You are planning to save for retirement over the next 30 years. To save for reti

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You are planning to save for retirement over the next 30 years. To save for retirement, you will invest $900 a month in a stock account in real dollars and $450 a month in a bond account in real dollars. The effective annual return of the stock account is expected to be 11 percent, and the bond account will earn7 percent. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with an 9 percent effective return. The inflation rate over this period is expected to be 4 percent. Assuming a 25-year withdrawal period you can withdraw $__________each month from your account in real terms. The nominal dollar amount of your last withdrawal is $ ____________.

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1st PMT = 700, I = 11/12 = .9166, N = 30 * 12 = 360,SOLVE FV = 1,963,163.82 Stock PMT = 300, I = 7/12 = .5833, N = 30 * 12 = 360, SOLVE FV = 365,991.30 Bonds FV of Stocks and Bonds = 2,329,155.12 2nd I = 9/12 = .75, N = 25 * 12= 300, SOLVE PMT = 19,546.18

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