Wednesday, April 3, 2013

How to plan for Retirement

How to plan retirement and for worry free retirement: Planning income can be a tedious activity especially if you are planning for retirement. Many people realize how advantageous financial planning for retirement can be while others find it mysterious.

In fact, most experts say that for people who are only making enough money to make due payments in each month, then it means that they should start contemplating on how they can still make money even if they are already retired.

Surveys show that almost 75% of the American population is earning enough money to pay their monthly bills. This means that they do not have any extra money to put in a bank or in any financial institution that could provide them enough profit after their retirement.What's more Social Security is not enough guaranteed income for retired people to live on.  Actually, it is still a big question if one’s Social Security will still exist when the retirement day comes.

Hence, it is extremely important to generate some methods that will provide an individual a reasonable amount of money in the future. This should be done regardless of how much an individual earns, the important thing is to start saving today.


1. Visualize and calculate: 

It is important for a person to visualize his or her own situation after retirement. Then, you can calculate how much money is needed to live on after retirement.  Furthermore, people need earnings that compensate 75% of the present amount that he or she is expected to take home.

2. It is important to seek the help of a financial planner or any person competent in financial planning. 

By asking for advice from the experts, you will be able to gain more knowledge know how to proceed for you situation. These people are proficient and knowledgeable in all kinds of financial planning and they can provide the most feasible and workable approach for your individual needs.

3. Get rid of loans, debts, and other financial obligations in as little time as possible. 

By simply paying off all debts, loans, and other financial obligations in a shorter period of time, you can realize a substantial amount to invest for that retirement.  A good financial planner will know exactly how to direct you so you can meet your retirement goals.

How to build retirement security

Knowing if you have saved enough is just part of retirement security. The other part involves creating an investment scheme that will create income without touching your savings.

If you’re past 40 or in your 50s, things are a little more difficult. It’s difficult to predict the amount of income that you’ll need during retirement. The needs and interest rates are bound to vary during that period. 

In an investment plan, the traditional advice of putting your savings in dividend-paying stocks and corporate bonds can’t be relied on anymore. A portfolio like that tends to hurt over time and risk using your savings too soon.

Have enough savings.

To determine if you have saved enough, there are web tools available. Make sure that you understand the assumptions in the tool. You may also hire financial planners to do the numbers for you instead. Look for one that uses the latest income-planning tools. Do not make unrealistic assumptions on the returns of the savings and the investment incomes.  Worst, do not make bad assumptions on your spending.

Be prepared for deep and long recessions.  Assume that you’ll spend at least as much as you do now.

Create a portfolio for both growth and income.

As soon as you have enough saved, you need to set up a system that allows you to put your money into stocks for the long-term, while putting away enough for fixed income. 

Many financial planners advise you to place your retirement money into three portfolios. 

1. The first portfolio is for expected expenses next year.
2. The second portfolio is for fixed income investment whose income goes to the first one
3. The third portfolio is for stocks that will grow and go into the first two

A constant flow of income can be generated when the fixed-income portfolio is diversified into investments with varying maturity. If you’re thinking of how much money to put in, carefully evaluate your risk tolerance and needs. This helps you determine how much to save and how much cash should be available. 
This is a critical decision, because it can make or break your retirement. 

Try to get the most from your fixed investments. The classic approach is to diversify your fixed-income portfolio. Treasury bills and investment-grade Corp-bonds of different maturities are the most commonly used vehicles. 

Here are some alternatives:

1. Treasury bills
2. Corporate bonds
3. Real-Estate investment trusts
4. Convertible bonds
5. Municipal bonds


I hope this is informative and thank you for reading.



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