<title>Learn about the Financial Event Modeler</title>
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<klink type="cncpt">Tell me about the Financial Event Modeler</klink>
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<p>The Financial Event Modeler takes the guess work out of creating a credible lifetime plan. It lets you test hypothetical life events and compare the bottom line results to what's in your actual plan. </p>
<p>Ask the Modeler questions like, What if I don't work for a few years? What if the stock market falls? What if my living expenses go up? You can even choose the factors you'd be willing to change to make a scenario work for you.</p>
<p>If you like the results, you can go into your actual lifetime plan and add the event you just considered. For some scenarios, you can choose to update your lifetime plan directly from the Financial Event Modeler. But be warned, whatever you've said you'd be willing to change (your retirement age, for example) to make that scenario work will be changed in your lifetime plan. You'll have to change it manually if you want to go back to how things were.</p>
<p>Before you can use the Financial Event Modeler, you'll need to take the time to get an actual lifetime plan in place. Your plan doesn't have to be complete, but the more information you include, the more accurate the forecasts will be.</p>
