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Variable Annuity Calculator

Projects a variable annuity through accumulation and payout with a stock/bond allocation, three market scenarios and — the part the brochure leaves out — the full fee stack: mortality & expense, administration, fund expense and any rider, compounded every year. The same projection is drawn with and without fees so the gap is a number, not a footnote.

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Open Variable Annuity Calculator and you get an answer straight away, with no account to create. It covers mortality & expense, administration, fund expense and any rider, compounded every year. The same projection is drawn with and without fees so the gap is a number, not a footnote — adjust any of them and the result follows immediately.

How to use it

  1. Open the tool — no signup or install needed.
  2. Enter your input or adjust the available options.
  3. Get your result instantly, then copy or download it.

Frequently asked questions

What is Variable Annuity Calculator?

Projects a variable annuity through accumulation and payout with a stock/bond allocation, three market scenarios and — the part the brochure leaves out — the full fee stack: mortality & expense, administration, fund expense and any rider, compounded every year. The same projection is drawn with and without fees so the gap is a number, not a footnote.

What does it take into account?

It factors in mortality & expense, administration, fund expense and any rider, compounded every year. The same projection is drawn with and without fees so the gap is a number, not a footnote. Change any of them and the output follows immediately.

When would I actually use this?

Checking whether the pot is on track, testing how long it lasts at a chosen withdrawal rate, and seeing what a few more years of contributions change.

What is the most common mistake?

Assuming an average return arrives evenly. A poor decade at the start of drawdown does far more damage than the same decade at the end, even when the average is identical.

How is Variable Annuity Calculator different from Annuity Payout Calculator?

They sit next to each other but answer different questions: Annuity Payout Calculator is the one to open when you need it to solves any of the three questions a pot of capital raises: how long it lasts at a given withdrawal, how much you can withdraw for a chosen number of years, or how much principal a target income needs. Prints the full depletion schedule and restates every figure in today's money at your inflation rate. Pick whichever matches what you're starting from — both are free.

Is there a tool for the next step?

Fixed Indexed Annuity (FIA) Calculator is the closest one after this: Runs a real index path through the crediting filter in the order the contract applies it — index return × participation rate, then the cap, then the floor — and shows what each stage removed, year by year, beside a plain fixed annuity. Historical S&P 500 paths included; the filter lab traces one sample year through all four stages.

What else is worth having open alongside it?

Immediate Annuity Calculator and Present Value of an Annuity Due Calculator — they come up in the same task often enough to be worth a second tab.

Where do the figures come from?

The projection is arithmetic on the return and inflation you assume. State pensions, tax on withdrawals and life expectancy are not modelled, and none of this is advice on your own retirement.

Further reading

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