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Written by Ron Iverson
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Wednesday, 14 November 2007 |
Okay, But Wait a Minute! -- Retirement Article No. 1
FIRST, JUST DON’T GET TOO ANXIOUS! Most people have forty to forty-five years to think about retirement, so what’s the hurry? There is no need to complicate the next—make that—the last, thirty or forty years of your life, with a quick emotional decision.
A decision made, in what you hope, are the final five or ten years of your normal working lifespan. You may well be on your way to a retirement which lasts longer than your working years! Impossible? No, for millions of American workers, believe it or not, it’s already under way. You’ve thought about an early retirement? Think again. Or maybe you just look forward to retiring at a “normal” retirement age. Who wouldn’t? Seems reasonable, and that’s the way it should be. However, keep in mind that even a well planned retirement can present some headaches. If we were to somehow ignore much of what the real world tells us, about the final third of most American’s lives, we would be derelict in not informing you of such. So, “Please don’t shoot the messenger,” when you read something less than desirable, or that you feel is not relative to you. The objective is to present sound, factual, “futuristic” information, and over the next few weeks, we will do just that.
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