Actual and
hypothetical returns of just the Aggressive Fee - Based Model, compared to the same Index Model, the markets, our American Funds model, are on the table mid-page here.
Hypothetical returns of each asset classes» current mutual fund pick, compared to its benchmark index are on the table mid-page here.
Not exact matches
Researchers tested a blizzard
of potential «drawdown strategies» — that is,
hypothetical rates
of spending in retirement, mapped against investment
returns on people's savings — to analyze which had the best chance to keep up with inflation and sustain a portfolio through a long retirement.
An investor who panicked and only later re-entered the market would have found that his bank account at the end
of the bet was a lot smaller than a
hypothetical account in which he earned the index - fund
returns for the whole period.»
A 10 - times
return over six years, a
hypothetical holding period, means an investor rate
of return of 46 percent, although
returns are inherently diluted by other investments in the portfolio.
In the absence
of the transactions tax, our
hypothetical saver would realize $ 8,771 in gross investment
returns.
footnote † † † This
hypothetical example assumes a 6 % rate
of return, a 4 % inflation rate, that expense ratios are cut from 0.80 % to 0.30 %, that withdrawals are adjusted for inflation, and that the entire portfolio is liquidated over 35 years.
To get a sense
of what's at stake when you pull out
of the market, even temporarily, during a bear market, the Schwab Center for Financial Research compared the
returns from four
hypothetical portfolios:
For those age 50 or older, one $ 6,500 yearly contribution could grow to more than $ 69,000 in 35 years.5 We used a
hypothetical 7 % long - term compounded annual rate
of return and assumed the money stays invested the entire time.
This
hypothetical example assumes the following: (1) one $ 5,500 IRA contribution made on January 1, (2) an annual rate
of return of 7 %, and (3) no taxes on any earnings within the IRA.
The
hypothetical examples assume the following: one annual $ 5,500 or $ 6,500, IRA contribution made on January 1
of the first year, a 7 % annual rate
of return, and no taxes on any earnings within the IRA.
Let's look at how a
hypothetical portfolio made up
of 70 % in stocks and 30 % in bonds would fair with a large stock market loss at different levels
of bond
returns:
Cumulative market value illustrates a
hypothetical total
return for an initial investment
of $ 10,000.
All discussions
of returns are strictly
hypothetical and exclude commissions and taxes.
These projections are based on a
hypothetical 6 % rate
of return less a 0.25 % low - cost annual annuity charge, and a 6 % rate
of return less a 1.26 % annual annuity charge, which is the national industry average annual charge as
of 12/31/2016, according to Morningstar, Inc..
If a
hypothetical investor began contributing and investing $ 5,500 to an IRA at age 25 and keep making the same annual contribution until age 65, you could potentially accumulate $ 703,119 — assuming a 5 % rate
of return.
The
return assumptions are based on
hypothetical rates
of return of securities indices, which serve as proxies for the asset classes.
The
hypothetical portfolios consist
of: 1) 100 % stocks represented by the S&P 500 Total
Return Index.
- retirement savings and income - Pre-59 1/2 72t Calculations (avoiding penalty tax)- college savings and 529 plan illustrations - college cost and tuition data - Coverdell education savings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost
of waiting to save - Effect
of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical
Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact
of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types
of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation
of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio
Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calculations
- retirement savings and income - Pre-59 1/2 72t Calculations (avoiding penalty tax)- college savings and 529 plan illustrations - college cost and tuition data - Coverdell education savings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost
of waiting to save - Effect
of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical
Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact
of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types
of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation
of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio
Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calculations
Results are
hypothetical, are NOT an indicator
of future results, and do NOT represent
returns that any investor actually attained.
He also says wisely that «when one
returns from the
hypothetical scheme to the rich complexity
of individual events, it is evident at once that no person or group ever conforms completely to a type.»
Now imagine we leave the land
of the
hypothetical and
return to the land
of reality.
Benefits are «smoothed» instead
of being calculated and projected with a fixed
hypothetical future
return.
The
hypothetical used to determine this year's pecking order: The starting quarterback
of a league - average team goes down with a freak injury, and early reports offer no sign
of his imminent
return.
With the top ranked team getting the top priority, Alabama will
return to the scene
of its
hypothetical SEC Championship Game win to take on the Big Ten champion Buckeyes.
Because the US is so polarized politically, there is very little chance that a Republican controlled House
of Representatives would choose to impeach a Republican President even if there were overwhelming evidence that he had accepted a direct bribe from the Russian government (such as, for
hypothetical example, a 19 % interest in the Russian gas company Rosneft) in
return for promulgating policies favorable to the Russians, let alone confirmation
of the allegations that his Presidential campaign had coordinated election strategy and tactics with the Russians.
