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Floor Coverage Planner

What could close the gap? Six ways people close a gap between their checks and their bills. Slide each one and watch the gap fill.

The gap, a monthThe number from "Will your checks cover your bills?", or your own.
$1,500a month still to find

Claim Social Security later

A later start means a bigger check, and more years to bridge first. See how much more a month.

$0a month

Your pension payout choice

One life pays more a month; continuing for a spouse pays less.

$0a month

An annuity that pays monthly

Lifetime income from an insurer, if the insurer can pay.

$0a month

Bonds or CDs timed to pay out

Bonds or certificates of deposit maturing in the years that need income.

$0a month

Cash set aside for the early years

Savings to live on until a check starts.

$0a month

Part-time work

Work can stop, so it is not part of the floor.

$0a month

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What this tool does and does not do

What this shows

Six ways people close a gap, each with an amount you choose, and how much of the gap they fill together.

What it does not do

It suggests no amounts, ranks nothing, and says nothing about whether any way fits you; that is a conversation. It saves nothing you enter.

These figures restate what you entered. They are not a projection, a recommendation, or a plan. A hypothetical illustration does not reflect the experience of any actual client. Nothing you enter is saved.

· The Heard First Session

Bring the numbers. We'll talk them through.

Give us an hour. Tell us what you've built, what the tool made you wonder about, and what you want the next part of your life to look like.

For those within five years of retirement or already there, with $1 million or more set aside. No cost. No obligation.