Method and system for computing path dependent probabilities of attaining financial goals
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1. A method, with the aid of a digital computer, of determining the probability a user will achieve at least one financial goal, comprising:
- the computer identifying a set of assets for said user, said assets associated with a market value;
the computer establishing a criterion for success for said user, the criterion for success providing at least one predetermined market value reference associated with at least one period;
the computer simulating a plurality of market scenarios on said assets, each said scenario adjusting said market value of said assets for a plurality of selected periods;
the computer applying predetermined cash outflows for each of said plurality of periods for each said plurality of market scenarios;
the computer determining for at least one second period, for each said scenario, whether said market value during said at least one second period satisfies said criterion for success associated with said period; and
the computer eliminating any scenario where said market value does not satisfy said criterion for success during said second period.
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Abstract
A method and system for computing the probability of attaining one or multiple financial goals is disclosed. Each goal is analyzed and reduced to a series of cash flows. A threshold criterion of success is established. A plurality of paths are generated. Each path is checked on the basis of the success criterion established earlier and those that do not meet the success criterion are considered failures. The probability of success is a function of the paths that are not failures.
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1. A method, with the aid of a digital computer, of determining the probability a user will achieve at least one financial goal, comprising:
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the computer identifying a set of assets for said user, said assets associated with a market value; the computer establishing a criterion for success for said user, the criterion for success providing at least one predetermined market value reference associated with at least one period; the computer simulating a plurality of market scenarios on said assets, each said scenario adjusting said market value of said assets for a plurality of selected periods; the computer applying predetermined cash outflows for each of said plurality of periods for each said plurality of market scenarios; the computer determining for at least one second period, for each said scenario, whether said market value during said at least one second period satisfies said criterion for success associated with said period; and the computer eliminating any scenario where said market value does not satisfy said criterion for success during said second period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, with the aid of a digital computer, of determining the probability that a financial goal expressed as a cash outflow will be met, comprising:
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(a) the computer identifying a set of assets, said assets associated with a market value; (b) the computer establishing a criterion for success, said criterion for success associated with a plurality of cash outflows over a plurality of periods; (c) the computer simulating a plurality of market scenarios on said assets, each said scenario adjusting said asset market value of said assets for each said period; (d) the computer eliminating a scenario if a corresponding criterion for success is not met during a predetermined number of said plurality of said periods; and (e) the computer calculating the probability said criterion for success will be satisfied by reference to any remaining non-eliminated scenarios. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system for determining the probability that a financial goal expressed as a cash outflow will be met, comprising:
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(a) a database including; (i) a set of assets associated with a user, said assets associated with a market value; and (ii) a criterion for success associated with said user, said criterion for success associated with a plurality of periods; and (b) a programmed processor configured to; (i) simulate a plurality of market scenarios on said assets, each said scenario adjusting said market value of said assets for each said period; (ii) determine whether a market value during a period satisfies said criterion for success associated with said period; (iii) eliminate any scenario if the market value does not satisfy said criterion for success during a predetermined number of said periods; and (v) determining the probability that a particular cash flow will be met by reference to any remaining non-eliminated scenarios. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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