Retirement & Life Transitions
The big one-time decisions — when to claim Social Security, lump sum or pension, convert or not, downsize or stay — compared side by side, plus the planning tools that feed them.
- Social Security Break-Even CalculatorClaim at 62, 67, or 70? Break-even ages and lifetime totals, charted.
- Pension Lump Sum CalculatorCan the lump sum replicate your pension? Depletion curve and hurdle rate.
- Roth Conversion CalculatorPay the tax now or later? Both paths after tax, side by side.
- Retirement Withdrawal CalculatorFind out how long your retirement savings will really last.
- RMD CalculatorThis year's required IRA or 401(k) withdrawal, from the current IRS table.
- Longevity Planning CalculatorSSA longevity data turned into a planning age — averages, odds, and honesty.
- Long-Term Care Cost CalculatorWhat care really costs — 2025 medians, projected to when you might need them.
- Downsizing CalculatorSell and downsize or stay? Freed equity, monthly savings, payback year.
- Annuity Payout CalculatorMonthly annuity payments, payout duration, or a lottery annuity schedule.
- Reverse Mortgage CalculatorRough HECM reverse mortgage proceeds from age, home value, and rate.
- S&P 500 Investment CalculatorSee what a past S&P 500 investment would be worth today.
- Capital Gains Tax CalculatorTax on a property sale after basis, selling costs, and the home-sale exclusion.
- TVM CalculatorSolve any of the four TVM variables — FV, PV, payment, or years.
- Superannuation CalculatorProject a super balance: 12% of salary, compounding for decades.