Question

The customer is covered by a company defined benefit plan that will pay about $40,000 per year upon retirement at age 70. This customer wishes to maintain his current living standard upon retirement and intends on living in his current house. The customer will receive annual social security payments of about $8,000 per year. To meet the customer's goal of retiring in 10 years with an annual income of $72,000 per year, the best recommendation is to_______________.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the best recommendation would be to invest $10,000 per year for the next 5 years in Treasury Bonds. Then in about 6-10 years when there are no more recurring mortgage payments to be made, follow that up by increasing the annual investment by another $10,800 per year.