Wednesday 29 May 2013

How to Comfortably Retire - Planning for Retirement

By Kyle A. Watts


In this world, every individual wants to have our own family, well-educated children and to have sufficient funds to finance all the needs of his family. Every person has goals and plans. We plan so that we can be ready against uncertainties that tomorrow may bring.

As someone grows old, planning for retirement basically becomes more important. We all know how important it is but most of them are not yet prepared because there are many things to consider and to prepare. So, do you need a retirement planning? Why do we need to have one? The thought of getting old and having unstable income after your job can answer all these questions.

All of us will get old and we all know that our bodies will get weaker and weaker until we decide to end up working - so, we decide to finally retire. After we retire, we would expect that our life will change financially because there will be no more major source of income because we will not anymore earn salaries. With this condition, how are we able to pay our bills and buy our needs? These are the issues which make retirement planning so important.

The Retirement Planning Steps:

* Personal Assessment

Ask yourself about where you stand financially by studying your financial statements. The first step towards an effective retirement planning is assessment or evaluation. Having a complete knowledge about your financial standing will help you in setting your goals.

* Set Your Objectives

Right after you studied and identified your financial standing, the next thing you can do is to decide where you want to go and what you want to do. There are a lot of tools that you can use to make the process easier but the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is one of basic and most effective tools. There are numerous options to choose from but this one gives tax advantages for retirement savings.

* Set Your Social Security Plans

Social security plans are important to retirees but every retiree should study his retirement options in order for him to know where he will stand during different stages of retirement planning. He should evaluate every periodic report given to him because they represent the retiree's financial position. Having a clear and accurate knowledge about your financial status allows you to select the life insurance policies that's best for you to hold off some taxation in the next years.

As a retiree, not having a plan for your retirement can lead you into something you do not want. Retirees that do not have one are likely to suffer financial problems in the future and they outlive their money at retirement. Most of the times, this happens to people who retires with minimal funds and has poor investment decisions caused by lack of investment advice.




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