Congratulations! Today is your 21st birthday. you just started working full-time, earning $100,000 per year. Your goal is to have $ 5 million in your 401(k) plan by your 66st birthday (45 years from today) . Assume 3% inflation per year. If you can earn 10% per year annualized in an S&P 500 mutual fund, after all expenses, inside a 401(k) with a dollar for dollar match up to 10% of your income, how much would you need to save each month to have that $5 million:

a) If your marginal tax rate is 34% federal plus 7% state, what would the after-tax cost of your investment be for i) and ii) if you relied on the employer match 1/2 of your monthly contributions?

b) In retirement, you plan to draw $10,000 per month of principal from your investments. If you were 100% invested in stock mutual funds (like the S&P 500), would you get more or less than the rate of return on the S&P 500 - and why ?

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