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class='pure-table pure-table-bordered' role='grid'><tr><th scope="col">Age</th><th scope="col">Annual Salary Increasing @ 3.00%</th><th scope="col">Beginning Retirement Balance</th><th scope="col">Earnings<br/>Pre-Ret&#160;8.00%<br/>Post-Ret&#160;8.00%</th><th scope="col">Estimated Annual Savings </th><th scope="col">Retirement Income Replace <br/>75.00%</th><th scope="col">Annual Social Security Income</th><th scope="col">Annual Retirement Account Withdrawal</th><th scope="col">Ending Retirement Balance</th></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">38</td><td>$500,000</td><td>$200,000</td><td>$16,000</td><td>$3,094,183</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$3,310,183</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">39</td><td>515,000</td><td>3,310,183</td><td>264,815</td><td>3,187,009</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6,762,007</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" 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scope="row">46</td><td>0</td><td>7,604,869</td><td>608,389</td><td>0</td><td>475,039</td><td>0</td><td>475,039</td><td>7,738,219</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">47</td><td>0</td><td>7,738,219</td><td>619,058</td><td>0</td><td>489,290</td><td>0</td><td>489,290</td><td>7,867,987</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">48</td><td>0</td><td>7,867,987</td><td>629,439</td><td>0</td><td>503,969</td><td>0</td><td>503,969</td><td>7,993,457</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">49</td><td>0</td><td>7,993,457</td><td>639,477</td><td>0</td><td>519,088</td><td>0</td><td>519,088</td><td>8,113,846</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">50</td><td>0</td><td>8,113,846</td><td>649,108</td><td>0</td><td>534,660</td><td>0</td><td>534,660</td><td>8,228,294</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">51</td><td>0</td><td>8,228,294</td><td>658,263</td><td>0</td><td>550,700</td><td>0</td><td>550,700</td><td>8,335,857</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">52</td><td>0</td><td>8,335,857</td><td>666,869</td><td>0</td><td>567,221</td><td>0</td><td>567,221</td><td>8,435,504</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">53</td><td>0</td><td>8,435,504</td><td>674,840</td><td>0</td><td>584,238</td><td>0</td><td>584,238</td><td>8,526,107</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">54</td><td>0</td><td>8,526,107</td><td>682,089</td><td>0</td><td>601,765</td><td>0</td><td>601,765</td><td>8,606,431</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">55</td><td>0</td><td>8,606,431</td><td>688,514</td><td>0</td><td>619,818</td><td>0</td><td>619,818</td><td>8,675,127</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">56</td><td>0</td><td>8,675,127</td><td>694,010</td><td>0</td><td>638,412</td><td>0</td><td>638,412</td><td>8,730,725</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">57</td><td>0</td><td>8,730,725</td><td>698,458</td><td>0</td><td>657,565</td><td>0</td><td>657,565</td><td>8,771,618</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">58</td><td>0</td><td>8,771,618</td><td>701,729</td><td>0</td><td>677,292</td><td>0</td><td>677,292</td><td>8,796,056</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">59</td><td>0</td><td>8,796,056</td><td>703,684</td><td>0</td><td>697,610</td><td>0</td><td>697,610</td><td>8,802,130</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">60</td><td>0</td><td>8,802,130</td><td>704,170</td><td>0</td><td>718,539</td><td>0</td><td>718,539</td><td>8,787,761</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">61</td><td>0</td><td>8,787,761</td><td>703,021</td><td>0</td><td>740,095</td><td>0</td><td>740,095</td><td>8,750,687</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">62</td><td>0</td><td>8,750,687</td><td>700,055</td><td>0</td><td>762,298</td><td>0</td><td>762,298</td><td>8,688,445</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">63</td><td>0</td><td>8,688,445</td><td>695,076</td><td>0</td><td>785,167</td><td>0</td><td>785,167</td><td>8,598,353</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" 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scope="row">76</td><td>0</td><td>3,983,015</td><td>318,641</td><td>0</td><td>1,153,044</td><td>0</td><td>1,153,044</td><td>3,148,613</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">77</td><td>0</td><td>3,148,613</td><td>251,889</td><td>0</td><td>1,187,635</td><td>0</td><td>1,187,635</td><td>2,212,866</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">78</td><td>0</td><td>2,212,866</td><td>177,029</td><td>0</td><td>1,223,264</td><td>0</td><td>1,223,264</td><td>1,166,632</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">79</td><td>0</td><td>1,166,632</td><td>93,331</td><td>0</td><td>1,259,962</td><td>0</td><td>1,259,962</td><td>0</td></tr></table>