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Retirement Calculator — Free Calculators for 401K, Roth IRA, Savings and More

Savings Corner

More on Retirement: Nothing will bring clarity to your retirement planning like a retirement calculator. These calculators will help you estimate the level of monthly savings necessary to make it to retirement and can also help you predict how your investments can boost retirement returns. A 457 plan is offered to government workers.

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401(k) Calculator: Calculate Your Match & Future Balance

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How to use this 401(k) calculator Based on your current age, income, any current 401(k) balance and current contributions, the calculator will estimate how much you’ll have in your 401(k) by retirement. The calculator also allows you to input your 401(k) fees if applicable, which will reduce your expected rate of return.

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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Net current asset value is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total current assets and then subtracting the value of preferred shares outstanding from that. When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA).

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The Best Investments For the Over 40s to Start Now

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Each one comes with advantages and disadvantages; the trick is to limit the disadvantages to achieve the best result. Another advantage with bonds is that you can get started with a relatively small amount of money. One of the best ways to invest for your retirement is taking advantage of the tax incentives of retirement accounts.

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Seniors – Keep Your Allocations

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Vanguard’s Personal Financial Planner thought I should change invest all my retirement money in bonds when I moved it from my 401K to an IRA. They have a decent calculator to help you get close to your asset allocation model goal. The bond market was at a high at the time. Stocks were cheap. I bought stocks and a few bonds.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Yeah, There’s a Calculator for That Refinancing your mortgage to a lower rate and paying the same amount is an interesting sound-byte from Personal Finance Bloggers – but has anyone really run the numbers? The return on this strategy is relatively paltry, as this calculator shows!

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hubby is one of those lucky few that actually has a pretty safe pension – one that also comes with health plans (which cover me as well) – so calculating his was easy. I did deal with this one as soon as possible by moving it in kind to a taxable IRA – so I could take advantage of the Net Unrealized Value taxation rules.