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Your money, worked out.

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Retirement income

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  • GlossaryEvery symbol and term used on the site, from qₓ and ₜpₓ to äₓ and the annuity angle, in plain English.
  • Life tablesWhat lₓ, dₓ, qₓ and pₓ mean, how a period life table is built, and how to read the SSA table.
  • Present valueThe time value of money, the discount factor vᵗ, and present and future value with worked examples.
  • Survival probabilityHow tpₓ and tqₓ are calculated by multiplying through a life table, including part years.
  • Annuity formulasPresent and future value of an annuity, immediate vs due, growing annuities, perpetuities and a PV table.