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SMART
Retirement
Goals
Ten
SMART
retirement
goals
The
short
version
—
one
line
per
goal
,
with
its
target
date
.
The
full
SMART
breakdown
for
each
goal
follows
below
.
01
Grow
the
retirement
portfolio
to
$
1.4
million
Contribute
$
2,100
a
month
across
the
401(
k
),
Roth
IRA
,
and
taxable
brokerage
,
then
let
compounding
carry
the
rest
.
TARGET
·
DEC
2041
NET
WORTH
02
Max
out
the
401(
k
)
every
plan
year
through
2038
Defer
the
IRS
maximum
,
add
the
age
-50
catch
-
up
once
eligible
,
and
review
the
deferral
percentage
every
January
.
ANNUAL
·
THROUGH
2038
CONTRIBUTIONS
03
Pay
off
the
mortgage
by
age
58
Retire
the
$
268,000
remaining
balance
on
the
Chestnut
Street
house
with
an
extra
$
450
a
month
toward
principal
.
TARGET
·
AUG
2037
DEBT
04
Be
completely
consumer
-
debt
free
Clear
both
credit
cards
and
the
auto
loan
with
a
$
900
monthly
snowball
funded
from
the
annual
bonus
.
TARGET
·
DEC
2027
DEBT
05
Replace
75%
of
pre
-
retirement
income
Build
a
$
108,000
gross
retirement
income
from
portfolio
withdrawals
,
Social
Security
at
67,
and
part
-
time
work
.
TARGET
·
YEAR
1
OF
RETIREMENT
INCOME
2 / 8
06
Hold
a
24-
month
cash
reserve
Keep
$
96,000
in
laddered
T
-
bills
and
a
high
-
yield
savings
account
so
no
equity
is
sold
in
a
down
market
.
TARGET
·
JUN
2039
LIQUIDITY
07
Shift
to
a
55/45
stock
-
to
-
bond
allocation
by
60
Step
down
roughly
four
percentage
points
a
year
from
today
'
s
80/20
mix
,
rebalancing
every
January
.
TARGET
·
JAN
2039
ASSET
MIX
08
Bridge
health
coverage
from
60
to
Medicare
at
65
Fund
five
years
of
marketplace
premiums
—
about
$
13,800
a
year
—
from
an
HSA
earmarked
for
exactly
this
window
.
TARGET
·
NOV
2039
ENROLLMENT
HEALTHCARE
09
Write
a
formal
4%
withdrawal
plan
Document
a
$
56,000
first
-
year
withdrawal
with
guardrails
,
rebalancing
rules
,
and
a
defined
response
to
a
20%
market
drop
.
TARGET
·
DEC
2040
STRATEGY
10
Build
a
three
-
commitment
purpose
plan
Two
paid
consulting
days
a
week
,
a
seat
on
the
land
trust
board
,
and
one
120-
mile
trail
section
each
summer
.
TARGET
·
JUN
2039
ONWARD
PURPOSE
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FULL
B RE AK DO WN
Each
goal
,
written
SMART
Use
these
cards
as
the
working
version
.
Every
criterion
answers
a
question
you
would
otherwise
have
to
guess
at
later
—
what
exactly
,
by
how
much
,
and
by
when
.
01
Grow
the
retirement
portfolio
to
$
1.4
million
by
2041
S
SPECIFIC
Accumulate
$
1,400,000
across
the
401(
k
),
Roth
IRA
,
and
taxable
brokerage
account
.
M
MEASURABLE
Check
the
balance
quarterly
against
a
path
of
$
780,000
by
2029
,
$
980,000
by
2033
,
and
$
1.2
million
by
2037
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
Requires
$
2,100
a
month
in
total
contributions
plus
6%
nominal
growth
.
Current
saving
is
$
1,650
a
month
—
the
gap
closes
with
the
2027
raise
.
R
RELEVANT
At
a
4%
withdrawal
rate
,
$
1.4
million
supports
$
56,000
a
year
,
which
pairs
with
Social
Security
to
cover
the
full
retirement
budget
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Measured
on
December
31, 2041
,
the
month
the
62
nd
birthday
is
reached
.
