1. Is That Retirement Calculator Right for Your Client?
- Author
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McMenamin, Daniel, Stranix, Matthew, and Tacchino, Kevin
- Subjects
RETIREMENT planning ,FINANCIAL planning ,FINANCIAL planners ,PORTFOLIO management (Investments) ,RETIREMENT age - Abstract
Individuals in search of a free retirement calculator need not look further than Google for a large field from which to choose. These calculators can serve as a valuable tool for those thinking about the big picture of retirement. Since these calculators are an integral part of the retirement planning process, there is a need to evaluate them and create a set of standardized criteria to assess their validity for a given client. The users of these tools are average financial planning clients, but the beneficiaries of this analysis will be financial planners because they will be better able to understand their clients' thinking. This paper will further educate planners on common calculators their clients may utilize, while also addressing which calculators best suit which clients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2018