Strategies For Early Retirement Planning
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In the distant past and even as recently as in the 70s, retirement planning
fell primarily in the jurisdiction of Insurance agents and brokers. In
the pre 70s, very few people seriously thought of retirement planning.
A surprisingly low figure considering that the industry now thrives on
this kind of planning.
Today there are a number of retirement plans on the market but the recent
campaign on “Facts On Saving and Investment” launched by the Alliance
for Investor Education and the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)
among others, reports that nearly three quarters of the American workforce
simply do not have any idea of the kind of retirement planning they aught
to do. The Internet has a large variety of resources ready to educate
the novice in the nuances of investment planning and there is no excuse
for any one to say that he or she has not done any retirement planning
or the they know nothing about the existence of such options.. In addition
to the Internet, there are the financial advisors and money managers who
can help as well.
The best and commonest guide to retirement planning s to start early
and work slowly and steadily to a small nest egg. Better still is to invest
heavily, whatever one can, within the limits of a decent living. And after
some time diversify the retirement portfolio to include other forms of
securities. Some specific tools to meet specific goals include 401K plans
and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Both of them have tax benefits.
These programs involve the investment of the employee’s savings in Mutual
Funds, Stocks, Annuities and Money Market Accounts. IRAs permit employees
to place their money in tax free accounts, i.e., no tax is deducted on
the accumulated savings at the time of final withdrawal. They are also
more flexible and entail fewer penalties. For example, no fines are levied
for premature withdrawal for making a down payment on a home or for educational
purposes.
Traditional Individual Retirement Plans were taxed on final withdrawal
at the time of retirement but offered their investors and annual rebate
of $2,000 maximum on their taxes for the year in which the investment
was made. 401K retirement plan offers some added benefits. Usually companies
offering 401K plans contribute a matching amount to the account holder’s
account up to a particular point, thus increasing the amount of the investment.
On the political front, many Senators have discussed the possibility
of privatizing – partly – the Social Security Administration fund. Though
this is a very sensitive political issue which most politicians tread
softly around, the investor can only hope for such modifications to the
fund which will bring them further benefits.
