Retirement Planning Services – Midlothian, Illinois
For those in "Generation X" - described as folks born between the mid-1960s and also the early 1980s - retirement planning may sound like something your mother and father or other "old people" might do. But you know what? With lots of "baby boomers" either already in the midst of retirement or observing it on the horizon, "Generation X" will be the next generation of men and women to reach old age. Sure, it's still a ways off, but those in their 30s and 40s really need to begin centering their investment planning on retirement and making sure they have the sort of retirement they are working hard to have. Here are some tips on preparing for retirement:
Retirement life in the foreseeable future will be different than the retirement of today. It will likely be much better in some ways, and worse in some ways. But, the retirement planning for today's workforce needs to be far different than it was in days gone by.
On the bright side, people are living longer than ever. As of not too long ago, the average life span of an American was 77.9 years, exactly 2.5 years greater than the average life span in 1990 and more than four years more than the average life span in 1980. So investment planning for retirement has to account for an extended period of time now than a generation or two in the past.
Social Security and Retiring - Midlothian, Illinois
On the down side, Social Security will probably be a far less reliable income source than it is now. And the odds are slim-and getting slimmer each year-that retirees 20 and 30 years from now will be able to rely on a work pension and enjoy lifetime benefits from their former workplace. More and more, retirees will need to rely on their savings to cover the expenses of just living and medical health insurance.
With individuals living longer and needing additional money to do so, retirement planning is a vital activity even for those people who are halfway to the regular retirement age of sixty-five. It can be a daunting task to plan for a few decades into the future, especially with bills, rents and mortgages to pay today, but procrastinating won't make it any easier.
Placing even just a little bit of money now into a savings account which works as a retirement savings plan can pay off later. The interest you receive on money in a savings account will allow your initial investments to grow to something sustainable. A savings account will provide a place where you can accumulate capital earning a small interest rate until there is enough to invest in a trusted security that will yield you more like a municipal bond.
Another good strategy that could surely and progressively build a nest egg is to invest in long-term bonds. On maturation of the bond, you'll get back your initial investment along with all the interest which collected over the lifetime of the bond. That's a tremendous amount of money for a 20- or 30-year bond-money that could provide a nice foundation for retirement. And a municipal or government bond is as safe an investment that you can ever make.
401K and IRA With Retirement - Midlothian, Illinois
Nonetheless, the best approach when it comes to retirement planning would be to put funds in a 401K plan at work or in an IRA opened with an investment house. For the people for whom a 401K isn't a retirement planning choice, an IRA is the next best thing. Money put into this account is tax deferred and might be tax-deductible, depending on how much is invested each year.
For more details, please do not hesitate to contact GC Financial Advisors Ltd. at any time and we will be glad to help you! We provide 401K and IRA rollover and review services for folks in the Midlothian, Illinois area.
