Jon and Kate Alden are 40 years old and have one daughter, age 10. Jon is the primary earner, making $65,000 per year. Kate does not currently work. The Aldens have decided to use the needs analysis method to calculate the value of a life insurance policy that would provide for Kate and their daughter in the event of Jons death.

Jon and Kate estimate that while their daughter is still living at home, monthly living expenses for Kate and their child will be about $2,900 (in current dollars). After their daughter leaves for college in 8 years, Kate will need a monthly income of $2,600 until she retires at age 65. The Aldens estimate Kates living expenses after 65 will only be $2,000 a month. The life expectancy of a woman Kates age is 87 years, so the Alden family calculates that Kate will spend about 22 years in retirement.

Using this information, complete the first portion of the needs analysis worksheet to estimate their total living expenses.

Life Insurance Needs Analysis Worksheet

Name of insured	Jon and Kate Alden			Date	July 31, 2015
Step 1: Financial resources needed after death
1. Annual living expenses and other needs
		Period 1	Period 2	Period 3
a.	Monthly living expenses	$2,900
b.	Net yearly income needed (1a x 12)
c.	Number of years in time period	8	17	22
d.	Total living needs per time period (1b x 1c)
				Total living expenses (add Line 1d for each period to check your total):	$1,336,800

In addition to these monthly expenses, other future outlays must be accounted for. Before they had a child, Kate worked as a software engineer, but her knowledge and skills are now somewhat outdated. Therefore, they include $20,000 for Kate to go back to school. Additionally, Jon and Kate want to create a college fund of $25,000 to fund their childs college education. They estimate that final expenses (funeral costs and estate taxes) will amount to $10,000. Finally, they have taken out a loan for home improvements of $130,000 and an automobile loan of $5,000. They own their home but still have an outstanding mortgage of $300,000.

Using this information, complete the next portion of Step 1 to determine the total financial resources needed.

2. Special needs
a.	Spouses education fund
b.	Childs college fund
c.	Other needs	$0
3.	Final expenses (funeral costs and estate taxes)
4.	Debt liquidation
a.	House mortgage
b.	Other loans
c.	Total debt (4a + 4b)
5.	Other financial needs	$0
	Total financial resources needed (add right-hand column plus the Total Living Expenses you calculated):

The second half of the needs analysis worksheet is not shown on this page. To complete the worksheet and determine the value of the life insurance policy the Aldens should purchase, they need to factor in additional information.

True or False: The value of Jon and Kates other savings and investments should be accounted for in the remaining portion of the form.