Retirement is for everyone, all of us have to undergo at some point or the other.
But when it comes to retirement, most of us are not well prepared for it.
For government employees as well as many private sector employees, they have retirement schemes like pension to take care of.
Retirement actually means you will no longer be working with the organization or earning any salary. As a result, you are forced to live with the savings made during the peak of your income earning years. Through savings, you accumulate assets.
Today with the improvement in medical sciences, life span has increased i.e. we are likely to live longer.
A person who retires around 55-60 years is expected to live for another 20 -25 years (or +).
This means that savings has to last for that much period.
So what is the ideal way to combat retirement?
Start planning early and save, save, save money.
But when it comes to retirement, most of us are not well prepared for it.
For government employees as well as many private sector employees, they have retirement schemes like pension to take care of.
Retirement actually means you will no longer be working with the organization or earning any salary. As a result, you are forced to live with the savings made during the peak of your income earning years. Through savings, you accumulate assets.
Today with the improvement in medical sciences, life span has increased i.e. we are likely to live longer.
A person who retires around 55-60 years is expected to live for another 20 -25 years (or +).
This means that savings has to last for that much period.
So what is the ideal way to combat retirement?
Start planning early and save, save, save money.