Planning Tool for Determining a Future Cost of Retirement
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, at a client device, an age of a user at a first date, an initial portfolio value at the first date, and a future target date;
determining a future cost of retirement index value as a function of time based on the received age of the user, the future cost of retirement index corresponding to an expected amount of present value for purchasing a fixed amount of income for life at the future target date;
determining a portfolio value as a function of time based on at least the initial portfolio value, and the future cost of retirement index value as a function of time;
determining an estimated future annual retirement income at the future target date by dividing the portfolio value at the future target date by the future cost of retirement index amount at the future target date; and
determining a range of probable retirement incomes at the future target date based on the estimated future annual retirement income and a confidence interval.
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Abstract
A future cost of retirement planning tool conveniently translates lump-sum investment amounts into a future lifetime annual income amount. This future lifetime annual income amount is predicted as a function of retirement date, future pre-retirement saving rate, retirement income goal, and investment portfolio composition. The planning tool also provides probability distributions (or other measurements of variability) of the predicted future lifetime annual income amount based on the foregoing factors. This information is presented to a user in a convenient graphical interface.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at a client device, an age of a user at a first date, an initial portfolio value at the first date, and a future target date; determining a future cost of retirement index value as a function of time based on the received age of the user, the future cost of retirement index corresponding to an expected amount of present value for purchasing a fixed amount of income for life at the future target date; determining a portfolio value as a function of time based on at least the initial portfolio value, and the future cost of retirement index value as a function of time; determining an estimated future annual retirement income at the future target date by dividing the portfolio value at the future target date by the future cost of retirement index amount at the future target date; and determining a range of probable retirement incomes at the future target date based on the estimated future annual retirement income and a confidence interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a user profile store configured for receiving an age of a user at a first date, an initial portfolio value at the first date, and a future target date; a calculation engine configured for; determining a future cost of retirement index value as a function of time based on the received age of the user, the future cost of retirement index corresponding to an expected amount of present value for purchasing a fixed amount of income for life at the future target date; determining a portfolio value as a function of time based on at least the initial portfolio value, and the future cost of retirement index value as the function of time; determining an estimated future annual retirement income at the future target date by dividing the portfolio value at the future target date by the future cost of retirement index amount at the future target date; determining a range of probable retirement incomes at the future target date based on the estimated future annual retirement income and a confidence interval; and a web server configured for providing for display the estimated future annual retirement income at the future target date and the range of probable retirement incomes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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