Have you started retirement planning? Our credit counseling advice is to start now. It’s a great idea to stay current with the markets and financial strategies as well as having a sound background in retirement tips. Check out the following headlines on retirement savings in 2020 to start evaluating your finances.
Our credit counseling advice is to save wisely.
Headlines on Retirement Savings in 2020
Here are 4 headlines from the past week to jump start our conversation on retirement savings in 2020:
- Why maxing out your retirement fund may actually hurt your finances by USA Today
- Here’s what happened to the stock market on Thursday by CNBC
- Growing number of workers plan to never retire by Yahoo! Finance
- Where Not To Die In 2020 by Forbes
Retirement Saving Tips
As you prepare yourself to start making some smart retirement moves, it’s important to get a few more bits of advice. The Talking Cents Blog loves to encourage financial preparedness. Additionally, it’s a great idea to speak with a financial planner and other friends and family who have a knack for this.
To get started, answer these retirement questions to help you calculate your financial needs:
- Lifestyle- comfy and casual or globetrotting?
- Inheritance for the kids?
- Any expected costly medical needs?
- Have you started investing yet?
- When do you want to retire?
Additional Retirement Tips
- Start investing a certain percentage of your income every year. Increase the amount until you hit 15%.
- Don’t remove money from your retirement funds.
- Compound interest works especially hard the longer you invest. Don’t wait too long to invest or get too side tracked trying to pay for your kid’s college education.
- Contribute to your employer’s 401(k) plan at least enough to max out the employer contribution.
- Change your investment risk throughout the years- more risky and aggressive while young to very safe and stable near retirement.
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