentals or other sources
of recurring non-employment income but
do not include investment income here.
$ 
My monthly expenses total
Includes all your monthly household expenses,
including mortgage payments, auto loan or
lease payments, credit card payments, etc.
$ 
Monthly after-tax retirement income (estimate if you are still working)
Include your expected income from
part-time employment, pensions, government benefits
or other recurring retirement income
but do not include investment income here.
$ 
The expected annual after-tax average rate of return I would expect to earn on my investment assets is
Use whatever you consider
to be a reasonable and achievable
after-tax rate of return
on your investment assets.
As a general reference point,
over long periods, the S&P500 has
returned average annual returns
in the range of 8-10%, before taxes.
%
Average annual inflation rate I would expect through my retirement
Enter the average inflation rate that
you expect during your retirement
– over the past 20 years in the
United States this was average of 2.5%.
%