Married male aged 35, spouse aged 30, children ages 2 and 5 - Income needed first 2 years : $1700/month - Income needed next 14 years : $1460/month - Income thereafter for surviving spouse: $971/month - Assumed interest rate: 4.0 percent - Cleanup fund : $20,000 - Mortage redemption fund : $80,000 - Emergency fund : $30,000 - Education fund for children: $160,000 - Combined needs: $584,800 Can you explain how to calculate the combined need($584800) from the above circumstance? Monetary Evaluation of the Foregoing Needs - The family head is a male aged 35. - Has gross annual earnings of $40 , 000 , and devotes $20 , 000 per year to his family. - He has a wife aged 30 and two children, ages 2 and 5. Monetary Evaluation of the Foregoing Needs - An income of $1 , 700 per month is to be provided during the first 2 years. - $1 , 460 per month during the next 14 years. - \$971 per month thereafter for the life of the surviving spouse. Monetary Evaluation of the Foregoing - $1 , 460 per month during the next 14 years. - \$971 per month thereafter for the life of the surviving spouse. Monetary Evaluation of the Foregoing Needs Monetary Evaluation of the Foregoing Needs - If the individual in the example is covered under the government program, it is very probable-nearly two-thirds of the income needed until the youngest child is 18 will be provided by the federal government. - This would reduce the personal insurance requirements by approximately $170 , 000 Analysis of Needs (needs approach) How much we are going to contribute to family / ourselves in the future - Cleanup Fund: is a fund to meet the expenses resulting from the insured's death and to liquidate all current outstanding obligations. E.g. depend on how old is the kid - Readjustment Income: an adjustment will generally have to be made in the family's standard of living - Income during Dependency Period: income should be provided in a reduced amount until the children, if any, are able to support themselves (critical period income). - Life Income for Surviving Dependent Spouse. - Special Needs: mortgage redemption needs, educational needs and emergency needs. Monetary Evaluation of the Foregoing Needs - Comparing the monetary value of the above needs with the economic value of the human life computed earlier. - Estimated economic value -Less amounts already available (Social Security, investments, existing benefits and so on)=Equals unfunded amount that can be made up with life insurance .