Retirement questions, answered with real numbers
Every answer below is computed by the same projection engine as the live retirement calculator — across a weak, typical and strong market, because one average-return number hides the risk that actually decides a retirement. Open any question, then change the assumptions to match your own plan.
How much do I need to retire?
Pick a retirement age and a yearly budget — see the savings it takes across weak, typical and strong markets.
- How much do I need to retire at 50 on $40,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 50 on $60,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 50 on $80,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 50 on $100,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 55 on $40,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 55 on $60,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 55 on $80,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 55 on $100,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 60 on $40,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 60 on $60,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 60 on $80,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 60 on $100,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 62 on $40,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 62 on $60,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 62 on $80,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 62 on $100,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 65 on $40,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 65 on $60,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 65 on $80,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 65 on $100,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 67 on $40,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 67 on $60,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 67 on $80,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 67 on $100,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 70 on $40,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 70 on $60,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 70 on $80,000 a year?
- How much do I need to retire at 70 on $100,000 a year?
Is my savings enough to retire?
Start from an amount you've saved — see the yearly spending it sustains to age 95.
- Is $500,000 enough to retire at 55?
- Is $500,000 enough to retire at 60?
- Is $500,000 enough to retire at 65?
- Is $1 million enough to retire at 55?
- Is $1 million enough to retire at 60?
- Is $1 million enough to retire at 65?
- Is $2 million enough to retire at 55?
- Is $2 million enough to retire at 60?
- Is $2 million enough to retire at 65?
- Is $3 million enough to retire at 55?
- Is $3 million enough to retire at 60?
- Is $3 million enough to retire at 65?
- Is $5 million enough to retire at 55?
- Is $5 million enough to retire at 60?
- Is $5 million enough to retire at 65?