It's some formula based on your last 30 years of earnings up to 90,000/year (as of this year) and your age, and maybe some other stuff. It should be an easy google search - If you find it please share!
Also about the best online retirement number cruncher I know of is Sharpe's Financial Engines http://www.financialengines.com He's a nobel prize winner and inventor of the Sharpe Ratio. On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:05:15 -0800, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anybody know how those retirement tools guesstimate one's possible > social security benefit, assuming it is still viable 30 years from now? > > I'm creating my own retirement planning number cruncher, and I would like to > incorporate a social security factor. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148697 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
