The Wall Street Journal

Do I get rich, or go bust? The tools that predict my future

Do I get rich, or go bust? The tools that predict my future
Find out how much money you might have in retirement. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Jeremy OlshanThe fortunetellers say I’ll retire rich. Not Buffett rich, but rich enough for my wife and I to live in premium-economy comfort well into our 90s and still leave something to our kids.Of course, there’s a 17% chance — roughly the odds of rolling a seven at the casino—that we’ll outlive our money. Crap.After plugging my income, debt, assets, hopes and fears into the newest generation of financial-planning tools, these were two of the possible financial futures predicted. No mere retirement calculator...

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