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Are you on track to meet your goals? As you save for retirement, it helps to have an occasional “reality check”—a moment where you stand back and look at your progress. Here are two guidelines to keep in mind when you do. Look at your savings as a percentage of your household income at certain ages. One study (from JP …
In addition to saving for retirement, there may be several other major financial goals you’ll need to juggle in a lifetime. Let’s say that at the age of 25, you earned $35,000. If your salary increased at the average historical rate, you’d have earned nearly $2 million in total by the time you were 65.1,2 That might sound like a …
The financial considerations of retiring “earlier” or “later” If you can retire by choice, the question of “when” comes to mind. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of retirement at three different ages. At 62, you can claim Social Security. That alone prompts some baby boomers to consider retiring. Leaving work at 62 has a couple of disadvantages, …
Sometimes you need a “sounding board” for your ideas and concerns. If you don’t there may be ” feedback ” when it comes to your financial advisor. When you have financial questions or ideas, you need someone to listen. A professional can listen and help provide insight into possible financial moves you could make—plus give you guidance regarding your options. Every …
Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP) are company administered benefit programs that offer employees the opportunity to purchase common stock in their company, typically at a discount. Advantages of an ESPP Discount offers an incentive to save/invest Convenient contributions through payroll deduction No commitment to purchase a specific number of shares The discounted purchase price of stock (if your plan offers) …
