Introduction In this quarter, we have been looking at the topic of retirement and the various financial decisions you have to make in preparation for retirement. Retirement is a crucial period of life, and you cannot prepare too much for it. In this final article, we move away from planning Read more…
How to Manage Your Retirement Savings for a Satisfying Retirement Introduction While it is essential to save money for retirement, it is even more important to know how to manage your retirement savings to enjoy the retirement you deserve. Opening and operating retirement accounts is a good step in the Read more…
Planning for Taxes in Retirement Introduction Many people approaching retirement want to know what their tax situation will be like in retirement. They are working hard to jumpstart their savings and invest in various retirement accounts. It is, therefore, understandable that many of these people are concerned about taxes in Read more…
Introduction In this series, we have looked at some important topics regarding retirement planning. We have focused on saving for retirement, looking at how much you should save, how you can jumpstart your savings, and how your retirement age affects your retirement income. In the previous article, we looked at Read more…
Introduction A survey by TD Ameritrade found that about 28% of Americans in their sixties have less than $50,000 in savings. In the same study, they discovered that two-third of Americans 40 years and above have less than $100,000 in retirement savings. More surprisingly (at least to me), 20% of Read more…
Introduction In a previous article, we examined how you can determine the amount you need to be saving now in preparation for retirement. One of the factors that will affect that decision (as you saw) is the age of retirement. Choosing a retirement age is one of the retirement decisions Read more…
Introduction In the previous article, we looked at the growing interest in financial independence. We considered how that affects retirement. In this article, we will seek to answer one of the pertinent questions when it comes to retirement – how much should I save for retirement. It is important to Read more…
Introduction: Why we look forward to Retirement The topic of retirement is a popular and peculiar one. Many people look forward to their retirement for different reasons. As much as work is an essential part of our humanity, we still look forward to retirement. Maybe for many people, retirement is Read more…