R

What's My R?

Retirement isn't about what you have. It's about what comes in β€” after tax, through every phase. Retire before 65 and you're buying your own health insurance with no Social Security yet. Let's find your R, and the right time to pull the trigger.

Step 1

Your income streams

Your nest egg becomes a paycheck. Your other streams already are one. Enter today's balances β€” we'll grow them to retirement.

πŸ₯š Nest egg β€” balances today, grown to your withdrawal rate
πŸ’Έ Income that just shows up
Safe withdrawal rate4.0%

How much of your nest egg you draw each year. The classic guideline is the 4% rule.

πŸ“…Your timeline
Current age45
Retirement age65
Claim Social Security at67
Plan through age90

Before 65 there's no Medicare β€” you buy your own health insurance. Wait past 67 to claim and Social Security grows ~8%/yr (and shrinks ~6–7%/yr if you claim early). Tap a scenario to compare.

🌱Growth & health costs
Expected return Β· before retirement7.0%
$
$
$

Balances grow at your return minus inflation, so the projection stays in today's dollars. Health insurance is added to your spending only until Medicare starts at 65.

🧾Taxes
Ordinary income rate15%
Investment rate Β· cap gains & qualified divs15%

Roth & returned principal are tax-free; brokerage & qualified dividends use the lower investment rate; 401(k), IRA, pension & rent are ordinary income; up to 85% of Social Security is taxed.

πŸ“‰Inflation
Inflation rate3.0%

Spending stays in today's dollars. Nest-egg withdrawals keep pace with inflation. For each income stream above, tap πŸ“ˆ Grows / πŸ”’ Fixed β€” most pensions are fixed; Social Security has a COLA.

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Avoid double-counting. If you'll live off your portfolio by selling at your withdrawal rate, leave Dividends at 0. If you live purely off dividends, enter them there instead.
Step 2

Your number

What you need to live β€” excluding health insurance (we add that by age, above). In today's dollars.

🎯
What it costs to be you
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0%
At retirement
Add your income

Enter your streams to calculate your R.

Your R Β· retirement paycheck
$0
per month
Where your R comes from
no streams yet