Cashing Out: Retire with a Million Dollars!

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Even with the shaky economic times, we need to remember the basics. It is still possible to save for retirement. Financial advisors say thanks to inflation and better saving habits, you could still retire with a million dollars in the bank. So how much do you need to save now to get to a million later? Let’s break it down. Cashing out

You work hard … but are you saving hard enough for retirement? “The longer somebody lives, the greater the likelihood that they would run themselves out of money,” said Jerome Wall, a certified financial planner.

Let’s just break down how you can get to your first million. First, plan to retire at age 70 with social security and assume your 401-K grows six percent a year, and your company matches your contribution. If you’re 25 and earning $30,000 a year, all you need to contribute is $75 a pay period to your 401-K. But if you wait until you are 40, making $55,000 a year, you’ll have to invest 14 percent of your income, with the same six percent 401-K match. That means you need to contribute $321 a pay period! The moral of the story? The younger you start; the easier it is to retire a millionaire! But the real lesson is … it’s never too late to start!

Interestingly, though millennials are often labeled poor money managers, new data shows this generation is actually saving more for retirement than Gen X-ers did at the same age. And remember, your company match is one hundred percent return on your contribution, so don’t pass this free money up!

Sources:

https://www.financialsamurai.com/are-you-a-real-millionaire-3-million-new-1-million/

https://www.bankrate.com/calculators/retirement/retirement-plan-calculator.aspx

https://www.money-zine.com/calculators/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/opinion/sunday/student-loans-retirement-millennials.html

https://www.money-zine.com/calculators/retirement-calculators/retirement-calculator/

Contributor(s) to this news report include: Marsha Lewis, Producer; Bob Walko, Videographer and Editor.

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