Retirement Calculators

Choose from our suite of retirement planning tools to help you make informed decisions about your financial future.

Two-Bucket Model

Splits your portfolio into a safety bucket and a growth bucket.
Calculate Final Legacy
Determine the maximum legacy amount you can leave behind given your initial corpus and expense requirements.
Calculate Retirement Corpus Required
Calculate the minimum initial retirement corpus needed based on your expenses, legacy goals, and safety requirements.
Calculate Maximum Discretionary Spending Allowed
Find the maximum discretionary expenses you can afford while maintaining your retirement goals and safety buffer.
Calculate Maximum Safety Levels Allowed Under Bucket Approach
Calculate the maximum years of expenses you can hold in low-risk assets while meeting your retirement goals.
Calculate Minimum Working Years in Retirement
Find the minimum years you need to work in retirement to sustain your corpus and planned goals.
Calculate Minimum Reverse Mortgage Income Required
Determine the minimum annual income needed from a reverse mortgage to sustain your retirement portfolio.

Three-Bucket Model (Stacked)

Splits your portfolio into a safety bucket, income bucket, and a growth bucket. The Safety Bucket covers the next few years of expenses, and the Income Bucket covers the years immediately following.
Calculate Final Legacy
Determine the maximum legacy amount you can leave behind given your initial corpus and expense requirements, using a safety bucket, an income bucket, and a growth bucket.
Calculate Retirement Corpus Required
Calculate the minimum initial retirement corpus needed based on your expenses, legacy goals, and safety requirements, using a safety bucket, an income bucket, and a growth bucket.
Calculate Maximum Discretionary Spending
Determine the maximum discretionary spending your portfolio can support while preserving your desired legacy, using a Safety, Income, and Growth bucket strategy.
Maximum Income Bucket Levels Allowed Under Bucket Approach
Calculate the maximum years of expenses you can hold in the income bucket while meeting your retirement goals, using a Safety, Income, and Growth bucket strategy.

Three-Bucket Model (Constant Refilling)

Splits your portfolio into a safety bucket, income bucket, and a growth bucket. The Income Bucket refills the Safety Bucket every year, and the Growth Bucket refills the Income Bucket every year.
Calculate Final Legacy
Determine the maximum legacy amount you can leave behind given your initial corpus and expense requirements, where the Income Bucket refills the Safety Bucket every year and the Growth Bucket refills the Income Bucket every year.
Calculate Retirement Corpus Required
Calculate the minimum initial retirement corpus needed based on your expenses, legacy goals, and safety requirements, where the Income Bucket refills the Safety Bucket every year and the Growth Bucket refills the Income Bucket every year.
Calculate Maximum Discretionary Spending
Determine the maximum discretionary spending your portfolio can support while preserving your desired legacy, where the Income Bucket refills the Safety Bucket every year and the Growth Bucket refills the Income Bucket every year.
Maximum Income Bucket Levels Allowed Under Bucket Approach
Calculate the maximum years of Safety Bucket refills you can hold in the income bucket while meeting your retirement goals, where the Income Bucket refills the Safety Bucket every year and the Growth Bucket refills the Income Bucket every year.

Three-Bucket Model (Core & Lifestyle)

Splits your portfolio into a safety bucket, income bucket, and a growth bucket. The Safety Bucket covers your essential expenses, the Income Bucket covers your discretionary expenses, and the Growth Bucket refills both every year.
Calculate Final Legacy
Determine the maximum legacy amount you can leave behind given your initial corpus and expense requirements, where the Safety Bucket covers your essential expenses, the Income Bucket covers your discretionary expenses, and the Growth Bucket refills both every year.
Calculate Retirement Corpus Required
Calculate the minimum initial retirement corpus needed based on your expenses, legacy goals, and safety requirements, where the Safety Bucket covers your essential expenses, the Income Bucket covers your discretionary expenses, and the Growth Bucket refills both every year.
Calculate Maximum Discretionary Spending
Determine the maximum discretionary spending your portfolio can support while preserving your desired legacy, where the Safety Bucket covers your essential expenses, the Income Bucket covers your discretionary expenses, and the Growth Bucket refills both every year.
Calculate Maximum Safety Levels Allowed Under Bucket Approach
Calculate the maximum years of essential expenses you can hold in the Safety Bucket while meeting your retirement goals, where the Income Bucket covers your discretionary expenses and the Growth Bucket refills both every year.
Not sure which calculator to use?
Choose between the 2-Bucket and 3-Bucket models, then select a calculator based on your retirement goal.
Use Calculate Final Legacy to estimate how much you could leave behind based on your existing portfolio, or Calculate Retirement Corpus Required to find out how much you need to save.
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The content and tools on this website are provided for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, tax, or legal advice.
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