Nestly icon
NestlyRetirement Projection Suite
HomeCalculatorsWhat-IfSettingsBlog

What-If Scenario Planner

Compare savings strategies side by side and visualize how different return, savings, and retirement-age choices shape your financial future.

Current Age

Retirement Age

years

Current Balance

$

Quick Picks
2026 IRS limit: $24,000 employee / $24,000 with catch-up

Annual Contribution: $10.0k

2026Limit

Other income & investment presets

Select a preset to create a dedicated section. Each chip stays active while entries exist so you can add, edit, or remove multiple rows per income or account type.

Company Pension
Rental Property
Annual Bonus
Savings/CD Ladder
Side Income
Roth IRA Ladder
Taxable Brokerage

No income sources or accounts yet. Use the chips above to start modeling additional retirement inflows.

Add first entry

Marriage Boost
Start a Family
College Tuition
Career Break
Retire Early
Custom Event

No events added yet. Start with a preset or create your own recurring boost or expense.

Add custom event

Control how income is drawn across taxable and tax-advantaged accounts

PRO

Advanced Withdrawal Strategy Analysis

Free/Standard: Documents your strategy choice (numbers remain same)
Premium: Tracks separate 401(k), Roth, and Brokerage accounts with real tax impact — typically shows 15-25% more after-tax retirement income with tax-efficient withdrawals

Withdrawal Strategy

Expected Return: 7.0%

Balanced

Inflation: 3.0%

Moderate Inflation

Monthly Lifestyle Target: $5,000/mo

$

/mo

Set your target monthly income in retirement

Portfolio at 65

$681.0K

Monthly Income

$2,163

Income Coverage
39%
61% gap to full coverage
Portfolio at Retirement

$681.0K

in today's dollars
Baseline$681.0K
What-if$681.0K
Key Metrics
35
Years to Retire
Age 65
Retirement Age

$350.0K

Contributions

$331.0K

Growth
Retirement Income
$2,163
Monthly
$26.0K
Annual
Based on 4% safe withdrawal rate
Quick Wins

61% gap • $29.3K/yr

+$100/mo contributions

Current $833/mo

Retire 2 years later

Now 35 yrs to retire

Increase stock allocation

Higher growth potential
Potential Impact

39%

67%

Coverage

$681.0K
Current Portfolio
$851.2K
Potential

Up to +28% coverage with these changes

Compare the selected scenario directly with your baseline scenario

ScenarioSavings RateAnnual ContributionFinal BalanceΔ vs BaselineTrajectoryCoverageView

Baseline

Baseline

10.0%

$10,000

$680,985

38.9%
Final Balance
$680,985
+$0 vs baseline
Coverage
38.9%
+0% vs baseline
Annual Contribution
$10,000
+$0 vs baseline
Savings Rate
10%
+0% vs baseline

Rankings and performance metrics for all scenarios

Best Growth
Best Coverage
Most Efficient

Top Scenarios by Final Balance

Baseline

38.9% coverage • 10% savings rate
$680,985
Year-by-Year Comparison
Year-by-Year
Age 31
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$1,650

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$61,650

Age 32
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$1,820

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$73,471

Age 33
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$2,005

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$85,475

Age 34
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$2,204

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$97,680

Age 35
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$2,419

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$110,099

Age 36
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$2,651

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$122,750

Age 37
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$2,898

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$135,647

Age 38
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$3,162

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$148,809

Age 39
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$3,443

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$162,253

Age 40
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$3,742

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$175,995

Age 41
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$4,059

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$190,054

Age 42
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$4,395

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$204,448

Age 43
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$4,749

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$219,197

Age 44
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$5,124

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$234,321

Age 45
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$5,518

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$249,839

Age 46
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$5,934

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$265,774

Age 47
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$6,371

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$282,145

Age 48
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$6,831

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$298,976

Age 49
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$7,314

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$316,290

Age 50
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$7,820

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$334,110

Age 51
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$8,351

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$352,460

Age 52
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$8,907

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$371,367

Age 53
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$9,489

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$390,856

Age 54
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$10,098

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$410,954

Age 55
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$10,735

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$431,690

Age 56
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$11,402

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$453,091

Age 57
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$12,098

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$475,189

Age 58
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$12,825

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$498,013

Age 59
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$13,584

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$521,597

Age 60
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$14,376

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$545,973

Age 61
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$15,203

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$571,176

Age 62
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$16,065

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$597,241

Age 63
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$16,964

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$624,205

Age 64
Contribution

$10,000

Growth

$17,901

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$652,107

Age 65
Contribution

$0

Growth

$28,878

Withdrawal

$0

End Balance

$680,985

Age 66
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 67
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 68
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 69
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 70
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 71
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 72
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 73
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 74
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 75
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 76
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 77
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 78
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 79
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 80
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 81
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 82
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 83
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 84
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 85
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 86
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 87
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 88
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 89
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 90
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 91
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 92
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 93
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 94
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

Age 95
Contribution

$0

Growth

$27,239

Withdrawal

$27,239

End Balance

$680,985

What-If Calculator - Nestly