More and more people might face a tough time in retirement. Low-paying jobs, inflation, and high rents make it hard to save. Now, middle-class Americans find it tough to own a home too, leaving them without a place to retire without any investment. Retirement becomes truly fulfilling when you possess two essential elements: financial resources and a meaningful purpose in life. Make prudent investment choices to secure good returns and ensure a comfortable retirement.
To achieve a secure retirement, aiming to save at least 15% of your income in a 401(k) is advisable. Online tools can assist in calculating the best savings strategy for you, considering factors like age and income. Consistently saving this percentage can help build your retirement fund effectively, thanks to the benefits of compound interest.
For me, I believe retirees who struggle to meet their basic needs are the ones who could not accumulate enough money during their active years to meet their needs. Retirement choices determine a lot of things. My wife and I both spent same number of years in the civil service, she invested through a wealth manager and myself through the 401k. We both still earning after our retirement.
Keep it simple, buy things you understand, take some risk but don't try to shoot the lights out. I currently have 75% SCHD and 25% ROTH IRA. Brokerage account is 40% VOO, 35% SCHD, 25% XLK. Combine balance ~$3.3m Less than 3 years until retirement.... I have about 400k in cash. My portfolio has yielded far more than I expected for my retirement. Kudos to my advisor.
Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with *MONICA AYAKO VOS* for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.
Hi Beth, Thanks for watching! Dimensional used a logarithmic scale for the chart (which is common for this type of illustration). Here's an explanation of chart types: www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/logvslinear.asp
More and more people might face a tough time in retirement. Low-paying jobs, inflation, and high rents make it hard to save. Now, middle-class Americans find it tough to own a home too, leaving them without a place to retire without any investment. Retirement becomes truly fulfilling when you possess two essential elements: financial resources and a meaningful purpose in life. Make prudent investment choices to secure good returns and ensure a comfortable retirement.
To achieve a secure retirement, aiming to save at least 15% of your income in a 401(k) is advisable. Online tools can assist in calculating the best savings strategy for you, considering factors like age and income. Consistently saving this percentage can help build your retirement fund effectively, thanks to the benefits of compound interest.
For me, I believe retirees who struggle to meet their basic needs are the ones who could not accumulate enough money during their active years to meet their needs. Retirement choices determine a lot of things. My wife and I both spent same number of years in the civil service, she invested through a wealth manager and myself through the 401k. We both still earning after our retirement.
Keep it simple, buy things you understand, take some risk but don't try to shoot the lights out. I currently have 75% SCHD and 25% ROTH IRA. Brokerage account is 40% VOO, 35% SCHD, 25% XLK. Combine balance ~$3.3m Less than 3 years until retirement.... I have about 400k in cash. My portfolio has yielded far more than I expected for my retirement. Kudos to my advisor.
Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with *MONICA AYAKO VOS* for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.
Always do the right thing for people...yes, absolutely...always...but, never expect anything in return.
This is soooo good. My goodness, so good.
Thanks for watching, Mary!
Invest in what people do, not what they should do.
Why the difference in scale on the "markets rewarded discipline"? 0-10 takes the same space as 10-100.
Hi Beth, Thanks for watching! Dimensional used a logarithmic scale for the chart (which is common for this type of illustration). Here's an explanation of chart types: www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/logvslinear.asp
Set and forget! A lot of my co-workers got out of the market in 2009..like Christianity you have to have faith! 🙌🙏
Appreciate you watching!
Lots of euphemisms