Retirement

What is the ‘lifetime income illustration’ in your 403(b) statement?

DATE | 02/27/23
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One of the newer requirements of the SECURE Act is the addition of a lifetime income illustration in your 403(b) statement.

The illustration shows the “value” of your retirement plan account balance as if it were received in the form of an annuity (an insurance product that pays out a series of regular payments over your lifetime) and the monthly income you’d get from that annuity.

It is meant to be an educational tool for investors by presenting an estimated monthly income stream in addition to the usual lump sum on your statement. However, it is based on the end of the quarter snapshot and with the assumption that you would start taking distributions now.*

Keep in mind there are many other factors that go into planning for your retirement income—your Wisconsin Retirement System pension, Social Security, your savings, inflation, assumptions about future rate-of-return on your investments, and more.

While the rules only require this disclosure once per year, to simplify and standardize the process, the lifetime income illustration is provided in all of Member Benefits’ quarterly statements.

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*For illustrative purposes only as required by the new rule. This does not mean you must take your money out in the form of an annuity.