18 Big Financial Planning Misconceptions
Preparing for retirement is overwhelming, but clearing these misconceptions can make the process more straightforward.
Preparing for retirement is overwhelming, but clearing these misconceptions can make the process more straightforward.
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The BIG 3-0. The age that you’re really an adult. In your 20’s, you could still swing being a bit immature. Once 30 comes it’s game over. And now that I’m 35… Dang! Am I really 35? <sigh> Halfway through my 30’s and I’ve been rocking it the best way I can. As a result, […]
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I’m generally an even-keeled guy. I don’t get worked up about much. I understand that different people have different perspectives, so I try to be respectful when others disagree with me. Having said that, there are indeed certain things that piss me off. Here are a couple that are centered around the idea of planning your retirement based on how much of your paycheck you should save.
For instance, I get mad-dog lathered up at traditional advice about how much to save for retirement, such as this article at Business Insider (echoed here at The Wall Street Journal):
So how much are you supposed to be saving in order to finance 20 to 30 years post-work? The commonly accepted rule of thumb is that you’ll want about 70% of your former annual income â at least â to continue living at or near the style to which you’ve been accustomed.
As a financial planner who has been around for a while, Iâve overheard plenty of wild claims about retirement and money. If I had a dollar for every person who told me their whole life insurance plan worked like a savings account or that their variable annuity was the best investment available, I would be […]
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