Unique challenges women face as they prepare for and live through retirement.

1. Women and
Financial Success
PRESENTED BY MIDWESTERN FINANCIAL GROUP
PATRICK CAMPBELL & JOSEPH JAY, CFA
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2. Agenda
 Briefly address “Gender Retirement Gap”
 Basic Tenants of a Successful Financial Future
 Calculating savings required to meet future financial goals
 Savings vehicles to help accumulate assets
 Tools to help manage your finances
 Q&A
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3. Gender Retirement Gap
 Women need to save more than men in order to have same amount of
assets at retirement and through retirement
 Two New Graduates; same job, same starting wage
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4. Reasons For Gender Retirement Gap
 Fewer years in the workforce – 75% of the years men work
 Advanced studies, children, elder care of parents, etc.…
 Fewer years in workforce impacts savings
 Lower Social Security benefits
 Gender pay gap – 78 cents on the dollar
 Showing signs of gradual improvement
 Women tend to be more risk adverse than men
 Risker assets improve returns over time
 Recent research illustrates women more risk aware
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5. Gender Retirement Gap, Cont.
 What we have discussed thus far only applies to same standard of living to
male counterpart up to retirement
 During retirement, women tend to spend more
 Women consistently live longer
 Sole Provider late stage in retirement
 Higher healthcare costs for women – 18% more
 Need to plan for this reality
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6. Basic Tenants of Financial Success
 Basic tenants of a successful financial future
 Spend less than you make
 Invest early and often
 Understand risk and its relationship to your tolerance and goals
 Have a plan in place
 Financial success takes discipline
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7. Spend Less than you make
 Must pay yourself first
 Funding a future liability
 Have a budget in place
 See Sample budget
 Use resources – Mint, Personal Capital
 Review monthly budgets vs. actual spending
 Put in place a system of accountability
 I.e., recurring monthly review with spouse or significant other
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8. Invest Early and Often
 Investing earlier allows you do reduce amount your saving
 Saving early and often allows you to maximize opportunity of
compounding
 Time can be your best friend or worst enemy
 Playing catch-up is hard to do
 Illustrations – next two slides
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9. Invest Early and Often, Cont. 9

10. Invest Early and Often Cont.
 Hypothetical: Emily and Dave. Emily saves $200 per month into 401k
beginning at age 25 earning 6% per year. Dave starts saving $200 per
month into his 401k, earning the same return of 6%, but starts at age 35.
Both continue to add $200 per month until 65 years old.
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11. Understanding Risk
 Taking greater risk improves outlook
 Two traditional asset classes – Stocks
and Bonds
 Stocks 9.53% Annual Return
 Bonds 4.91% Annual Return
 Stocks carry much greater risk, but
diversification can be your friend
 Would you rather earn a smooth 5%
or a lumpy 9.5%
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12. Understanding Risk, Cont.
 Risk tolerance has two dimensions
 Capacity
 Time horizon, stability of income, age, required rate of return to meet your goal(s)
 Willingness
 Ability to accept losses/volatility, emotional and cognitive biases
 Being risk aware is important to your success
 Portfolio mix should mirror tolerance for risk
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13. Have a Plan in Place
 A proper financial plan will address the following
 Your financial goals
 i.e., maintain current lifestyle through retirement
 Your risk tolerance – capacity & willingness
 Your current financial position
 Net worth
 Current savings rate
 Taxation
 Required annual savings rate and return to meet your financial goal(s)
 Other sources of future income (Social Security)
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14. Saving for Retirement
 Basic Rules of Thumb
 Will want to replace 70% of current income, adjusted to inflation
 Save 15% of gross wages per year once you begin working
 Caveat: rule of thumb can fall short. Everyone’s situation is different
 Hypothetical:
 A 40 year old female earning $45,000 today
 She plans to retire at 70 years of age
 Wants to plan on replacing 70% of current income (no more mortgage)
 Currently has $97,000 in her 401(k) with $4,000 annual additions per year
 High capacity for risk and average willingness given her age
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15. Saving for Retirement, Cont.
 Assumptions
 Pre-tax income required in retirement $76,459
 $45,000 income, adjusted for 3% annual inflation, over 30 year period @ 70%
 Annual portfolio return of 7% pre-retirement
 Annual Social Security income of $26,625
 We have reduced projected figure of $35,500 by 25%
 Will begin social security benefits income at retirement age of 70
 Ending balance (FV) at time of retirement of $1,245,850
 Needs to support safe withdrawal rate of 4%, adjusted for annual inflation
 Needs to support pre-tax withdrawals of $49,834
 Income required – Social Security Benefit ($76,459 – $26,625)
 Not adjusting for difference in taxation from pre to post-retirement
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16. Saving for Retirement, Cont.
 Solve for required annual savings needed in order to ensure you can
maintain your same standard of living in retirement with little to no
concern of outliving your assets
 Future Value of assets = $1,245,850
 PMT = X
 Rate of Return = 7%
 Present Value of Portfolio = $97,000
 N = 30 years of saving
 Required annual savings to meet retirement goal = $5,372
 An increase of $1,372 in annual savings to maintain lifestyle in retirement
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17. Various Savings vehicles
 401k’s, 403b’s, SEP’s, Simple IRAs, Roth IRA’s, Rollover IRA’s, oh my...
 401(k) – McGrath Auto
 Pre-tax retirement savings vehicle
 Money grows tax deferred; taxed upon withdrawal
 2017 maximum $18,000 annual employee deferrals
 Plus $5,500 catch-up for those 50+
 Roth IRA
 Income limitations begin at $118,000 (single), 186,000 (married)
 Post-tax savings vehicle
 Money grows tax free; no future taxation
 2017 maximum contribution limit is $5,500
 Plus $1,000 catch-up for those 50+
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18. Various Savings Vehicles, Cont.
 When saving for education
 529 Accounts preferred vehicle
 Underutilized
 Qualify for state tax deduction on contributions of $3,239 per spouse per beneficiary
(child)
 Maximum annual additions 0f $14,000 per spouse per beneficiary
 Contributions grow tax free as long as they are used for qualified college expenses
 Tuition, books, support material and technology, ‘reasonable room & board
 A 10% penalty and income tax will be applied to unqualified withdrawals
 Retain ability to change beneficiary at your discretion
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19. Tools to Help Meet Your Goals
 Budgeting Apps
 Mint
 Personal Capital
 Financial Calculators
 Schwab MoneyWise
 http://www.schwabmoneywise.com/public/moneywise/tools_resources/calculators_w
orksheets/calculators
 Examples: credit card payoff, retirement savings, etc.
 Vanguard Tools & Calculators
 https://investor.vanguard.com/investing/investment-calculator
 Retirement planning, education savings, investment vehicles, etc.
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20. Final Thoughts
 What you can do today
 Record your financial goals
 Begin understand what’s required to meet those goals
 Use tools or seek professional assistance
 Ensure you have a plan in place
 Goals evolve, as do your circumstances. Review and maintenance is key
 Success requires discipline and a system of accountability
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