Name: Date:

Retirement Planning
Purpose: To consider housing alternatives for retirement living and to plan retirement activities.
Instructions: Evaluate current and expected needs and interest based on the items below. 63
Suggested websites: www.aarp.org retireplan.about.com
Suggested apps: Retirement Planner

Retirement Housing Plans

Description of current housing situation (size, facilities, location)

Personal Financial Planner

Time until retirement years
Description of retirement housing needs

Checklist of Retirement Housing Alternatives

present home professional companionship arrangement

house sharing commercial rental
accessory apartment board and care home
elder cottage housing congregate housing
rooming house continuing care retirement community
single-room occupancy assisted-living facility
caretaker arrangement nursing home

Personal and financial factors that will influence the retirement housing decision

Financial planning actions to be taken related to retirement housing

Retirement Activities
What plans do you have to work part-time or do volunteer work?

What recreational activities do you plan to continue or start? (Location, training, equipment needs)

What plans do you have for travel or educational study?

What's Next for Your Personal Financial Plan?

* Survey local senior housing facilities to determine the types of services available to seniors.
* Make a list that suggests the best housing options for seniors.
Name: Date:

Retirement Plan Comparison

Purpose: To compare benefits and costs for different retirement plans (401K, IRA, Keogh, SEP).
Instructions: Analyze advertisements and articles, and contact your employer and financial instructions to obtain 64
the information below.
Suggested websites: retireplan.about.com www.aarp.org

Type of plan

Name of financial institution or

Personal Financial Planner

employer

Address

Phone

Website

Type of investments

Minimum initial deposit

Minimum additional deposits

Employer contributions

Current rate of return

Service charges/fees

Safety insured? By whom?

Amount

Payroll deduction available

Tax benefits

Penalty for early withdrawal:

* IRS penalty (10%)
* other penalties

Other features or restrictions

What's Next for Your Personal Financial Plan?

* Survey local business to determine the types of retirement plans available to employees.
* Talk to representatives of various financial institutions to obtain their suggestions for retirement plan investments.
Name: Date:
Retirement Income Forecast
Purpose: To determine the amount needed to save each year to have the necessary funds to cover retirement living
costs.
Instructions: Estimate the information requested below.

Suggested websites: www.ssa.gov www.pensionplanners.com

Suggested apps: RetirePlan 65

Estimated Annual Retirement Living Expenses

Estimated annual living expenses

Personal Financial Planner

if you retired today $0.00
Future value for years until
retirement at expected annual income of
(use future value of $1, Exhibit 1-A of the Chapter 1 X 0.00
Appendix)
Projected annual retirement living expenses adjusted
for inflation (A) $0.00

Estimated Annual Income at Retirement

Social Security income $0.00

Company pension, personal retirement account income $0.00
Investment and other income $0.00
Total retirement income------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (B) $0.00

Additional Retirement Plan Contributions (if B is less than A)

Annual shortfall of income after retirement (A - B) $0.00

Expected annual rate of return on invested funds after
retirement, percentage expressed as a decimal $0.00
Needed investment fund after retirement A - B------------------------------------------------- (C) $0.00

Future value factor of a series of deposits for

years until retirement and an expected
annual rate if return before retirement of
(use Exhibit 1-B of the Chapter 1 Appendix) (D) $0.00

Annual deposit to achieve needed investment fund

( C divided by D )----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #DIV/0!

What's Next for Your Personal Financial Plan?

* Survey retired individuals or people close to retirement to obtain information on their main sources of retirement income.
* Evaluate various investment options for an individual retirement account.