Accumulation and Distribution Example

A 25 year old client spends $50 a week on coffee and a couple lunches. They might consider saving it for retirement but do not think it would be worth much. How much monthly income could $50 a week produce for 25 year old when they are 65?

Data Entry

Use the following values for the prompts:


Prompt

Value


Calculation Type

Accum. & Dist


Accumulation Values



Current Account Value

$0


Interest Rate

6%


Number of Years

40


Type of Distribution

Level Deposits


Deposits per Year

52


Deposit Amount

$50


Distributions Made at

End of Period


Calculated Projected Value

$414,103.81


Distribution Values



Calculate

Distribution Amount


Interest Rate

5%


Number of Years

30


Type of Distribution

Level Withdrawals


Distributions per Year

12


Distributions Made at

End of Period


Future Value

$0


Calculated Withdrawal Amount

$2,194.98

In summary, with no lump sum deposit, the $50 per week of frill expenses at a relatively conservative rate of return can produce $2,194 of income per month in retirement--not a bad investment!

This example could easily be modified:

1.Include annual increasing the deposit by 2% to 3%;

2.Include a COLA of a similar value to the distribution time period; and

3.Changes to the accumulation and/or distribution time period.

Other assumptions could also be easily changed.

Sales IdeaWhen working with young individuals, or groups of younger individuals, this powerful tool use to run an illustration for the younger people--the very people who are often less included to make contributions!