You have a great chance to achieve your retirement goals if you treat retirement planning as a long-term project. When you start saving young, you can keep reinvesting gains and earning compound interest that adds up over the years. Perhaps even more important, you have time on your side. That means … Read More
Retirement Planning Tips to Prepare for the Unexpected
One challenge of retirement planning is trying to predict events that could happen many decades in the future. Your lifestyle, work ethic, and prudent habits may offer you a lot of control over your health, income, and savings; however, they don't give you any guarantees. Even if they did, you … Read More
Revisiting Your Dream Retirement and Budget – Is it Realistic?
These days, many people wonder if they will ever reach retirement. But unless you plan on staying at your current job until you simply expire at your desk, all of us will get there eventually. What matters now is getting your financial house in order to make the most of your Golden Years. You need a … Read More
When to Start Taking Social Security
One of the most important considerations in retirement planning is deciding when to start receiving your Social Security retirement benefits. Getting the timing right is critical to maximizing the benefits accrued during a lifetime of work. Far too many people remain unaware that claiming Social … Read More