Retirement planning Hal Thomas, a 25-year-old college graduate, wishes to retire at age 65. To supplement other sources of retirement income, he can deposit $2,000 each year into a tax-deferred individual retirement arrangement (IRA). The IRA will earn a 10% return over the next 40 years. a. If Hal makes annual ênd-of-year $2,000 deposits into the IRA, how much will be have accumulated by the end of his sixty-fifth year? b. If Hal decides to wait until age 35 to begin making annual end-of-year $2,000 deposits into the IRA, how much will he have accumulated by the end of his sixty-fifth year? c. Using your findings in parts a and b, discuss the impact of delaying making de- posits into the IRA for 10 years (age 25 to age 35) on the amount accumulated by the end of Hal's sixty-fifth year. d. Rework parts a, b, and c, assuming that Hal makes all deposits at the beginning, rather than the end, of each year. Discuss the effect of beginning-of-year deposits on the future value accumulated by the end of Hal's sixty-fifth year.

Jane wants to retire with $2,000,000 in her retirement account exactly 35 years from today. If she thinks she can earn an interest rate of 10. percent compounded monthly, how much must she deposit each month to fund her retirement? $432.83 O $493,32 O $526.78 $582.32

To prepare for an early retirement, a self-employed businessman makes deposits of $6200 at the begin of each half-year for 6 years, starting on his 40 birthday. When he is 53, he wishes to make 30 equal day withdrawals. What is the size of each withdrawal if interest is 7.21% compounded daily?

A couple is saving for retirement with three different accounts. The table below shows the current balances in their accounts, along with their yearly contribution, and the yearly return on each account. The couple will retire in 22.00 years and pool the money into a savings account that pays 4.00% APR. They plan on living for 27.00 more years and making their yearly withdrawals at the beginning of the year. What will be their yearly withdrawal? Yearly Contribution Account Fidelity Mutual Fund Vanguard Mutual Fund Employer 401k Balance $24,316.00 $184,560.00 $304,945.00 $1,000.00 $10,000.00 $15,000.00 APR 6.00% 8.00% 6.00%