Retirement Accounts Page Updated – A Lot Has Changed Since 2016!

As part of my ongoing effort to update the blog, I’ve finally completed a major update to my [RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS PAGE].

And this one was definitely overdue!

The last time I regularly updated this page was back in 2016, when retirement still seemed pretty far away. Fast-forward 10 years, and that finish line suddenly doesn't seem nearly as distant.

The updated page takes a look at the major components of my retirement plan:

• CalPERS Defined-Benefit Pension
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Roth IRA
• Dividend Stock Portfolio
• Social Security

What has changed considerably are the numbers. In 2016, the combined reported value of the pension, 457, and Roth IRA I was tracking was approximately $411,000. Today, that figure has grown to approximately $1.22 million—an increase of more than $800,000 over the past decade!

The updated page includes:

• Historical balances going back to 2014
• Current 2026 retirement account values
• A look at the growth over the past decade
• Rough estimates of where things could stand four years from now
• My updated retirement income strategy
• Some thoughts about retiring in four years...or maybe even two

Perhaps the biggest change is that retirement no longer feels like some distant financial goal. For now, four years remains the target, but having the financial flexibility to potentially leave sooner is becoming increasingly important.

After more than a decade of saving, investing, and documenting the journey, it's pretty exciting to finally see retirement coming into view.

Check out the newly updated [RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS PAGE] to see all the numbers and where the journey stands today.

Multiple sources. Greater flexibility. Financial freedom.