document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036407>Question 1036407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You think you need 1.5 million and your retirement advisor thinks you will average 8% a year on your account. How much will you need to contribute a year to your account if you have 40 years to your retirement? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the solution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Go to the following site:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://www.calculator.net/investment-calculator.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your target: 1500000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After: 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Starting Principal: 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Annual Return: 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make sure change the radio button (the small circle) from monthly to annually since you want to calculate annual payment instead of monthly payment. Then click calculate. You will see on the right side the green number as $5790.24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means than you have to contribute $5760.24 every year at the end of the year for 40 years. If you do that you end up \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "investing $231,609.60 and earning $1,268,389.83 interest. The total will be 1.5 M\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will see a table at the bottom of the link. Go through the table to understand. Also there are some videos below to familiarize you with the concepts. Sometimes students who have Microsoft Outlook through their college can download free version of Microsoft Office (Excel). You may check with your school to see if they provide free version of Excel. See the picture below and the videos below. Go to the link you got and plug the numbers.  \r<BR>\n" );
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