Patent ID: 6684190
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
An apparatus for revealing to a user the risk inherent in financial planning, said apparatus comprising:(a) a computer including a memory, a processor and a graphical user interface; (b) input means coupled to said computer for inputting variables related to a financial plan into said computer by the user; (c) a monitor display coupled to said computer for displaying the variables and future values of the financial plan; (d) said memory including: (1) calculation means, operable by said processor, for calculating said future values of the financial plan; (2) at least one financial planning module, operable by said processor and coupled to said calculation means, for controlling said graphical user interface to generate said future values in graphical format; and (e) means for modifying, coupled to said at least one financial planning module, said at least one variable of the financial plan by the user from a first value to a second value, said at least one financial planning module controlling said graphical user interface in accordance with said modification of said at least one variable from said first value to said second value to provide a graphical representation of the risk inherent in the financial plan.