Money Smart: Set Up An Automatic Escalation
Consider adding the automatic escalation feature to your retirement plan. Automatic escalation is a 401(k) plan feature that automatically increases your contribution amount. For instance, you can set the feature to increase contributions by 1% each year up to 10% or more.
Why? The answer is easy – you’ll end up saving more for retirement. See below for some examples of how much you could save by increasing your contribution by 1% alone:
Increase your contribution by 1% and by retirement you could…
have an additional
$85,492
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Example: Suzie
Age: 35
Earns: $60,000/yr
That’s less than $12 per week.
have an additional
$42,925
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Example: Andrew
Age: 45
Earns: $70,000/yr
That’s less than $14 per week.
have an additional
$16,779
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Example: Sharon
Age: 55
Earns: $80,000/yr
That’s less than $16 per week.
This information is intended to be educational and is not tailored to the investment needs of any specific investor.
*Approximation based on a 1% increase in contribution rate. Continued employment from current age to retirement age, 67. We assume you are exactly your current age (in whole number of years) and will retire on your birthday at your retirement age. Number of years of savings equals retirement age minus current age. Nominal investment growth rate is assumed to be 5.5%. Hypothetical nominal salary growth rate is assumed to be 4% (2.5% inflation + 1.5% real salary growth rate). All accumulated retirement savings amounts are shown in future (nominal) dollars. This assumes no loans or withdrawals are taken throughout the current age to retirement age.
Your own plan account may earn more or less than this example and income taxes will be due when you withdraw from your account. Investing in this manner does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss in declining markets.
Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss.
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