RetireNerd Planning Tool

Retirement Savings Benchmarks

See how your savings compare with age-and-income guidelines, then replace the rule of thumb with a checkpoint based on the retirement you actually want.

Step 1

Where are you today?

Include retirement accounts and investments you intend to use for retirement.

Step 2

What are you adding?

Count your contributions and employer match. The percentage helps explain whether the current pace may close the gap.

Step 3

What must retirement fund?

This creates your personal spending-based checkpoint. Use today's dollars throughout.

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Use benchmarks in the right order

A benchmark should start a better question

First compare your savings with a broad age-and-income guideline. Then calculate what your own spending gap may require. Finally, test the result across taxes, investments, inflation and difficult markets. The more personal the inputs become, the more useful the answer becomes.

Run the complete plan

Test the spending-based checkpoint with your investments, account types, taxes and market scenarios.

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Educational estimate: Age-based savings multiples are general guidelines with assumptions that may not match your circumstances. Projections use constant returns and the spending checkpoint is a simplified first-year withdrawal estimate. Results are not financial, tax or investment advice.