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underhill
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Retirement Planning Software

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Any recommendations on retirement planning software? Preferably with a decent free/demo version?

I found several online, but they're all too simplistic for me. I'd like to be able to specify things like declining spending with age, and different tax-rules for different buckets of money.

I have several spreadsheets I use, but wouldn't mind a second opinion or two.

Any suggestions?
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I just use one called Excel.
Aiming to retire at 60 and live for a while longer. 95% index funds (eMaxis Slim etc), 5% Japanese dividend stocks.
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Google Sheets and journalling for me.
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I work best with a napkin or the back of an envelope.
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I carve it in to the back of my hand with a compass.
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Through my training as a Mentat and a Zensunni Philosopher all my planning is internalized and perfectly logical.
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:D :D :D

(Not really constructive, and I'd like to apologize for that, but I wanted to have it on record that your suggestions have been properly noted.)
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Played around with a few, haven't found the gold standard (for free) yet, but happy to share what I saw:
https://robberger.com/best-retirement-calculators/
found Projection Lab very impressive (but didn't pay): https://projectionlab.com/?ref=rberger

The embedded one also looks helpful: https://www.financialmentor.com/calcula ... calculator

A bit old, but found this to be very inspiring: https://www.flexibleretirementplanner.com/wp/

Easy, as in an excel sheet: https://www.vertex42.com/Calculators/fi ... ators.html - scroll to Retirement calculator.
https://www.businessinsider.com/persona ... culator#-2

General remark: just calculating with "japo-dollars" (=JPY -two zeros) to overcome the currency difference.

I use my own excel sheet for basic scenario calculations based off the 4% rule, but more than interested to learn more from others.
Passive ETF investor and Berkshire shareholder on the way to FI; banking tester in JP and Doitsu.
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