1. Current Age = 42 years
At what age do you hope to retire? 65 years
How many years do you have until you retire? 23 years
2. Based on how you want to live in retirement and any other sources of retirement income you have available, how much money do you think you will need to draw from this savings account each year during retirement?
$(4000.00)/(m)onth withdraw
3. You are about to set up a new retirement savings account that earns interest at a 2.5% annual interest rate. You want to make monthly contributions to that account from now until you retire. The goal is to save enough money so that you will be able to withdraw the money you need each month without depleting your principal (in reality, you will probably deplete your principal gradually). How much money do you need to contribute to the account each month?