02
Max
out
the
401(
k
)
every
plan
year
through
2038
S
SPECIFIC
Elect
the
full
IRS
employee
deferral
limit
each
plan
year
,
adding
the
age
-50
catch
-
up
beginning
in
2029.
M
MEASURABLE
A
18%
payroll
deferral
on
$
148,000
gross
equals
$
26,640
a
year
,
which
covers
the
limit
plus
catch
-
up
.
Verified
on
each
January
pay
stub
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
The
deferral
percentage
was
already
raised
from
12%
to
15%
in
2025.
Moving
to
18%
adds
$
370
a
month
in
pre
-
tax
payroll
cost
.
R
RELEVANT
Tax
-
deferred
growth
inside
the
401(
k
)
is
the
single
largest
lever
on
the
$
1.4
million
target
—
no
other
change
moves
the
projection
as
much
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Reviewed
every
January
,
with
the
first
review
on
January
5, 2027
.
The
final
maxed
-
out
plan
year
is
2038.
4 / 8
03
Pay
off
the
mortgage
by
age
58
S
SPECIFIC
Retire
the
$
268,000
remaining
balance
on
the
Chestnut
Street
house
,
held
at
5.25%
fixed
.
M
MEASURABLE
Add
$
450
a
month
in
principal
on
top
of
the
scheduled
payment
and
confirm
the
declining
balance
each
January
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
The
extra
$
450
a
month
shortens
the
term
by
roughly
six
years
and
saves
about
$
71,000
in
interest
at
the
current
rate
.
R
RELEVANT
Removes
$
2,140
a
month
of
housing
cost
from
the
retirement
budget
,
which
is
the
largest
single
line
item
in
it
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Final
payment
scheduled
for
August
2037
,
at
age
58 —
four
years
before
the
target
retirement
date
.
04
Be
completely
consumer
-
debt
free
by
December
2027
S
SPECIFIC
Carry
a
zero
balance
on
both
credit
cards
and
close
out
the
auto
loan
entirely
.
M
MEASURABLE
Current
balances
:
$
6,800
across
the
two
cards
and
$
14,200
on
the
auto
loan
at
$
560
a
month
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
A
$
900
monthly
snowball
funded
from
the
annual
bonus
clears
the
cards
in
eight
months
and
the
loan
in
twenty
.
R
RELEVANT
Frees
$
1,460
a
month
to
redirect
into
the
brokerage
account
and
the
cash
reserve
,
both
of
which
feed
the
retirement
plan
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Verified
debt
-
free
on
December
31, 2027
,
with
a
credit
report
pulled
the
same
week
to
confirm
.
5 / 8
05
Replace
75%
of
pre
-
retirement
income
S
SPECIFIC
Build
a
gross
retirement
income
of
$
108,000
a
year
,
adjusted
annually
for
inflation
.
M
MEASURABLE
Three
verified
sources
:
portfolio
withdrawal
$
56,000
,
Social
Security
claimed
at
67
worth
roughly
$
3,180
a
month
,
and
part
-
time
work
of
$
14,000
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
Depends
on
hitting
the
$
1.4
million
portfolio
and
on
delaying
Social
Security
to
67
rather
than
claiming
at
62.
R
RELEVANT
75%
replacement
preserves
the
current
lifestyle
without
requiring
a
meaningful
cut
in
travel
,
dining
,
or
the
annual
family
trip
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Confirmed
in
the
first
full
year
of
retirement
, 2042
,
and
re
-
tested
against
inflation
every
year
after
.
06
Hold
a
24-
month
cash
reserve
before
retirement
S
SPECIFIC
Keep
$
96,000
in
laddered
Treasury
bills
and
a
high
-
yield
savings
account
,
sized
to
cover
essential
expenses
for
two
years
.
M
MEASURABLE
Balance
today
is
$
34,000
.
Add
$
1,700
a
month
and
hit
an
interim
milestone
of
$
60,000
by
2032.
