CALCULATING AMOUNT AVAILABLE AT RETIREMENT:

Question:

Kaitlyn Tabor, a 25-year-old personal loan officer at First National Bank, understands the importance of starting early when it comes to saving for retirement. She has committed $3,000 per year for her retirement fund and assumes that she"ll retire at age 65.

A. How much will she have accumulated when she turns 65 if she invests in equities and earns 8% on average?

B. Kaitlyn is urging her firned, Stuart Pyle, to start his plan right away, too, because he's 35. What would his nest egg amount to if he invested in the same manner as Kaitlyn and he, too, retires at age 65? Comment on your findings.