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To: mr_hammer
" ... the CFP informed us that besides our home being paid off we would need $1.5M in liquid assets to assure the payment of our health care needs into our retirement years."

Do you or your wife have a pre-existing health care issue which will not be covered by Medicare?

$1.5M invested in a 25 year annuity at 1.5% (assumed 4.5% risk-free interest rate minus 3.0% annual inflation, gives a reasonable estimate of inflation-adjusted dollars) would produce an annual payment of $71,325, about 19% more than what you are earning today.

$71,300/year would cover a Medicare Supplemental Policy and a lifetime Long Term Care Insurance Policy with probably more than $50,000/year left over assuming you are both healthy.

Your CFP sounds like he is quoting generic numbers.

167 posted on 01/30/2007 8:18:38 PM PST by magellan
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To: magellan

No, the 1.5 number includes money for daily sustanance and healthcare. Sorry for not making that more clear.


168 posted on 01/31/2007 5:16:22 AM PST by mr_hammer (Pro-life, Pro-gun, Pro-military, Pro-borders, Limited Govn't will win in 08!)
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