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PREPARERetirement Income PlanningPlanning for Financial Security

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1 Retirement planning

2 Sources of retirement income

3 Cost of procrastination

4 Action steps

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Seminar objectives

•Comprehensive education

> Resources that will assist you in reaching your goals

•Action steps

> How are you going to get there and by when?

•Personalized plan

> What’s your lesson plan look like?

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Retirement planning

•Reasons to start planning now:

>Benefit from tax advantages

>The power of compound interest

>Social Security and pensions aren’t enough

>Rising cost of living

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Retirement costs

•Planning for retirement

>How do you visualize retirement?

− Years in retirement will exceed the number of years worked

>What are your necessities?

>How much will it cost?

− 780 opportunities to save

>Where will the money come from?

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Retirement costs

•Total income needs

Assumes a 3% annual inflation rate.

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Sources of retirement income2

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Sources of retirement income

•Sources of retirement income

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19%Social Security

42-45%Employer’s Pension Plan

36-39%Personal savings and investments

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Sources of income

•Social Security

>Eligibility

>Full retirement age

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Sources of retirement income

•Social Security Year of Birth Full Retirement Age % Received at Age 62

1937 or before 65 80.0

1938 65 + 2 months 79.1

1939 65 + 4 months 78.3

1940 65 + 6 months 77.5

1941 65 + 8 months 76.6

1942 65 + 10 months 75.8

1943-1954 66 75.0

1955 66 + 2 months 74.1

1956 66 + 4 months 73.3

1957 66 + 6 months 72.5

1958 66 + 8 months 71.6

1959 66 + 10 months 70.8

1960 and after 67 70.0

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Sources of retirement income

•State sponsored plans

>Pension/defined benefit plans (MPSERS)

− Depending on Basic or MIP members, 30 YOS and generally between ages of 52-55

− Benefits are based on a set formula

− May be inflation protected

− Becoming less common

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Sources of retirement income

•Employer-sponsored plans

>Defined contribution plans

− Traditional 403(b) and Roth 403(b)

− 401(a)/401(k)

>Deferred compensation plans

− 457(b)

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Sources of retirement income

•Why contribute to your employer’s plan?

>Pretax contributions

>Tax-deferred growth

>Dollar-cost averaging

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Sources of retirement income

•Paycheck comparison

Taxable Account Tax-qualified Savings Plan

Salary $3,000 $3,000

Pretax contribution $0 $200

Taxable income $3,000 $2,800

* Federal marginal income taxes $750 $700

Total take-home pay $2,250 $2,100

After-tax savings $200 $0

Net take-home pay $2,050 $2,100

This table is hypothetical and only an example. It does not reflect any specific investment and is not a guarantee of future income.

*25% marginal tax rate and single filer.

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Sources of retirement income

•Dollar-cost averaging

Date Quarterly Investment Share Value Shares Purchased

January 15 $500 $15 33.33

April 15 $500 $17 29.41

July 15 $500 $ 9 55.55

October 15 $500 $12 41.66

Totals $2,000 $13.25 (avg) 159.95 shares

Average price per share $13.25

Average cost per share $12.50 ($2,000 ÷ 159.95)

This table is hypothetical and only an example. It does not reflect any specific investment and is not a guarantee of future income.

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403(b) retirement plan

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403(b)

•Maximum contribution

>$17,500 in 2013

•Catch-up contributions

>403(b) catch-up provisions

>If age 50 or older, an additional $5,500 in 2013

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403(b)

•Investment flexibility

•Accessing your money

> Attainment of age 59.5

> Substantial equal payments – 72(t)

> Separation from service in the year in which

you turn 55 or older

457(b) Deferred compensation plan

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457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan

•Maximum contributions

>$17,500 in 2013

•Catch-up contributions

>457(b) catch-up provisions

>Age 50 or older, an additional $5,500 in 2013

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457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan

•Investment flexibility

•Accessing your money

> Separation from service regardless of age

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Side-by-side 403(b), 457(b) programs

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Side-by-side 403(b), 457(b) programs

•Increased contribution limits

>Annual maximum may be contributed to 457(b) and a 403(b)

>Eligible catch-up may be contributed annually to 457(b) and either a 403(b) or 401(k)

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Side-by-side 403(b), 457(b) programs

•Roth 403(b)

>After-tax contributions

>Maximum contribution

− $17,500 in 2013

>Catch-up contributions

− $5,500 (age 50 and older)

− 403(b) catch-up provision

>Tax-free earnings

>Tax-free distributions after five years and

− Attainment of age 59½

− Death or disability

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Sources of income

•Summarizing ages of distributions from sources

>Social Security

− Reduced benefit at 62

>MPSERS

− Generally 52-55, assuming 30 YOS and no purchased years

>Personal Savings

− 403(b), 401(k), IRA’s generally 59.5

− 457(b) separation from service

The cost of procrastination3

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The cost of procrastination

Start at age 25 Start at age 35 Start at age 45

At age 55$74,518

At age 55$29,451

At age 55$9,147

Investing $50 a month earning 8% annually

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The cost of procrastination

•Retirement planning considerations

>Estimated cost of retirement

>Expected income sources

>Current savings rate

>Maximization of contribution limits

>Investment options

>Time horizon

Action steps4

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Action steps

1 Calculate the cost of retirement

2 Create a plan

3 Take advantage of tax-qualified plans

4 Increase savings with increases of pay

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Action steps

•Take action

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Action steps

•Evaluation

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THANK YOURetirement Income Planning Michael DeTone, CFP®

248.274.7200 Planning for Financial Security michael.detone@valic.com

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