Does FireCalc calculate future balances if not retired?

[Carpediem]

Example: If I enter a portfolio balance of $1MM (and an AA in the Your Portfolio tab) and I indicate I plan to retire in 5 years, does FireCalc calculate what your portfolio balance might be in 5 years and use that figure in its success calculations?

Hope that makes sense.

 

[REWahoo]

Yes, it does exactly as you ask.

You can see this by doing two runs of FIRECalc for a 30 year retirement, one at the default numbers and a second after going to the "Not Retired?" tab and indicating you will retire five years later (2022). The first result will show a success rate of 94.9% and delaying five years will result in 100%