Field-Specific Help

Help for specific fields in the application

Annual Increase
Enter the percentage to grow each year from the Start Year to the End Year. For example, if you've entered a Start Year of 2030, an End Year of 2032, an...
Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 at 10:17 AM
Annual Living Standard Index
By default our calculations provide a stable living standard per household member through time to the extent permitted by cash-flow (borrowing) constraints....
Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 at 10:33 AM
Annuity Growth Rate
Annual growth rate for the annuity payout. For example, enter 0% if the annuity payout remains the same regardless of inflation, or enter a rate equal to yo...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 6:43 PM
Change in Survivors' Living Standard
This is the percentage change in the Per Adult Living Standard for survivors of this individual. We use this value when calculating life insurance coverage ...
Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 at 10:30 AM
Display All Charts at Same Scale Setting
By default, we show risk analysis charts so they are scaled to their contents. For example, if the highest living standard in your Base Strategy is $55,000 ...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 6:59 PM
Federal Tax Policy
You can run your plan to see how it is impacted by different assumptions for current and future Federal tax policy related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2...
Thu, 4 May, 2023 at 6:59 AM
Funeral Expenses
You can specify Funeral Expenses to ensure that these costs are accounted for and available not just in the entered year of death, but in any year starting ...
Thu, 31 Mar, 2022 at 10:31 AM
Interval
Enter the interval, or the number of years between each repeat. An interval of 1 (the default) means "every year". An interval of 3 means "ev...
Tue, 17 Jun, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Maximization Option: Annual Spending Reduction Limit
We maximize your plan by finding settings that produce the highest Lifetime Discretionary Spending amount, but in some cases this may mean Discretionary Spe...
Wed, 29 Nov, 2023 at 8:16 AM
Maximization Option: Maximize Social Security Benefits
If you choose this option, we will analyze all possible Social Security benefit filing date combinations -- sometimes hundreds of thousands of different com...
Wed, 30 Mar, 2022 at 6:54 PM