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Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

I use Excel often, and have several retirement spreadsheets that I play around with.  These calculators though are nice because they also take into account future interest during retirement, inflation rate, etc., so in theory they would be more accur...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 09:38 AM
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Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

okay maybe I've exposed a serious flaw in the calculator?  I just went back through and entered a VERY artificially small social security amount as a test, and the graph at the end came up with the exact same, extremely high estimate for my social se...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 07:27 AM
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Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

Good thought.  But I'm not married, and list myself that way in an early window on the calculator.  So that should not be the issue.  I did find an old post on this forum from 2016 that had the exact same issue.  So not sure what the problem is, but ...
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AARP on-line retirement calculator

Does anyone out there have expertise in using the AARP on-line retirement calculator tool?  I like the tool, but I'm having trouble understanding the Social Security portion that it is listing.  I have gone on the federal SS website and gotten my est...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 06:55 AM
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Retirement

Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

I use Excel often, and have several retirement spreadsheets that I play around with.  These calculators though are nice because they also take into account future interest during retirement, inflation rate, etc., so in theory they would be more accur...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 09:38 AM
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11769
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Retirement

Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

okay maybe I've exposed a serious flaw in the calculator?  I just went back through and entered a VERY artificially small social security amount as a test, and the graph at the end came up with the exact same, extremely high estimate for my social se...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 07:27 AM
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Retirement

Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

Good thought.  But I'm not married, and list myself that way in an early window on the calculator.  So that should not be the issue.  I did find an old post on this forum from 2016 that had the exact same issue.  So not sure what the problem is, but ...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 07:14 AM
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Retirement

AARP on-line retirement calculator

Does anyone out there have expertise in using the AARP on-line retirement calculator tool?  I like the tool, but I'm having trouble understanding the Social Security portion that it is listing.  I have gone on the federal SS website and gotten my est...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 06:55 AM
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Retirement

Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

I use Excel often, and have several retirement spreadsheets that I play around with.  These calculators though are nice because they also take into account future interest during retirement, inflation rate, etc., so in theory they would be more accur...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 09:38 AM
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1
Kudo
11769
Views

Retirement

Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

okay maybe I've exposed a serious flaw in the calculator?  I just went back through and entered a VERY artificially small social security amount as a test, and the graph at the end came up with the exact same, extremely high estimate for my social se...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 07:27 AM
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11784
Views

Retirement

Re: AARP on-line retirement calculator

Good thought.  But I'm not married, and list myself that way in an early window on the calculator.  So that should not be the issue.  I did find an old post on this forum from 2016 that had the exact same issue.  So not sure what the problem is, but ...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 07:14 AM
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Kudo
11790
Views

Retirement

AARP on-line retirement calculator

Does anyone out there have expertise in using the AARP on-line retirement calculator tool?  I like the tool, but I'm having trouble understanding the Social Security portion that it is listing.  I have gone on the federal SS website and gotten my est...
Justducky1 05-12-2017 06:55 AM
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