PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT
August 6th 2012 at 7:54pm Published by firstdownadmin

To live well in retirement, you no longer can rely solely on a company pension plan or Social Security. Instead, you will have to depend on how skillfully you plan and invest, and whether you make good use of tax-advantaged savings plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs.
Approache retirement planning using an eight-step process:
- Set your retirement goals.
 - Assess your current financial position.
 - Identify retirement income sources.
 - Evaluate retirement risks.
 - Understand health care issues.
 - Invest your retirement assets.
 - Manage your retirement income.
 
Best retirement plans to consider:
- Defined contribution plans.
 - IRA plans.
 - Solo 401(k) plan.
 - Pensions.
 - Guaranteed income annuities.
 - The Federal government plan.
 - Cash-balance plans.
 - Cash-value life insurance plan.