You decide you would like to retire at age 65, and expect to live until you are

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You decide you would like to retire at age 65, and expect to live until you are 85 (assume there is no chance you will die younger or live longer). You figure that you can live nicely on $50,000 per year.
a. Describe the calculation you need to make to determine how much you must save to purchase an annuity paying $50,000 per year for the rest your life. Assume the interest rate is 7 percent.
b. If you want to keep your purchasing power constant, how would your calculation change if you expected inflation to average 2 percent for the rest of your life? Annuity
An annuity is a series of equal payment made at equal intervals during a period of time. In other words annuity is a contract between insurer and insurance company in which insurer make a lump-sum payment or a series of payment and, in return,...
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Money Banking and Financial Markets

ISBN: 978-0078021749

4th edition

Authors: Stephen Cecchetti, Kermit Schoenholtz

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