I'm looking for the best retirement calculators. I seem to get different results from different ones? Can people share which ones they use in order to calculate their required rate of savings etc?

How old are you? If you are under 30 like me, I wouldn't even try to calculate how much you will need, because your life, and consequently your financial needs, can and will change drastically in the next 35+ years. I would just try to consistently put away 10-15 percent of your gross income and plan to revisit this topic every few years to reevaluate your savings goals.

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I use the official (ish) British one http://www.pensioncalculator.org.uk. Its more conservative in its estimations on future growth (approx 7% growth I think) but it lets you know how close you are to your target income, it guesstimates your state pension benefits and it will suggest a savings rate to you.