Annuity Planning · Tool 13 of 12
Income Floor Analysis
How much guaranteed income should we layer in? Compare floor-and-upside (annuitize the essential floor, invest the rest) against 100% portfolio. Same spending, same horizon, two regimes side by side.
Floor design
Essential floor
$55,250
Annual
Guaranteed today
$32,000
SS + pension
Income gap
$23,250
Annuity premium
$400,862
To cover 65.0% of spending with guaranteed income, the household carves $400,862 out of the portfolio at the quoted 5.8% payout. The remaining $499,138 stays invested for upside.
Portfolio trajectory (base path)
668195
Floor + upside
100% portfolio
Floor-and-upside (solid) draws less from the portfolio because the annuity covers the floor. 100% portfolio (dashed) does the heavier lifting on the investment side.
Adverse path comparison
Floor design run-out
Year 14
100% portfolio run-out
Year 16
At 2.5% returns the floor design preserves portfolio life because the annuity keeps paying regardless of market conditions. The 100% portfolio takes the full hit.