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FIRE Calculator

Estimate the portfolio needed to support annual spending in retirement.

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Estimated yearly spending the portfolio must support.

The percentage of the portfolio withdrawn during the first retirement year.

Invested assets already available toward the retirement target.

FIRE target: $1,500,000.00. Amount remaining: $1,250,000.00

Estimated results

FIRE target
$1,500,000.00
Portfolio implied by annual expenses and withdrawal rate.
Amount remaining
$1,250,000.00
Additional invested assets needed to reach the estimate.

For educational estimates only. Results are not investment, legal, or tax advice.

Visualize the estimate

Progress toward the FIRE target

Current investments compared with the portfolio target implied by the withdrawal rate.

  • Current investments
  • FIRE target

Current investments cover 17% of the estimated $1,500,000 target.

Current investments cover 17% of the estimated $1,500,000 target.

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Data used in the progress toward the fire target chart
GoalCurrent investments
Current investments$250,000.00

Understand the estimate

What this calculator tells you

The target is the portfolio size implied by the selected annual withdrawal rate; the gap compares that target with current investments.

Formula and assumptions

Formula: FIRE target = annual expenses ÷ withdrawal rate.

Assumptions

  • Annual expenses and the withdrawal rate remain constant in real terms.
  • The estimate does not model taxes, Social Security, pensions, sequence risk, or future savings.