A
ACHIEVABLE
The
full
amount
is
reached
by
redirecting
the
mortgage
payment
once
the
house
is
paid
off
in
2037 —
no
new
income
required
.
R
RELEVANT
Provides
sequence
-
of
-
returns
protection
:
in
a
bad
market
year
,
spending
comes
from
cash
instead
of
selling
equities
at
a
loss
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Fully
funded
by
June
2039
,
two
years
before
the
target
retirement
date
.
6 / 8
07
Shift
to
a
55/45
stock
-
to
-
bond
allocation
by
age
60
S
SPECIFIC
Move
from
today
'
s
80/20
mix
to
a
55%
equity
/ 45%
fixed
income
portfolio
.
M
MEASURABLE
Step
down
roughly
four
percentage
points
of
equity
a
year
,
confirmed
at
each
January
rebalance
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
Most
of
the
shift
happens
through
new
contributions
and
dividend
reinvestment
into
bonds
,
so
no
large
taxable
sale
is
required
.
R
RELEVANT
Reduces
drawdown
risk
in
the
three
years
immediately
before
withdrawals
begin
,
when
a
bad
market
does
the
most
lasting
damage
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Target
allocation
reached
at
the
January
2039
rebalance
,
at
age
60.
08
Bridge
health
coverage
from
60
to
Medicare
at
65
S
SPECIFIC
Secure
continuous
marketplace
coverage
for
the
five
-
year
gap
between
leaving
the
employer
plan
and
Medicare
eligibility
at
65.
M
MEASURABLE
Estimated
premium
of
$
1,150
a
month
for
the
household
—
about
$
13,800
a
year
—
with
a
dedicated
account
earmarked
to
cover
it
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
An
HSA
balance
of
$
41,000
already
exists
,
and
family
contributions
continue
at
the
annual
HSA
maximum
through
2038.
R
RELEVANT
Closes
the
single
largest
and
least
predictable
cost
gap
in
the
retirement
plan
,
and
prevents
a
medical
bill
from
forcing
a
portfolio
withdrawal
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Enrollment
during
the
November
2039
open
window
,
with
coverage
starting
the
month
of
the
60
th
birthday
.
7 / 8
09
Write
a
formal
4%
withdrawal
plan
S
SPECIFIC
Document
a
written
investment
policy
statement
covering
the
withdrawal
rate
,
the
rebalancing
rule
,
and
the
response
to
market
extremes
.
M
MEASURABLE
First
-
year
withdrawal
set
at
$
56,000
,
inflation
-
adjusted
each
year
,
with
guardrails
triggered
by
a
±20%
move
in
the
portfolio
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
Monte
Carlo
testing
at
the
current
savings
rate
shows
an
85%
success
probability
over
30
years
at
this
withdrawal
level
.
R
RELEVANT
Converts
a
pile
of
accounts
into
a
repeatable
decision
rule
,
which
is
what
prevents
panicked
selling
in
the
first
bad
year
of
retirement
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
First
draft
completed
by
December
2040
,
reviewed
every
February
once
withdrawals
begin
.
10
Build
a
three
-
commitment
purpose
plan
S
SPECIFIC
Name
and
commit
to
three
things
that
fill
the
working
week
:
two
paid
consulting
days
,
a
board
seat
at
the
community
land
trust
,
and
one
long
-
distance
trail
section
every
summer
.
M
MEASURABLE
Two
consulting
days
a
week
at
a
$
1,200
monthly
target
,
eight
board
meetings
a
year
,
and
120
trail
miles
each
summer
.
A
ACHIEVABLE
Consulting
clients
come
from
the
existing
professional
network
,
with
the
pipeline
started
eighteen
months
before
the
retirement
date
.
R
RELEVANT
Delivers
purpose
,
social
connection
,
and
a
$
14,000
income
bridge
that
the
75%
replacement
target
already
counts
on
.
T
TIME
-
BOUND
Board
commitment
signed
by
June
2039
;
first
consulting
client
secured
by
March
2042
.
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