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All it takes is one remarkable variable -- age. The same values taken for a 50 year period are only $1.65MM, nothing to sneeze at, but a far cry from $8.2MM.

• kbutler 8y ago
  This is overly dismissive. Age and duration are important, but the saving is also necessary. 100 years of living barely within your means won't leave $8.2MM or $1.65MM.
  • ascorbic 8y ago
    Never retiring, so never drawing on the principal is going to make a significant difference,