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You are 45 years old and you have $150,000 in your retirement account. You want to have 3 million by the time you are 60. A) How much do you need earn on your investments on a monthly basis to have $3,000,000 by age 60. B) if you contribute $400 per month in the next 15 years what rate of return are you seeking for?
a.
We know that,
Future Value = Present Value * (1+ monthly rate)^number of monthly period
number of monthly period = 15*12 = 180
3000000 = 150000 * (1+ monthly rate)^180
(3000000/150000)^(1/180) - 1 = monthly rate
monthly rate = 1.68% Answer
b.
We will use financial calculator to solve this part:
N = 15*12 = 180
PMT = -400
PV = -150000
FV = 3000000
CPT I/Y = Monthly Rate = 1.6% Answer