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| Top 5 Reasons for Buying An Annuity |
1. Principal Protection
2. Guaranteed Rates
3. Protection of Gains
4. Eliminates Market Risk
5. Income For Life
2. Guaranteed Rates
3. Protection of Gains
4. Eliminates Market Risk
5. Income For Life
Are You Ready to Retire?
The question is actually more complicated than it first appears, because it demands consideration on
two levels. First, there's the emotional component: Are you ready to enter a new phase of life? Do you
have a plan for what you would like to accomplish or do in retirement? Have you thought through both
the good and bad aspects of transitioning into retirement? Second, there's the financial component: Can
you afford to retire? Will your finances support the retirement lifestyle that you want? Do you have a
retirement income plan in place?
What does retirement mean to you?
When you close your eyes and think about your retirement, what do you see? Over your career, you may have had a vague
concept of retirement as a period of reward for a lifetime of hard work, full of possibility and potential. Now that retirement is
approaching, though, you need to be much more specific about what it is that you want and expect in retirement.
Do you see yourself pursuing hobbies? Traveling? Have you considered volunteering your time, taking the opportunity to go
back to school, or starting a new career or business? It's important that you've given it some consideration, and have a plan. If
you haven't--for example, if you've thought no further than the fact that retirement simply means that you won't have to go to
work anymore--you're not ready to retire.
Don't underestimate the emotional aspect of retirement
Many people define themselves by their profession. Affirmation and a
sense of worth may have come, in large part, from the success that
you've had in your career. Giving up that career can be disconcerting
on a number of levels. Consider as well the fact that your job provides
a certain structure to your life. You may also have work relationships
that are important to you. Without something concrete to fill the void,
you may find yourself scrambling to address unmet emotional needs.
While many see retirement as a new beginning, there are some for
whom retirement is seen as the transition into some "final" life stage,
marking the "beginning of the end." Others, even those who have the
full financial capacity to live the retirement lifestyle they desire, can't
bear the thought of not receiving a regular paycheck. For these
individuals, it's not necessarily the income that the paychecks represent,
but the emotional reassurance of continuing to accumulate funds.
Finally, it's often not simply a question of whether you are ready to
retire. If you're married, consider whether your spouse is ready for
you to retire. Does he or she share your ideas of how you want to
spend your retirement? Many married couples find the first few years
of one or both spouse's retirement a period of rough transition. If you
haven't discussed your plans with your spouse, you should do so; think
through what the repercussions will be, positive and negative, on your
roles and your relationship.
Can you afford the retirement you want?
Separate from the issue of whether you're emotionally ready to retire is the question of whether you're financially ready.
Simply--can you afford to do everything you want in retirement? Of course, the answer to this question is anything but simple.
It depends on your goals in retirement (i.e., how much the lifestyle you want will cost), the amount of income you can count on,
and your personal savings. It also depends on how long a retirement you want to plan for and what your assumptions are
regarding future inflation and earnings.
The question is actually more complicated than it first appears, because it demands consideration on
two levels. First, there's the emotional component: Are you ready to enter a new phase of life? Do you
have a plan for what you would like to accomplish or do in retirement? Have you thought through both
the good and bad aspects of transitioning into retirement? Second, there's the financial component: Can
you afford to retire? Will your finances support the retirement lifestyle that you want? Do you have a
retirement income plan in place?
What does retirement mean to you?
When you close your eyes and think about your retirement, what do you see? Over your career, you may have had a vague
concept of retirement as a period of reward for a lifetime of hard work, full of possibility and potential. Now that retirement is
approaching, though, you need to be much more specific about what it is that you want and expect in retirement.
Do you see yourself pursuing hobbies? Traveling? Have you considered volunteering your time, taking the opportunity to go
back to school, or starting a new career or business? It's important that you've given it some consideration, and have a plan. If
you haven't--for example, if you've thought no further than the fact that retirement simply means that you won't have to go to
work anymore--you're not ready to retire.
Don't underestimate the emotional aspect of retirement
Many people define themselves by their profession. Affirmation and a
sense of worth may have come, in large part, from the success that
you've had in your career. Giving up that career can be disconcerting
on a number of levels. Consider as well the fact that your job provides
a certain structure to your life. You may also have work relationships
that are important to you. Without something concrete to fill the void,
you may find yourself scrambling to address unmet emotional needs.
While many see retirement as a new beginning, there are some for
whom retirement is seen as the transition into some "final" life stage,
marking the "beginning of the end." Others, even those who have the
full financial capacity to live the retirement lifestyle they desire, can't
bear the thought of not receiving a regular paycheck. For these
individuals, it's not necessarily the income that the paychecks represent,
but the emotional reassurance of continuing to accumulate funds.
Finally, it's often not simply a question of whether you are ready to
retire. If you're married, consider whether your spouse is ready for
you to retire. Does he or she share your ideas of how you want to
spend your retirement? Many married couples find the first few years
of one or both spouse's retirement a period of rough transition. If you
haven't discussed your plans with your spouse, you should do so; think
through what the repercussions will be, positive and negative, on your
roles and your relationship.
Can you afford the retirement you want?
Separate from the issue of whether you're emotionally ready to retire is the question of whether you're financially ready.
Simply--can you afford to do everything you want in retirement? Of course, the answer to this question is anything but simple.
It depends on your goals in retirement (i.e., how much the lifestyle you want will cost), the amount of income you can count on,
and your personal savings. It also depends on how long a retirement you want to plan for and what your assumptions are
regarding future inflation and earnings.
Retirement Planning with Annuities
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