Method for maximizing retirement income using financial bridge products and deferred social security income
First Claim
1. A method for maximizing retirement income comprising:
- gathering information about a client;
projecting retirement income for the client in a bridge scenario;
calculating an alternate retirement funding approach;
comparing projected retirement income from the bridge scenario to the alternate retirement funding approach; and
allowing the client to select a retirement plan based upon the projected retirement income.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for maximizing retirement income using bridge annuities and deferred Social Security income. Financial information about a client is gathered, in addition to financial information about the client'"'"'s spouse, if applicable. A variety of income scenarios are modeled using the financial information and a plurality of income models, each model including income from a bridge product and deferred Social Security income. Alternate funding approaches are projected using the financial information, and the modeled scenarios are compared to the alternate funding approaches to determine the optimal scenario for maximizing retirement income. The client can then purchase a bridge product in accordance with the optimal scenario.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for maximizing retirement income comprising:
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gathering information about a client;
projecting retirement income for the client in a bridge scenario;
calculating an alternate retirement funding approach;
comparing projected retirement income from the bridge scenario to the alternate retirement funding approach; and
allowing the client to select a retirement plan based upon the projected retirement income. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for maximizing retirement income for a client comprising:
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providing the client with a bridge product providing income from a retirement date until a delayed Social Security receipt age;
allowing the client to defer Social Security income from when the client retires until the delayed Social Security receipt age;
providing income from the bridge product from when the client retires until the delayed receipt age; and
exhausting income from the bridge product and allowing the client to receive deferred Social Security income from when the client reaches the delayed receipt age. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A method for maximizing retirement income for a married client comprising:
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providing the client with a bridge product providing income from a primary beneficiary'"'"'s retirement date until a delayed Social Security receipt age;
allowing the spouse to collect the spouse'"'"'s own Social Security income from when the spouse retires;
deferring Social Security income for the primary beneficiary from when the primary beneficiary retires until the delayed Social Security receipt age;
providing income from the bridge product from when the primary beneficiary retires until the delayed Social Security receipt age; and
exhausting income from the bridge product and allowing the primary beneficiary to receive deferred Social Security income when the primary beneficiary reaches the delayed Social Security receipt age. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for maximizing retirement income for a married client comprising:
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providing the client with a bridge product providing income from a primary beneficiary'"'"'s retirement date until a delayed Social Security receipt age;
allowing the spouse to collect the spouse'"'"'s own Social Security income from when the spouse reaches a full retirement age;
deferring Social Security income for the primary beneficiary from when the primary beneficiary retires until a delayed receipt age;
providing income from the bridge product from when the primary beneficiary retires until the delayed receipt age; and
exhausting income from the bridge product and allowing the primary beneficiary to receive deferred Social Security income when the primary beneficiary reaches the delayed receipt age. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method for maximizing retirement income for a married client comprising:
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providing the client with a spousal bridge product and a primary bridge product;
deferring the spouse'"'"'s own Social Security income from when the spouse retires until a first delayed receipt age;
deferring the primary beneficiary'"'"'s own Social Security income from when the primary beneficiary retires until a second delayed receipt age;
providing income from the spousal bridge product from when the spouse retires until the first delayed receipt age;
providing income from the primary bridge product from when the primary beneficiary retires until the second delayed receipt age;
exhausting income from the spousal bridge product and allowing the spouse to receive the spouse'"'"'s own Social Security income at the first delayed receipt age; and
exhausting income from the primary bridge product and allowing the primary beneficiary to receive the primary beneficiary'"'"'s own Social Security income at the second delayed receipt age. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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