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Retirement

Monte Carlo simulation, Roth conversion ladder, IRMAA forecasting, Social Security taxation, 13 model portfolios, Efficient Frontier.

🧮 PENSION CALCULATOR

Estimate your pension benefit

Covers 30+ major US pension plans — UCRP, CalPERS, CalSTRS, FERS, military, NY/IL/OH/TX teachers, police & fire. Enter your salary, years of service, and retirement age to model possible outcomes using your plan's published formula. This is an educational estimate — verify with your plan administrator before any retirement decision.

✓ Annual + monthly ✓ Vesting check ✓ Survivor / J&S options ✓ Benefit + comp caps
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⚠️ Accuracy depends on your inputs
Our calculator is only as accurate as the numbers you enter. If your salary, years of credited service, or Final Average Pay are wrong, the estimate will be wrong. Before relying on this number for any retirement decision: verify your years of service, salary history, and Final Average Pay (FAS / HAPC) with your Human Resources department or pension plan administrator. They are the official source of truth — we just compute the formula on the numbers you provide.

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Pension Calculator

Includes 30+ major plans — UCRP, CalPERS, CalSTRS, FERS, military, NY/IL/OH/TX teachers, police & fire. Enter salary + years + age, get annual/monthly estimate with vesting + survivor + cap rules built-in.

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Monte Carlo Simulation

10,000 trials of your retirement plan under realistic market volatility. Shows P10/P50/P90 outcomes and success probability.

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Roth Conversion Ladder

The "gap-year" planner. Models bracket-aware Roth conversions year-by-year during low-income years between retirement and RMDs.

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Efficient Frontier

Modern Portfolio Theory. 6 asset classes, covariance matrix, grid-searched. Finds the optimal long-only mix at any target return + the tangency (max-Sharpe) portfolio.

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13 Model Portfolios

Boglehead 3-Fund · Dalio All Weather · Permanent Portfolio · Buffett 90/10 · Yale Endowment · Ivy · Larry Swedroe · Coffeehouse · and more. Compare allocations alongside your risk profile.

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IRMAA Forecasting

The Medicare premium surcharge that applies to retirees with higher MAGI — based on income from 2 YEARS PRIOR. The forecast helps you model scenarios for RMDs and Roth conversions; verify with a CPA before acting.

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Social Security Taxation

0%, 50%, or 85% of your SS benefits become taxable based on combined income. The full provisional-income calculation is modeled.

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RMD Calculator

Required Minimum Distributions from age 73 (SECURE 2.0). Models the impact on your bracket + Medicare premiums + Social Security taxation.

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Mega Backdoor Roth

An extra Roth contribution path (~$30,000/yr) available in some 401(k) plans. We walk through the requirements and the math.

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ABLE Accounts

For disabled beneficiaries who need to preserve SSI/Medicaid eligibility. Includes the 2026 ABLE Age Adjustment Act expansion (eligibility extends to age 46).

Free tools, still improving

All tools are open to use. We're continuing to improve them based on real user feedback.

  • ✓ Monte Carlo (10,000 trials)
  • ✓ Roth Conversion Ladder
  • ✓ Efficient Frontier
  • ✓ 13 model portfolios + risk-profile comparison
  • ✓ IRMAA + Social Security tax
  • ✓ RMD planner
  • ✓ Mega backdoor Roth guide
  • ✓ Plus: Taxes, College, Estate, more
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