Personalized Retirement Plan Calculator: Secure Your Financial Future

Use the Retirement Plan Calculator by entering your income, age, target retirement age, savings and risk level; it then applies compound-interest math to tell you how much to save each year. Americans retire at a median age of 64 (Gallup, 2023).

Retirement Plan Calculator

Enter your current annual income in USD.

Enter your current age in years.

Enter the age at which you plan to retire.

Choose your risk tolerance level for investments.

Enter your current retirement savings amount in USD.

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How to use the tool

  • Current annual income – type your gross pay. Example 1: 72 000; Example 2: 44 500.
  • Current age – enter whole years. Example 1: 31; Example 2: 47.
  • Desired retirement age – your goal age. Example 1: 60; Example 2: 68.
  • Risk tolerance – pick Conservative, Moderate or Aggressive to set return assumptions.
  • Current retirement savings – optional lump sum already saved. Example 1: 25 000; Example 2: 310 000.

Click Generate Retirement Plan. The app forwards your inputs to the WordPress back-end (process_llm_form) and returns a plain-language strategy.

Key formulas used

Future value of your nest egg:

$$ FV = PV \times (1 + r)^n + P \times rac{(1 + r)^n – 1}{r} $$
  • PV – current savings
  • P – yearly contribution
  • r – expected annual return
  • n – years until retirement
Example calculation
  • PV = $25 000
  • P = $7 200 (10 % of $72 000 salary)
  • r = 0.06 (Moderate risk)
  • n = 29 years (age 31 → 60)
$$ FV = 25\,000(1.06)^{29} + 7\,200 \times rac{(1.06)^{29}-1}{0.06} \approx \$1.18\text{ million} $$

You would retire with about $1.18 million, assuming steady contributions and returns.

Quick-Facts

  • Median U.S. retirement age: 64 years (Gallup, 2023).
  • Suggested savings rate: at least 15 % of income (Fidelity, 2023).
  • Historic 60/40 portfolio real return: 5.1 % CAGR 1926-2022 (Vanguard, 2023).
  • IRA catch-up limit: $7 500 for savers ≥50 years (IRS Notice 2024-5).
  • “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world”—Albert Einstein, quoted in The Economist (2019).

FAQ

What does the calculator actually do?

The tool projects your retirement balance using compound-interest math and suggests yearly savings to hit that target.

Which return rate does each risk level assume?

Conservative = 4 %, Moderate = 6 %, Aggressive = 8 % average annual return, reflecting long-run asset-class data (Vanguard, 2023).

Is Social Security factored in?

No. The current version ignores Social Security to keep projections conservative.

How often should you rerun the numbers?

Review annually or after major income changes because savings needs shift with earnings (Fidelity, 2023).

Can you model catch-up contributions?

Yes. Enter higher yearly savings; the app allows up to current IRS limits for workers 50+ (IRS 2024-5).

What if you retire earlier than planned?

An earlier date lowers n, so required annual savings increase sharply due to fewer compounding periods.

Does inflation erode the estimate?

The calculator returns nominal dollars; subtract expected inflation (about 2.5 %) to get real purchasing power (BLS CPI, 2023).

How accurate are these projections?

They rely on historical averages. Actual returns vary, so reassess regularly and diversify holdings (SEC Investor Bulletin, 2023).

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