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Retirement planning, in a financial context, refers to the allocation of finances for retirement. This normally means the setting aside of money or other assets to obtain a steady income at retirement. The goal of retirement planning is to achieve financial independence, so that the need to be gainfully employed is optional rather than a necessity. The process of retirement planning aims to: (1) assess readiness-to-retire given a desired retirement age and lifestyle, i.e. do you have sufficient money to retire; and (2) to identify actions to improve readiness-to-retire. Obtaining a financial planIn recent years, producers such as a financial planner or financial adviser have been available to help clients develop retirement plans, where compensation is either fee-based or commissioned contingent on product sale. Such arrangement is sometimes viewed as conflicting to a consumer's interest to have advice rendered without bias or at cost that justifies value. Consumers can now elect a do it yourself (DIY) approach, given the advent of a large, ever growing body of resources. For example, retirement web-tools in the form of simple calculator, mathematical model or decision support system have appeared with greater frequency. A web-based tool that allows client to fully plan, without human intervention, might be considered a producer. A key motivation beyond the DIY trend is based on many of the same arguments of Lean manufacturing process, a constructive alteration of the relationship between producer and consumer. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License who would i talk to about opening a IRA or planning for retirement? Q. my husband and i work for places that don't offer ira or any kind of retirement plans. We have been saving some money in a normal savings account for a little while,but i want to move on to something better. My husband says to keep it in the normal savings account, i told him maybe a ira or investing may be better. i told him that there are many more ways of making more money than a normal savings account. We don't know where to start or who to talk too. any suggestions? Asked by mr_and_mrs.x - Fri Jun 22 01:08:51 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. I recommend Primerica Financial Services, A Citi Company. I open my Roth IRA there. The agent did a thorough job of explaining what a mutual fund is and what an IRA is and was able to answer my questions. In the IRA application, it ask me some questions to find out what type of investor I am. It turned out I'm an investor who wants high growth, no matter what happens in the short term. From there, he recommend me what mutual funds I should pick and how I should divide my investment into each fund. My Roth IRA currently has an average rate of return of 14%. I think the agent who pick these mutual funds for me did a good job. Now I work at Primerica and I changed the agent on my IRA account to me. Every time I invest into my Roth IRA, I… [cont.] Answered by Doing the Right Thing - Fri Jun 22 02:33:50 2007 What software do you recommend for retirement planning? Q. What formula should be used to ascertain if your investments will hold out and how much to budget for retirement? Asked by jhcalgirl - Mon Jul 16 02:46:46 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are many on-line calculators that can help you with this. In the August 2007 issue of Kiplinger's recommends that you use one that is based on a Monte Carlo simulator. They reviewed 5 different ones. I've used the ones at Financial Engines and MoneyChimp and found them very helpful. As the name implies a Monte Carlo simulator, does not give you a fixed answer but rather it gives your odds of success and, in the case of MoneyChimp, shows a graph of the number of years into retirement your IRA/401/etc should last. MoneyChimp also explains, in more detail than most of us would want to know, why a Monte Carlo simulator is required and how it works. These details are likely only useful to those with higher mathematical interest. Answered by Auntie Mame - Mon Jul 16 08:36:12 2007 This question is for teachers. I am new to this profession and I am curious about retirement planning?
Q. I am in my second year of teaching. I know that teachers have a retirement plan, as it comes out of our checks. Many companies visit our school trying to sell insurance, other plans, etc. I am interested in knowing whether or not I need to do an additional 401k plan. I was approached last year by a person at out school offering 403 plans. This year it was 401K. Do I need to take part in these plans? What do teachers really need? I have heard from retired teachers that their retirement was enough without these types of plans, but I know that times have changed. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. :) Asked by just julie - Sun Sep 17 13:46:50 2006 - - 3 Answers - 2 Comments A. Here in Texas, a teacher's retirement was always the best incentive to be a teacher. But now they have raised the retirement age and basically lowered how much salary you base your retirement on. Who knows what will be next. If you can, start your own 401. Teachers can have 403b plans, but a 401 is the same. Actually, it seems like you have more control over a 401. 403b's are only sold by insurance companies and they only offer a few funds to invest in. Hope you have a good year. Remember, be ready for the year before it starts. Not that you always can, but it helps to try. Good Luck! Answered by Alan J - Sun Sep 17 15:41:14 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Retirement Planning"
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