Patent ID: 7711619

Claim:
A graphical user interface for guiding a user through a planning of an income stream, the graphical user interface comprising: one or more user input fields for receiving data from the user, the data relating to user preferences regarding the income stream; and at least one graph region for graphically displaying to the user a likelihood that the user will achieve a desired outcome based on the data provided to the one or more user input fields, wherein the at least one graph region comprises: a bar graph comprising: a first bar illustrating a current income of the user; and a second bar that is divided into a plurality of regions, wherein the plurality of regions comprises: a first region illustrating an expected post-retirement income of the user; a second region illustrating a minimum post-retirement income level of the user; and a third region illustrating a desired post-retirement income level of the user; wherein a first gap between the first region and the second region illustrates a first difference between the expected post-retirement income of the user and the minimum post-retirement income level and a second gap between the first region and the third region illustrates a second difference between the expected post-retirement income and the desired post-retirement income level.