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Long Term
Investment Plans – Financing Your Retirement.
Whether retirement is a long way off or just round the corner, it
goes without saying that you got to start investing now if you
want to have a comfortable retired life without having to worry
about finances. With the change in social scenario, with rising
cost of living and instability of social security system, saving
for retirement need not assure you of the comfort you are dreaming
of. You have to invest for your retirement rather than saving for
it. Earlier people would save ‘for a rainy day’ which really meant
retirement, when regular flow of money would cease, health
expenses would grow and you will have lots of time to travel and
see the world. But the same reasons do not apply today. Today you
have to invest, so that your money can grow to a healthy and
substantial amount which you will lay your hands on only after
retirement.
Have you ever thought about your own company’s retirement plans
and benefits? There were a time people truly believed in what the
company promised them as the plans were employee-friendly,
motivating and sound. But not after the Enron debacle – which made
the entire retirement security concept shake in its roots. If you
choose not to invest in your company’s retirement plans, you have
plenty of other options to invest in.
Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, certificates of deposit, and money
market accounts are some of the popular investment options open in
front of you. It is common knowledge that people enjoy the returns
of their investments only after they retire. You just have to let
your money grow with time and when some amount reach their
maturity level, re-invest them so that the money continues to
grow, as you are growing in age.
Another good investment option is opening an Individual Retirement
Account or IRA, where no amount is taxed until you withdraw it.
You also have the option of deducting the IRA contribution amount
from the taxes you owe. Almost all banks are open where you could
open this IRA account. A comparatively newer type of investment
option is the ROTH IRA – another retirement account. Here you pay
all federal taxes when you put in your money but no tax when you
withdraw money from your ROTH account. Both these types of IRAs
can be opened at any financial institution.
One of the other popular retirement accounts is the 401(k). While
this account is typically provided by employers, you could also
open your own 401(k) account. A financial planner or an accountant
should be able to help you to open this account. If you are
self-employed the Keogh plan is another type of IRA which is most
suited. The Simplified Employee Pension Plans (SEP) is a
retirement plan specially meant for self-employed people who run
small businesses. One of the sub groups of the Keogh plan, but
people find it easier and more convenient to operate than a
regular Keogh plan.
Whichever retirement plan you choose from the large variety of
options, make sure that you choose one at lest, if you want a safe
and secure retired life. It is a wise idea not to depend on
company’s retirement plans, social security or even a possible
inheritance which may fall through for all you know. Your
financial future is in your own able hands, if you start investing
while you are young and that is today.
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