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BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
The first module sets the stage for retirement, establishing timing,
marital status and ages of participants. The predicted age at death is
critical in evaluating pension options since some plans stop paying the
surviving spouse. At this input you are prompted with your life expectancy
according to the IRS. One scenario for analysis should include an untimely
early death.
An important decision is how to handle distributions from your
company (401k) savings plan, you can pay taxes immediately or defer with an
IRA rollover. If you choose a lump sum distribution the program will choose
the lowest tax from conventional or ten year averaging, but will not
investigate eligibility for capital gains treatment. Analyze both ways and
observe how the choice effects your particular retirement.
Another critical factor is your estimate of average inflation during
your retirement. Even if your pension plan has a built in cost-of-living
(COLA) adjustment it may lag behind actual inflation while your expenses
grow. For high inflation, earnings on savings will rise directly with
inflation while pension income may be relatively fixed, this favors rapid pay
out options. Try several values of inflation to observe this phenomenon.