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Retirement Zest — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:08:25 +0000

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When people talk retirement planning they are generally referring to financial planning. This is very important to some, and other like to think they’ll worry about it at the time.

How much is enough?

That will depend on the lifestyle you are going to plan on having once retired. Some place a set amount into a retirement fund eack week. Others make investments, and real estate can be a very real choice under the circumstances.

One you retire, sell the house, and you have your money. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Even a combination of savings and investments can be looked at if you don’t want all your eggs in one basket. It does make more sense to have more than one avenue for growing retirement funds.

The basic idea is to think about what age you might retire, and what you spend now to live a year. Naturally inflation will dictate that what you get for your money now won’t be as much in twenty years. So try and be realistic without pushing the panic button.

Research your options, you can get in a financial adviser or use the resources on the internet. Decide what lifestyle you want to live when you retire and try and get the tools inplace to achieve that.

Are you willing to sell the family home?

Do you want to travel?

Is a retirement village good for you? Once you know you can begin to find out how much you might need.

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Why It Makes Sense To Put Money Away Sooner

Retirement Zest — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:07:16 +0000

Retirement Savings:Why It Makes Sense To Put Money Away Sooner

Well, it just does. The sooner you invest money the longer it has to mature. You can double your investment if you put away a set amount for ten years starting at age 25 than at age 35.

So you see, saving for retirement doesn’t have to be a slog forever. If you can invest $5000 a year for ten years from the age of 25 to the age of 35 you will have upwards of about $800,000 when you retire at 65.

So the earlier you start the better. This is something you have control of, you don’t have to save forever, a good ten year plan is fine.

Get around the financial institutions and check out their options. Lump sum payments can get you more interest at times.

One thing is for sure, you’ll be spoilt for choice, but do choose wisely and use a well known company. If you make a bad choice, no one will be there to help.

Your retirement money is your responsibility. Get onto it as soon as possible. But honestly, even putting something aside at age 55 is better than waiting until you are 65 and worrying about it.

If you need 30,000 a year to live on then you’d better get cracking! But be realistic, money can come partially from social security pension, perhaps your employer has a pension scheme, maybe you are going to have a small business to generate some cash to live on. Savings can make all the difference to your quality of life.