Over this 13 - year period, the
hypothetical investment
returns for CHAA companies were significantly higher than average S&P 500
returns — as much as triple in some
of the scenarios.
On this (belated) Halloween special, That Guy Named John is joined by
returning guest Steve, as they break down a
hypothetical death match tournament with 16
of the most iconic horror movie villains!
Aside from the fact that schools don't offer to
return money when an extra child enters this
hypothetical classroom, the ebb and flow
of students in and out
of every school building everyday is subject to so many variables that it is nearly impossible to single out one.
In addition, let's assume
hypothetical expected
returns for U.S. equities, Treasuries and cash
of 4.4 percent, 1.6 percent and 1.2 percent respectively, using BlackRock Client Solutions» five - year
return assumptions for various assets.
Over the years I have found that it's helpful for people to study some tables
of numbers that show
hypothetical investment
returns and withdrawal rates.
So instead
of the simplistic, easy to remember brand, the annuity industry has decided to hang their hopes on
hypothetical, theoretical, and non-guaranteed variable and indexed annuity
return scenarios.
The blank white spaces indicate years in which our
hypothetical investor ran out
of money because the portfolio
returns were insufficient to keep up with constantly rising withdrawals.
This
hypothetical example assumes the following: a starting annual gross salary
of $ 60,000 with a salary increase
of 4 % (2.5 % inflation + 1.5 % real salary growth rate) each year; pre-tax contributions
of 15 %
of salary annually (that 15 % includes any contribution you may get from your employer) at the end
of the year for 42 and 32 years, respectively; and an annual rate
of return of 5.5 %.
Plugging in some
hypothetical numbers into the tool (50 yr old; $ 600K inside an individual IRA; Modest expected annual rate
of return = 4 %) provides RMD for his / her age 70.5.
Another three years
of saving plus investment
returns on new and existing savings for our
hypothetical 55 - year - old socking away 20 % a year would boost the value
of her nest egg by roughly $ 135,000 to about $ 515,000.
As
of the close January 31st the
hypothetical portfolio was up 10 % since inception, including dividends (
returns exclude commissions and taxes and all trades are
hypothetical so real results will differ).
I then created a
hypothetical example showing the impact
of investing $ 1000 and earning the median
of 1st quartile
returns (the 87.5 th percentile)
of active small - cap share classes for a 3 - year period, and earning the median
of 4th quartile
returns (the 12.5 th percentile)
of active small - cap share classes for the following 3 - year period.
Decembers results averaged 12.29 % for the 10 stocks, led by Silverleaf Resorts» (SVLF)
return of over 38 % in 4 weeks and Fuwei Films (FFHL) 34 % 4 week
return (
returns are
hypothetical and exclude commissions and taxes, free trades are always one option to avoid commissions).
Last month's results averaged 12.29 % for the 10 stocks, led by Silverleaf Resorts» (SVLF)
return of over 38 % in 4 weeks and Fuwei Films (FFHL) 34 % 4 week
return (
returns are
hypothetical and exclude commissions and taxes).
Decembers results averaged 12.29 % for the 10 stocks, led by Silverleaf Resorts» (SVLF)
return of over 38 % in 4 weeks and Fuwei Films (FFHL) 34 % 4 week
return (
returns are
hypothetical and exclude commissions and taxes, low cost trades are always one option to avoid commissions).
I can accept
hypothetical returns as long as the period
of time includes a long enough period to expose likely losses you are likely to experience during the worst
of times.
All discussions
of returns are strictly
hypothetical and exclude commissions and taxes.
To determine what was safe would require a different sort
of analysis, one that focused on what was known at the time the
hypothetical retirements began, not on the
returns sequences that played out in the real world but which we learned
of only after the retirements commenced.
This
hypothetical example shows that if you started with an initial investment
of $ 75,000 in a taxable account over a 30 - year time - frame, it would grow to $ 266,740, assuming a 6 % rate
of return.
Using the most recent full cycle dating back to 2007 as a guide, a
hypothetical portfolio
of 60 % global stocks and 40 % Canadian bonds slightly edged the S&P / TSX Composite Index's cumulative
return, but with almost half the amount
of volatility (see the chart below).
The results are absolutely stunning: the
hypothetical portfolio
of these so - called «net - net» stocks, many
of which had no earnings at all, produced a shocking 35.2 % annual
return for the period from 1984 - 2008.
The purpose
of the
hypothetical portfolio is to track
returns for a portfolio
of 15 stocks selected based on a variety
of valuation metrics.
Since inception
of the investor class, 10/31/2014 to 3/31/2018 Chart represents a
hypothetical example
of an investment in the Mid Cap Value Fund representing historical
returns