Table 5
INCOME INSURANCE
Twenty Years of Work
Insurance Reserve (% of OASI)35.0%Invested in Stock Fund (% of OASI)25.0%
Invested in Bond Fund (% of OASI)25.0%  
Income Insurance Premium15.0%Minimum Retirement Income$12,000
Bond Fund Rate of Return5.0%Stock Fund Rate of Return10.0%
Earning and Investment Period
  Gp 1Gp 2Gp 3Gp 4Gp 5Insurance Fund
1aFirst Year Earnings$12,500$12,500$15,000$20,000$25,000 
bAnnual Increase$0$400$1,200$2,000$2,500 
cFortieth Year Earnings$0$0$0$0$0 
 
2aFirst Year FICA (OASDI)$1,550$1,550$1,860$2,480$3,100 
bDisability Insurance (DI)$225$225$270$360$450 
cRetirement/Survivor Ins (OASI)$1,325$1,325$1,590$2,120$2,650 
dInsurance Reserve Fund$464$464$557$742$928 
eInvested in Stock Fund$331$331$398$530$663 
fIncome Insurance Premium$199$199$239$318$398$1,352
gInvested in Bond Fund$331$331$398$530$663 
  $1,325$1,325$1,590$2,120$2,650 
 
3aTwentieth Year FICA (OASDI)$1,550$2,492$4,687$7,192$8,990 
bDisability Insurance$225$362$680$1,044$1,305 
cRetirement/Survivor Ins (OASI)$1,325$2,131$4,007$6,148$7,685 
dInsurance Reserve Fund$331$533$1,002$1,537$1,921 
eInvested in Stock Fund$331$623$1,002$1,537$1,921 
fIncome Insurance Premium$199$374$601$922$1,153$3,249
gInvested in Bond Fund$331$533$1,002$1,537$1,921 
hSurvivor Insurance Premium$133$213$401$615$769 
 
4Value of Investments after 40 years$156,698$214,503$289,831$420,372$525,465 
aBond Fund$29,062$36,411$56,923$83,247$104,059$189,305
bStock Fund$127,636$178,091$232,908$337,125$421,406 
cIncome Maintenance Insurance Fund     $63,102
Calculation of Retirement Benefits1
5aBond Fund Annuity Value @ 2%2$1,777$2,227$3,481$5,091$6,364$7,718
bStock Fund Annuity Value @ 5%3$10,242$14,291$18,689$27,052$33,815 
cTotal$12,019$16,517$22,170$32,143$40,179 
6aIncome Insurance Paid$0$0$0$0$0$0
bDividend$724$907$1,419$2,075$2,593$7,718
cInitial Retirement Benefit$12,743$17,425$23,589$34,218$42,772 
7Percent Preretirement Income101.9%86.7%62.4%59.0%59.0% 
Retirement Income1
YearInsured MinimumYearly Stock Fund Returns4Gp 1Gp 2Gp 3Gp4Gp 5Insurance Fund
1$12,0000.0%$12,743$17,425$23,589$34,218$42,772$63,102
2$12,36021.4%$14,419$19,752$26,657$38,660$48,325$66,257
3$12,73110.8%$15,149$20,759$27,998$40,603$50,754$69,569
4$13,11312.2%$16,082$22,050$29,711$43,085$53,857$73,048
5$13,5069.1%$16,682$22,877$30,818$44,690$55,862$76,700
6$13,911-2.6%$15,763$21,583$29,152$42,281$52,851$80,535
7$14,32913.0%$16,834$23,065$31,117$45,129$56,411$84,562
8$14,758-7.5%$15,274$20,875$28,281$41,026$51,283$88,790
9$15,20110.2%$15,971$21,835$29,566$42,889$53,611$93,230
10$15,65721.3%$18,055$24,730$33,381$48,413$60,516$97,891
11$16,127-8.1%$16,302$22,271$30,196$43,805$54,756$102,786
12$16,611-13.7%$16,611$19,176$26,180$37,996$47,495$107,925
13$17,109-13.3%$17,109$17,109$22,983$33,371$41,713$110,805
14$17,62225.0%$17,622$19,168$26,236$38,082$47,603$111,168
15$18,151-1.7%$18,151$18,370$25,226$36,624$45,780$113,214
16$18,696-2.4%$18,696$18,696$24,187$35,123$43,904$114,273
17$19,25621.9%$19,256$19,732$27,080$39,313$49,142$113,115
18$19,8344.0%$19,834$19,834$27,118$39,372$49,215$114,062
19$20,42941.3%$20,429$24,926$33,948$49,262$61,577$114,390
20$21,042-10.9%$21,042$22,102$30,294$43,977$54,971$117,975
        $119,115
1. Entries shown in red indicate that income insurance is paid.
2. Bond Fund annuities are graded annuities designed to increase over time to help counter inflation. They begin as if they were a 2% annuity and increase annually at the rate of about 3% with a 5% bond fund return. See Appendix C.
3. Stock fund annuities are variable annuities which begin as if they were a 5% annuity and are adjusted each year to reflect actual stock fund performance.
4. Yearly returns during retirement are taken from CREF historical returns for a 20-year period during which the 20-year annual return was 10.15%. See Figure 3A.