Are you ready to retire?
By admin on July 12th, 2009By Ian sani
Are you afraid to retire? Most of us worry whether we will be able to have a decent live after we retire. To have a good live after retire you need to have a certain level of income after you retire. If you have an insurance, then check all off your current insurance plans will cover you. Insurance is a critical factor to help you minimize risk from health problem after you retire. Retirement plans are also important as a source of income. There are four common types of retirement plans: 401(K) plans, Keough Plans, IRAs (individual retirement accounts), and pension fund offered by corporations. In most retirement plans, the earning are tax deductible and taxes are not paid the funds are received.
You might heard many times to never put all of our eggs in one basket. The same principle applies on your retirement plans. By diversification your investment, you are minimizing your risk. Basically all investments are a ‘gamble’ so you shouldn’t put all your money in one investment. A sample of diversification is putting your money 30% in stock, 30% in mutual fund and 40% in bond. If something very bad happened to your stock, like 50% drop, your overall money only drop 50% * 30% = 15%. Imagine if you put all of your money in stock, you will have a 50% loss.
The most common investment choice for retirement funds is mutual fund. It is a medium risk instrument where you put your money to a fund manager that do the investment for you. By putting your money in a mutual fund, you are giving the fund manager the trust to manage your money. If you want higher return and willing to take higher risk you can choose stock. Before enter the market, please study the stock market carefully first. This is a high risk investment and you can lose a lot of money from there.
If investment is not your thing, you can hire a financial planner and discuss your financial plans and goals with them. Because retire fund might affect your life and maybe your child’s education, you should leaves it to the pros.A good financial advisor can advice you the pros and cons of investing in various instrument like bond, mutual fund, and stock.
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