Retirement is a new and different stage of our life. It is a time when you stop working and begins a life thereafter. It is a new beginning for some, and will have a lot more time for the other interests in your life. The most important word which we will come across often during retirement period is the term 'Pension'. One has to make a suitable planning to ensure a healthy pension schemes, according to the vision of one's life which they intended to lead. A person has to ask himself some basic questions which will help in choosing the best pension plans, that suits best and considerably advantageous according to his needs and desires. Some of the questions are:
1.) How will i spend my time in retirement?
2.) How i am going to miss my friends, office and colleagues and social contacts?
3.) How much income will i need in retirement? etc..
So planning for the retirement is one of the most important step of one's life. As we all know that during retirement period we won't be working or earning anymore, so we need a proper security and a source of income for our livelihood. Thus investing for the retirement makes our live to lead in a specific way which we have intended.
There can be several ways in order to invest for retirement. At times you can refer to a retirement plans related brokers who will assist you in making the right moves. They are the experienced people who have a clear ideas regarding various pension plans and know the most suitable ones for the aspires. And if you are willing to proceed on your own way then there are various public and private related loan schemes or plans for the planners.
Some of the important Government sectors related pensions schemes are the following:
1.) California Public employee's Retirement system (CalPERS)
2.) California State Teacher's Retirement System (CalSTRS)
3.) Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
4.) Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado (FPPA)
5.) Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
6.) Kansas City Public School Retirement System (KCPSRS) etc..
Types of Private Pension plans:
Supplemental Pension plans (SPP)
Top Hat Plan
Group and Individual Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Deferred Profit Sharing (DPSP)
Employees Profit Sharing Plan (EPSP)
Retirement Compensation Arrangement
At the time of retirement we will require some about 70% of the total gross income of the last 3-4 years of employment, to maintain the same standard of living. The requirement of amount can vary a lot during the retirement period depending on our lifestyle, interest, and of course if we are in a debt. So it is wise enough to decide by ourselves how much amount is so required and thus make the pension plans accordingly.
It is never late to make a good investment plans for your retirement. You can start when you have 2-3 years of employment left in a smart way according to the desired necessities. However it is advised to start investing for retirement in much earlier period of time of your employment. It will give enough time and space and moreover the amount you need to apply for your plans will get a better strengthening.
We should be careful regarding the fact that our savings will be sufficient to support our family members and us. It is the only source of income if taken in terms of investment for our future. So making a healthy and wealthy pension plans for the life after retirement is a huge boost to our security and bears the fruit in our latter years of our life. Living, shelter, food and all necessary commodities are stake at the hands those who had invested for the retirement and they are then fear free of any clueless regarding their income source. A good plan makes you survive better.
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