Retirement may be a long way off for you or it might be right around the corner. No matter how near or far it is, youve absolutely got to start saving for it now. However, saving for retirement isnt what it used to be with the increase in cost of living and the instability of social security. You have to invest for your retirement, as opposed to saving for it!
Lets start by taking a look at the retirement plan offered by your company. Once upon a time, these plans were quite sound. However, after the Enron upset and all that followed, people arent as secure in their company retirement plans anymore. If you choose not to invest in your companys retirement plan, you do have other options.
First, you can invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts. You do not have to state to anybody that the returns on these investments are to be used for retirement. Just simply let your money grow overtime, and when certain investments reach their maturity, reinvest them and continue to let your money grow.
You can also open an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). IRAs are quite popular because the money is not taxed until you...
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