The 48-Month Window

Turn one spike into a lifetime

Model what your NIL deal or contract becomes after taxes, living costs, and disciplined investing — assuming you never sign another deal. This is the infrastructure question every short-window career has to answer.

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Total NIL payment or contract value.
Structure
Blended effective rate — an estimate, not tax advice.
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What you draw from the portfolio each year to live.
20 yrs
7.0%
Long-term blended portfolio assumption.
Projected at 20 years
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$0
After-tax capital
What actually reaches your accounts to deploy.
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Withheld to tax
The portion lost before a single dollar is invested.
Runway
How long the capital sustains your lifestyle.
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Trinity FSEM provides financial management and educational resources designed for high-net-worth individuals in the sports and entertainment industries. This calculator is an illustrative model, not tax, legal, or investment advice. We are not a law firm or a licensed CPA firm; we coordinate with your existing legal and tax professionals. All investment strategies involve risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results in high-variance career wealth management.