You'd like to do some number crunching to be sure you have enough money to reach your retirement goals.
A retirement planning calculator helps you calculate and get a sense of where you're now with your money and where you would like to be at retirement.
Here are 4 simple retirement calculators to help you accomplish this.
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AARP's (American Association Of Retired People) Retirement Calculator This is an easy-to-use calculator.
Input all your personal and financial data into the calculator.
The calculator then figures out where you're now with your money and what you'll need to save to meet your retirement needs.
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CNN Money's Retirement Planning Calculator This calculator helps you estimate how well your savings program is preparing you for retirement.
It figures out how much you'll need.
Then tells you your chances of getting there.
And if it looks like you'll fall short, it offers suggestions to improve your plan.
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Bankrate's 401k Retirement Calculator It offers you with a quick snapshot of how much you can save in your 401k plan.
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SmartMoney's Retirement Planning Worksheet How much you need for retirement depends on a number of factors, from your current lifestyle to your general state of health to whether you plan to retire early.
SmartMoney's calculator is a set of 5 interactive worksheets to let you tailor your own estimate of your savings to your circumstances.
It takes a little bit of time to complete but when you're done, you'll have a dependable estimate of:

• How much you'll need in annual retirement income;
• How much you can count on from your pension and Social Security benefits;
• What your total retirement nest egg must be and
• How much you need to put away this year to begin to reach that goal