Martha has estimated that she would need $35,000 per year (in today's $ terms) to live on in retirement. She will be retiring in 30 years and is funding for a 23-years retirement period. The inflation rate is expected to be 2% per year and the after-tax return on her investments is expected to be 5.5%. Calculate the amount she should save every year starting today in her retirement account to fund her post retirement period. Assume that she has already saved $25,000 in her retirement account.

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To calculate the amount Martha needs to save every year we can use the present value of an annuity f... View the full answer