u/tkmorita

39M, married (38), with 2 kids (2 and 4). Have started playing around with retirement software and seeing if it would be feasible for my wife and I to retire early around 50-55. I know the Monte Carlo calculators and software are only as good as the inputs that you feed in, but I am currently getting fairly different results in the calculators when trying to set up a similar plan between Boldin and ProjectionLab. Boldin gives my current plan a 75% success rate whereas ProjectionLab gives it a 93% success rate.

Is this difference common? Is it because I'm still about 10-15 years out and the numbers will line up better as I approach my goal retirement? I know the default rates can be adjusted, but I currently have the rate of inflation at 3% on each, with the rate of investment returns kept at the software defaults (Boldin actually has a higher default rate of return than PL, so odd that the Monte Carlo is lower in Boldin).

Some context: I'm an American, but my wife is Persian...both of her parents fled to American during the revolution. I am a soccer fan and got tickets to the Iran v Egypt match here in Seattle. I will be bringing in Lion Sun gear (yes, I am aware of the "ban"). However, I currently know almost nothing about these players. Can anyone give me a brief breakdown of the key players, those in the lineup as well as those that got booted by the regime. I'm hearing this team is not what it once was because of all of the omissions, but I'd still like to get some background and info before watching them play.

Will be at the June 26 match in Seattle. I'd love to be decked out in lion and sun, but I also want to be able to stay and watch the match. I know there was a lawsuit against FIFA for trying to ban it, but not sure where that's at right now. Since this is the final of 3 group stage matches, I guess I can wait and see what the prior 2 matches were like in the crowds, but I'd like to prepare in advance if possible.