Sydney saved $50,000 during her first year of work after college and plans to invest it for her retirement in 40 years. How much will she have available for retirement if she can make 8% on her investment?

Gail decided that in six years she would leave her job in publishing and retire to Arizona. What amount should Gail invest today, so that she will be able to withdraw $50,000 at the end of each year for 30 years after she retires? Assume she can invest money at 5%, compounded annually.

Jackie is 34 years old. She would like to have $850,000 in her retirement account when she is 65 years old. Show work and write your answer in a complete sentence.a. How much would she need to deposit every month into an account with a 7.25% interest rate?b. If she had started the account at the age of 21 with the same interest rate, how much would she need to deposit every month to achieve her goal?c. How much would she need to deposit as a lump sum (principal) at age 21 with the same interest rate (without making another payment) to have a million dollars at age 65

Rachel has a SMART goal to save for the next 7 years to purchase a $100,000 boat. She currently earns $125,000 a year. Her financial advisor believes that she can earn 4% APY on her account. If Rachel plans to save 10% of her monthly income every year, will that allow her to save enough for the boat in her time horizon?

Two friends, Alysha and Betty, are planning for their retirement. Both are 20 years old and plan on retiring in 40 years with $1,000,000 each. Betty plans on making annual deposits beginning in one year (total of 40 deposits) while Alysha plans on waiting and then depositing twice as much as Betty deposits. If both can earn 4.20 percent per year, how long can Alysha wait before she has to start making her deposits? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 125. Do not round your intermediate calculations.) Alysha can wait for years