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Retirement Savings When Retiring at 62

Compare retiring at 62 with other ages. The saver starts at 35 and puts away $600 a month.

Deposits come to $194,400. Growth adds $332,432. The balance at 62 is $526,832.

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years
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Balance at retirement
$526,832
Total you put in
$194,400
Growth
$332,432
Years of saving
27
Year by year
YearTotal put inBalance
36$7,200$7,418
37$14,400$15,334
38$21,600$23,779
39$28,800$32,790
40$36,000$42,404
41$43,200$52,663
42$50,400$63,608
43$57,600$75,286
44$64,800$87,747
45$72,000$101,042
46$79,200$115,227
47$86,400$130,363
48$93,600$146,512
49$100,800$163,742
50$108,000$182,127
51$115,200$201,743
52$122,400$222,672
53$129,600$245,003
54$136,800$268,830
55$144,000$294,253
56$151,200$321,378
57$158,400$350,319
58$165,600$381,199
59$172,800$414,147
60$180,000$449,302
61$187,200$486,811
62$194,400$526,832
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How the balance is worked out

There are two pieces to the final balance. One is the starting balance of $0 growing alone. The other is the stream of $600 deposits growing together. Both use the same monthly rate of 0.5417 percent over 324 months.

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Worked example

Start at 35, save $600 every month and stop at 62. Over 27 years you deposit $194,400 and the account ends at $526,832.

Growth contributes $332,432. That is 63 percent of the balance.

Questions about this calculator

What if returns averaged 5 percent instead of 6.5 percent for $600 a month from age 35 to 62?

The $600 a month would reach $409,914 by age 62. That is $116,918 less than the $526,832 shown at 6.5 percent.

What is $526,832 worth after 27 years of inflation?

At 2.5 percent a year prices rise by a factor of 1.95. The $526,832 would then buy about as much as $270,475 does at the start.

What if you retired 3 years earlier, at 59, when saving $600 a month from age 35 to 62 at 6.5 percent?

The balance would be $414,147 instead of $526,832. That is $112,685 less.

What if you worked 3 years longer, to 65, when saving $600 a month from age 35 to 62 at 6.5 percent?

The balance would reach $663,707 instead of $526,832. That is $136,875 more.

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