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living expenses?</a></li><li><a href="retirement-calculator">How much will I need to save for retirement?</a></li><li><a href="are-my-current-retirement-savings-sufficient">Are my current retirement savings sufficient?</a></li><li><a href="social-security-retirement-income-estimator">Social security retirement income estimator</a></li><li><a href="ret05">How does inflation impact my retirement income needs?</a></li><li><a href="i-am-retired-how-long-will-my-savings-last">I'm retired, how long will my savings last?</a></li><li><a href="ret07">When should I begin saving for retirement?</a></li><li><a href="ret08">Should I convert discretionary expenses to savings?</a></li><li><a href="ret09">How much retirement income may my 401(k) provide?</a></li><li><a href="ret10">Compare a Roth 401(k) to a Traditional 401(K)</a></li></ul><table 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/>100.00%</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">60</td><td>$200,000</td><td>$2,200,000</td><td>$176,000</td><td>$369,982</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$0</td><td>$2,745,982</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">61</td><td>206,000</td><td>2,745,982</td><td>219,679</td><td>381,082</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3,346,743</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">62</td><td>0</td><td>3,346,743</td><td>267,739</td><td>0</td><td>212,180</td><td>15,277</td><td>196,903</td><td>3,417,579</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">63</td><td>0</td><td>3,417,579</td><td>273,406</td><td>0</td><td>218,545</td><td>15,735</td><td>202,810</td><td>3,488,175</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">64</td><td>0</td><td>3,488,175</td><td>279,054</td><td>0</td><td>225,102</td><td>16,207</td><td>208,894</td><td>3,558,335</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">65</td><td>0</td><td>3,558,335</td><td>284,667</td><td>0</td><td>231,855</td><td>16,694</td><td>215,161</td><td>3,627,840</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">66</td><td>0</td><td>3,627,840</td><td>290,227</td><td>0</td><td>238,810</td><td>17,194</td><td>221,616</td><td>3,696,451</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">67</td><td>0</td><td>3,696,451</td><td>295,716</td><td>0</td><td>245,975</td><td>17,710</td><td>228,265</td><td>3,763,903</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">68</td><td>0</td><td>3,763,903</td><td>301,112</td><td>0</td><td>253,354</td><td>18,241</td><td>235,113</td><td>3,829,903</td></tr><tr><td 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scope="row">74</td><td>0</td><td>4,125,693</td><td>330,055</td><td>0</td><td>302,518</td><td>21,781</td><td>280,737</td><td>4,175,012</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">75</td><td>0</td><td>4,175,012</td><td>334,001</td><td>0</td><td>311,593</td><td>22,435</td><td>289,159</td><td>4,219,854</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">76</td><td>0</td><td>4,219,854</td><td>337,588</td><td>0</td><td>320,941</td><td>23,108</td><td>297,834</td><td>4,259,609</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">77</td><td>0</td><td>4,259,609</td><td>340,769</td><td>0</td><td>330,570</td><td>23,801</td><td>306,769</td><td>4,293,610</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">78</td><td>0</td><td>4,293,610</td><td>343,489</td><td>0</td><td>340,487</td><td>24,515</td><td>315,972</td><td>4,321,127</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">79</td><td>0</td><td>4,321,127</td><td>345,690</td><td>0</td><td>350,701</td><td>25,250</td><td>325,451</td><td>4,341,366</td></tr><tr><td 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scope="row">85</td><td>0</td><td>4,300,201</td><td>344,016</td><td>0</td><td>418,756</td><td>30,150</td><td>388,605</td><td>4,255,612</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">86</td><td>0</td><td>4,255,612</td><td>340,449</td><td>0</td><td>431,318</td><td>31,055</td><td>400,263</td><td>4,195,797</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">87</td><td>0</td><td>4,195,797</td><td>335,664</td><td>0</td><td>444,258</td><td>31,987</td><td>412,271</td><td>4,119,190</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">88</td><td>0</td><td>4,119,190</td><td>329,535</td><td>0</td><td>457,586</td><td>32,946</td><td>424,639</td><td>4,024,086</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">89</td><td>0</td><td>4,024,086</td><td>321,927</td><td>0</td><td>471,313</td><td>33,935</td><td>437,379</td><td>3,908,634</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">90</td><td>0</td><td>3,908,634</td><td>312,691</td><td>0</td><td>485,452</td><td>34,953</td><td>450,500</td><td>3,770,825</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">91</td><td>0</td><td>3,770,825</td><td>301,666</td><td>0</td><td>500,016</td><td>36,001</td><td>464,015</td><td>3,608,476</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">92</td><td>0</td><td>3,608,476</td><td>288,678</td><td>0</td><td>515,017</td><td>37,081</td><td>477,935</td><td>3,419,219</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">93</td><td>0</td><td>3,419,219</td><td>273,537</td><td>0</td><td>530,467</td><td>38,194</td><td>492,273</td><td>3,200,483</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">94</td><td>0</td><td>3,200,483</td><td>256,039</td><td>0</td><td>546,381</td><td>39,339</td><td>507,042</td><td>2,949,480</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">95</td><td>0</td><td>2,949,480</td><td>235,958</td><td>0</td><td>562,772</td><td>40,520</td><td>522,253</td><td>2,663,185</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">96</td><td>0</td><td>2,663,185</td><td>213,055</td><td>0</td><td>579,656</td><td>41,735</td><td>537,920</td><td>2,338,319</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">97</td><td>0</td><td>2,338,319</td><td>187,066</td><td>0</td><td>597,045</td><td>42,987</td><td>554,058</td><td>1,971,327</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">98</td><td>0</td><td>1,971,327</td><td>157,706</td><td>0</td><td>614,957</td><td>44,277</td><td>570,680</td><td>1,558,353</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">99</td><td>0</td><td>1,558,353</td><td>124,668</td><td>0</td><td>633,405</td><td>45,605</td><td>587,800</td><td>1,095,221</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">100</td><td>0</td><td>1,095,221</td><td>87,618</td><td>0</td><td>652,408</td><td>46,973</td><td>605,434</td><td>577,405</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">101</td><td>0</td><td>577,405</td><td>46,192</td><td>0</td><td>671,980</td><td>48,383</td><td>623,597</td><td>0</td></tr></table><h2>Further 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