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ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 07:22 PM Jun 2012

Can anyone answer this question?

I was asked by someone else what the answer to this is, and I could guess would prefer someone with some actual knowledge could give an answer. (No, this isn't my homework, but asked on ask.com.)

Betty wants to know how much she should begin saving each month to fund her retirement. What kind of problem is this?
A) Present value of one.
B) Future value of an ordinary annuity.
C) Present value of an ordinary.
D) Future value of one.

Thanks!

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Can anyone answer this question? (Original Post) ohheckyeah Jun 2012 OP
Seems to me it's 'B'.... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2012 #1
Thank you - that ohheckyeah Jun 2012 #2
you're right Sushi_lover Jun 2012 #3

A HERETIC I AM

(24,590 posts)
1. Seems to me it's 'B'....
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 09:30 PM
Jun 2012

But then, I never took the CFP exam.

Figuring out how much it's going to take to fund a retirement is at its core, at least as far as I see it, an annuity question.

That is to say, how much of a lump sum, given a specific rate of return, will it take to distribute a given amount for either a specific number of years (A "Period Certain Annuity&quot or until death.

Sushi_lover

(1,430 posts)
3. you're right
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:38 PM
Jun 2012

That retirement annuity has a FV. (part A)

You'd solve for PMT in a FV calculation to figure out how much to salt away. (part B)

One level deeper: To get part A complete, you'd actually do a PV calculation based on the retirement year.

Disclaimer: I passed the CFP exam but ha, I never felt confident with that problem, no matter how many times I practiced it.

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