Retirement is high on almost everyone's worry list. According to a survey by Employee Benefits Research Institute only 18% think they will have enough for retirement, down from 27% in 2007. Are you prepared?
Retirement is the simplest of all investment issues. Planning for retirement isn't rocket science! It is a very simple process, and can be achieved by almost everyone with the right investment strategy and good professional advice!
The key is to start early, exploit every tax advantage and allocate your assets wisely!
For most people, retirement investing means stashing away money into a mutual fund. But with over 6000 mutual funds to choose from, the information overload causes many people to make the worst decision about retirement planning - delay the decision for another day!
Consider this:
If you are 25 years old today and decide to put away $504 per month for the next 34½ years; assuming a conservative pre-tax rate of 8% per year compounded annually, at age 59½ you will have $1 million before taxes. But say you decide to wait another 5 years before you started saving, you will need to save $768 per month. The table below shows why it does not pay to wait!
To save $1 million by age 59½ |
If you start at age |
You need to save this much per month |
25 |
$504 |
30 |
$768 |
35 |
$1,193 |
40 |
$1,913 |
45 |
$3,248 |
50 |
$6,188 |
55 |
$16,108 |
That is the power of compounding! As Einstein said "the greatest mathematical discovery of all times!"
We can help you plan and chalk out an appropriate retirement plan, assist you in determining the right asset mix and the best tax strategies. We assist our clients with the following retirement plans -
>SEP-IRA
>Simple-IRA
>Roth-IRA
>Traditional-IRA
>Sec 401(k) Plans (Safe Harbor Plans)
>Solo 401(k)/Individual 401(k) plan
>Sec 412(i) Plans
Once you have reached retirement age (currently 59 ½) years of age, the IRS allows for penalty free retirement distributions. When you reach the age of 70½, the IRS currently requires mandatory distribution of retirement savings. We assist retiree clients in devising a strategy to optimize their post-retirement distribution.
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