Question:
Hi, if my contribution is R300 per month, what would the retirement annuity payout be in the next 25 years.
Answer:
Jerusha, There are many variables to this question, in particular your investment return, which will depend on your asset mix, the fees you pay and future inflation. Assuming you earned a 5% real (after-inflation) return of 5% per annum, plus a 6% inflationary return, the payout would be R473 000. If we ignore the inflation, the pay-out would be R179 000 in today's money terms, before fees. if we factor in fees of 2% pa, your pay out would only be approximately R134 000 in today's money terms, after fees. Please use our Retirement Calculator to help you with retirement annuity payout calculations of this nature, and for your retirement planning in general.