Vanguard Retirement Nest Egg Calculator is ideal for people who invest in bonds, cash and stocks. It determines whether your investment portfolio can survive the number of years you specify. Unlike other retirement plans where you enter personal details, Vanguard Retirement Nest Egg requires six values only. These include: your percentage portfolio investment in bonds, stocks and cash, the period your portfolio will last, your current portfolio balance, and your annual expenses. The program then performs a simulation that relies on historical data to come up with expected yearly portfolio balances.
