Retirement Planning – Preparing for ‘Guaranteed Income in Life’

Monday, October 4th, 2010

In the thick of the stock-market catastrophe in November 2008, Craig Smith, a new retiree at 58, was seized with dread and anxiousness. He wasn’t aware of retirement funds, he was too young to collect Social Security benefits, and he was banking wholly on his savings.

In his mind, he was aware that he couldn’t cash out his stocks because he might live another 30 years or so and would want higher investment returns that would come in from stocks, but emotionally, he was completely scarred.

As retired folks watched their account balances drop sharply, most of them were counseled to cut down their retractions or head back to work to maintain their steady income. The thought of turning into a Wal-Mart welcomer or McDonald’s counter person was certainly not appealing to Craig as he found impossible to sleep at night.

Probabilities are alright — till you become a data point. The recent global recession that gripped the world in fear and horror was so serious and so uncommon (since nearly every asset class, save treasury bonds, endured grievous losses) that it has challenged the accuracy, integrity, and propriety of every conservative strategy.

The biggest source of danger to retirement income lies in removing too much money from a shriveling nest egg, for there may not be adequate left to gain from the unavoidable market backlash. Making the most of all the financial assistance you have at the moment and setting a plan in place that will take care of unforeseen outcomes into consideration is the most crucial and primary step in insuring against them.

Over the next few days we will touch topics such as how to map your time and how you can look out for while looking for a Fulfilling Retirement.

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Pre-Planning for your Retirement

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Didn’t hiring a wedding planner to create perfect moments on your big day seem like a good investment? So why not let a retirement planner help you live the life of comfort that you crave for during your working years. A lot of people ask me how much money I should set aside for my retirement. I always repeat that the quality of life you would like to enjoy, when you are older, depends on how much you are able to save for it now.

Do A Quick Calculation

Considering your current financial situation-

* Think of all the things you would like to be able to afford in the near future.
* Think of how much you currently save, and how much you would need to save to live comfortably for the next five years.
* Now triple that. This should give you a target of the bare minimum you need to save for five years post retiring.

The first step of a good retirement plan would be to determine your objectives. By doing this, you are listing out all the wants and needs for whenever it is you plan to retire. Every person has individual needs; these necessities need to be well taken care of. Are you availing of any IRA or any sort of pension? Keep all this in mind before going ahead.

From the above points, gather all the information you would need to consider before even thinking of making a retirement plan. Three other major things you need to consider are-

1. The cost of living in the future, inflation, taxes, as well as health care costs.
2. Your stocks, ventures, etc for their current worth, as well as their projected worth to gauge what sort of income you can expect from them.
3. Estate planning encompasses protection of your assets for you as well as for your beneficiaries. Most people assume they can over look this part. However, never underestimate it’s role in your retirement portfolio.

If you wish to learn more about other factors which affect retirement planning, please feel free to request for more information

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My personal advice to you is- “If you wish to work through your retirement, you must make sure it’s an optional job and you are not working with the purpose of supporting yourself and your family.” All the best!

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