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6 Things Retirement Calculators Get Wrong

A study by the Society of Actuaries says popular retirement calculators have serious flaws

Posted by Jeremy Koch on April 23, 2010 - 1:42pm

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Every major financial services company has an online tool to estimate how much money you need to save for retirement. But a recent study shows that many popular retirement calculators have fundamental flaws that can lead to miscalculations when plotting your financial future.

Learn more about the flaws in online retirement calculators and how to compensate for them in this story, 6 Things Retirement Calculators Get Wrong on CBS MoneyWatch by WhatsNext.com contributing editor, Mark Miller.

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