Essential Advice for Planning Your Retirement

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Retirement might still seem like a long way off for you. But times passes quickly, and it’s always best to be properly prepared. Here is some essential advice that you should take note of.

Figure Out How Much Your Living Expenses Will Be

You should try to find out how much it will cost for you to live comfortably once you’ve retired. When you have this sum in mind, you can have a clearer idea of how much you’re going to need to save before you actually reach retirement. Think about your basic costs, loan and mortgage repayments and the other plans that you have. It can be an entirely personal budget. You can then adjust it later if you need to. But it’s good to have a vague idea of what your monthly living costs will be.

Save as Much Cash as Possible

You’re not retired yet, and that means there is still time for you to save more. You can never be too young or too old to start saving for your retirement. But, obviously, the earlier you start saving, the better for your long-term financial security. If you just put aside a small amount of money each week, by the time you come to retiring, you should have a lot of money to rely on. It can be difficult to save your cash when you have so many costs and expenses that need to be taken care of in the present. But you do need to make an effort to do this if you’re retirement is going to be as comfortable as it possibly can be.

Put Your Money in the Right Places

Your money will not be working very hard if it’s all sitting in a savings account. So, you need to make sure that you’re putting it in the right place to get the most from it. There are many different options to consider when you’re thinking about where to put your money. Some people like to invest in a small business as a side project that they get involved in once they’re retired. Other people like to play around on the stock markets and make a profit on their investments. And some people use funds, such as Blueprint Wealth self-managed super funds. These take the work out of investing your money.

Develop a Financial Strategy

When you have lots of different retirement plans, savings accounts and investments, it can all get a little complicated. First of all, you need to get them all under your control and organize. Many people who have switched jobs a lot in their lifetime have numerous retirement plans that they forget about. Even if there is not much money in them, when it’s all added together, it can still come to a tidy sum of money. Every penny helps when you’re planning your retirement. You then need to decide on a strategy for spending and withdrawing your cash. You might want to sell investments at some point, but this doesn’t have to happen straight away. That’s why a plan is important.

This infographic guide, created by Mowery & Schoenfeld, is entitled “5 Steps to Increase Employee Participation in Your Retirement Plan.”