If the things you thought to be true about retirement weren't,
when would you want to know?
- Remember the 4% Rule? According to a MorningStar study the safe withdrawal amount from your retirement plans is 2.8%. Can you afford to live off of only 2.8% of your retirement assets?
- Do you think taxes will be higher in the future? According to the CBO, the federal government is planning to collect 39% more in personal income taxes by 2020 than it collected in 2015. Can you afford to pay higher taxes when you’re retired?
- Why can’t your assets keep up with the markets? Because it’s not a fair comparison. Do you understand the difference between Wall Street’s average rate of return and your real rate of return?
- Does buy and hold work? If you lose a dollar, can that dollar ever make you interest ever again?
- Do you think inflation will be higher in the future? How do you protect yourself when your dollar buys less and less each year?
- Do you think benefits could be taken away in the future? What do you do when you don’t get increases in your Social Security check or Medicare premiums cost more?
- Who do you want to inherit your legacy, the government, the nursing home or your family? What’s your plan?
- Which is better, hoping you have enough income in retirement or knowing it?
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