Flexible Retirement Planner Support Forum

Hi Jim,

Yes that does help. Remembering to use the Portfolio Value Bands to see that 10% range is something I haven't really focused on so I appreciate the reminder.

Thanks again for the great software.

When it comes to retirement I want to be optimistic given my and my wife's frugality and the three legged stool we'll have working for us. I want to trust the overall positive results I'm getting using this wonderful software, but then I'm also trying to throw some wrenches into the plan and make su...

Thanks for the quick reply. When I did as you suggested it puts my "After Tax Income" at 21k when the pension starts(I'm assuming that the planner's 'today's value' is what I see in the After Tax Income column-yes?). My pension does include a 1.25% COLA. So, to get the most accurate result...

I’m playing around with retirement scenarios and in the first, I retire at 58 (22 years from now) and begin my pension. I delay Social Security until I’m 70. I’m trying to figure out the correct numbers for the additional input section for my pension and social security. Specifically, if I should en...