Will you be a widow?

 
None of us like to consider the mortality of our loved ones, but when planning our financial futures, we must be think realistically. This calculator shows you the chances of being a widow (or widower) over your lifespan. All of us must plan ahead -- probably farther than we think.

The 'Chance Alone' column below shows your chance of outliving your partner at a given year in the future. This presumes you make it to that point. The 'Years Alone' column is your remaining '50-50' life expectancy past that given year.click for more information 

In the boxes below, enter the birth dates of you and your spouse or partner. You can also try combinations with your kids and parents. Change the gender and healthclick for more information boxes as appropriate.
 

 Will you be

Birth Date

Select Select
 left alone? Month Day Year Gender Health
 Info About You    
 About Your Partner    
Years Your  Chance Years You Are Both are Partner
Ahead Age Alone Alone Alive Alive is Alone

In the next row, you can enter any 'Years Ahead' that you wish to test.

 After making your entries, click
 
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