Participant Age | Single Option | Joint Option | Participant Age | Single Option | Joint Option | Participant Age | Single Option | Joint Option |
58 | 3.8% | 3.3% | 74 | 5.4% | 4.9% | 89 | 9.5% | 9.0% |
59 | 3.9% | 3.4% | 75 | 5.5% | 5.0% | 90 | 10.0% | 9.5% |
60 | 4.0% | 3.5% | 76 | 5.6% | 5.1% | 91 | 10.5% | 10.0% |
61 | 4.1% | 3.6% | 77 | 5.7% | 5.2% | 92 | 11.0% | 10.5% |
62 | 4.2% | 3.7% | 78 | 5.8% | 5.3% | 93 | 11.5% | 11.0% |
63 | 4.3% | 3.8% | 79 | 5.9% | 5.4% | 94 | 12.0% | 11.5% |
64 | 4.4% | 3.9% | 80 | 6.0% | 5.5% | 95 | 12.5% | 12.0% |
65 | 4.5% | 4.0% | | | | | | |
The Prudent Income Percentage is multiplied by the contract value to determine the current Prudent Income Amount. The Prudent Income Amount will change over time due to changes in the contract value and the age of the participants covered under the program.
Although the Prudent Income Percentage increases with age, the Prudent Income Amount may not increase over time because a decreasing contract value can more than offset any increase in the Prudent Income Percentage. An increase in the Prudent Income Percentage does not protect against inflation.
Refer to “Example of a Prudent Income Amount Calculation” below to see how the Prudent Income Percentage is used to create a Prudent Income Amount.
By increasing with age, the Prudent Income Percentages result in less contract value being required to be in the “On Track” status. As a result, the Prudent Income Amount is not designed to preserve the level of your contract value. Following the monitoring program, however, including making adjustments to your rate of withdrawal over the life of the program, will increase the likelihood that your contract value will not be exhausted prior to the end of the program.
The assumptions used in determining values under Income Guide including investment and performance, are not tied in any way to your allocation of contract value and its performance. Your actual contract results can vary significantly from the performance we assumed in calculating the Prudent Income Amount.
The Prudent Income Amount is not a guarantee of present or future income and is not intended, nor should it be construed as, any form of investment advice.
If your contract is funding an employer sponsored plan such as a retirement plan established under Section 403(b) or 401(a) of the Code, your ability to begin a systematic withdrawal or to change one may be subject to plan sponsor approval. To determine whether there are any plan based restrictions on Income Guide, contact your plan sponsor.
Example of a Prudent Income Amount Calculation
Below is an example of how Income Guide calculates the Prudent Income Amount and assigns the status of the sustainability of your withdrawals.
At the time of enrollment, assume the following:
(1) | you have elected the Single Option; |
(2) | you are age 65; |
(3) | your monthly systematic withdrawal amount is $350.00 ($4,200.00 annually); and |
(4) | your contract value is $100,000.00. |
Using these assumptions when you enroll, to calculate the Prudent Income Amount, the contract value is multiplied by the Prudent Income Percentage, which is 4.5%.
$100,000.00 x 4.5% = $4,500.00
In this case, the Prudent Income Amount is about 7.1% above your annual withdrawal amount. This results in being assigned a status of “On Track.”
Let’s assume six months after enrollment, you are still age 65 and your contract value is now $95,000. When you multiply the current contract value by the Prudent Income Percentage you get the following Prudent Income Amount.
$95,000.00 x 4.5% = $4,275.00
In this case, the Prudent Income Amount is about 1.8% above your annual withdrawal amount. This results in being assigned a status of “On Track.”
Let’s assume one year after enrollment, you are now age 66 and your contract value is now $82,000. When you multiply the current contract value by the Prudent Income Percentage you get the following Prudent Income Amount.
$82,000.00 x 4.6% = $3,772.00