Honestly though, I haven't heard a reason to care much other than for tax
reasons near retirement — to me, capital gains and dividends are mostly equivalent.
Not exact matches
For that
reason, leveraged investing tends to be more appropriate for younger people as opposed to those
nearing retirement.
For baby boomers who are
nearing retirement, saving more and adjusting their asset mix has less impact for the simple
reason that they have less time for those changes to impact accumulated wealth — though it may still help.
For this
reason, I tend to keep my investment funds in
retirement accounts set at
near 100 % equities.
And you referenced a trend that we saw as well and is one of the
reasons why we started our company, and that's a lot of the folks involved in financial services are
near retirement age.
Annuities can be an enticing option as Americans
near retirement, but there are several
reasons to be wary of them.
Moving to a new city to be
near family, especially grandchildren, is one of the most common
reasons for
retirement relocation.
One
reason for this is that their parents are
nearing retirement and are more than willing to assist in financing their first home.
«Of course, moving for nonfinancial
reasons such as to be
near grandchildren or because you like golf or beaches or mountains can give you great pleasure in
retirement.