Not exact matches
Misconceptions
about what
meeting with a financial advisor is like could be derailing you from getting a jumpstart on your
retirement planning, industry experts say.
Ideally, that's
about 5 (or more) years before you hope to retire, when
retirement is close enough to know what you want it to look like, and yet far enough away that there's still time to hone your strategy to help
meet those goals or alter your
plans.
I'm willing to bet that just
about every active investor you will ever
meet says they
plan to keep picking stocks during
retirement.
Ideally, that's
about 5 (or more) years before you hope to retire, when
retirement is close enough to know what you want it to look like, and yet far enough away that there's still time to hone your strategy to help
meet those goals or alter your
plans.
With these numbers in mind, you can walk into a
meeting with your
retirement advisor feeling informed and knowledgeable
about your
plan for
retirement.
In addition to information
about its products and the various investments available, the Vanguard site provides members with resources for
planning their
retirements and
meeting their individual investment goals, including income calculators, expense spreadsheets and tax filing information.
You need to talk to a CPA / EA
about the IRS rules and regulations (the devil is in the details, what they write on their site is suitable for most, but there are always exceptions), and you need to talk to a
retirement plan manager
about setting up your Solo 401k with
plan rules and definitions that will
meet your needs.
We scheduled a
meeting to talk
about my
retirement plan.
As a general practice, I'd say that when you're 10 to 15 years away from
retirement, it's time to
meet with a CPA to chat
about specific tax -
planning strategies.