Sentences with phrase «terms of retirement savings»

The right answer is down to lifestyle and how much you need in terms of retirement savings and retirement income to service that lifestyle.

That's bad for those teachers in terms of retirement savings, and it's bad for employers who could have used that money in more productive ways.

This, despite the fact that one - third (37 per cent) of Boomers who have determined how much they need to retire comfortably estimate they are presently somewhat short of — or even nowhere close to — where they thought they would be financially in terms of their retirement savings.

Our RBC RRSP poll in 2011 determined that only half — about 51 per cent — of Canadians believe they are on target or ahead of where they need to be in terms of retirement savings.

Not exact matches

While «opting in» requires making a choice that will put more of the responsibility for long - term savings on the members» shoulders, «it starts to cause them to learn how to contribute to their future, their own retirement,» said John Bird, senior vice president of military affairs at USAA, a financial services firm that works with about 12 million current and former members of the U.S. military and their families.

Term life may also make sense if you continue to work during retirement, even part - time, to supplement your savings and wish to protect your spouse from the loss of your income when you die, he said.

And cutting back on a few fast casual meals may be worth it, since 61 percent of millennial parents say saving for retirement is a priority and one of their top long - term savings goals.

This tool uses the present value of bond portfolios, adjusted for interest rate and inflation expectations, to show current retirees how much in retirement savings they need today to account for every $ 1 they need in the future, assuming they hold a portfolio made up entirely of investment - grade bonds and longer - term Treasurys.

People are accustomed to thinking about their savings in terms of goals: retirement, college, a down payment, or a vacation.

The legislative intention is that these savings plans be used for the longer term liabilities of retirement and therefore from a asset management perspective be matched with longer term assets.

Prior to implementing a long - term post-divorce plan for retirement accumulation, you should make it an initial priority to fortify your emergency fund of at least three to six months of non-discretionary living expenses in cash (i.e. savings and money market).

Worse, 41 percent of those dealing with a short - term expense issue wind up taking the cash out of long - term savings, like retirement funds, Bankrate reported.

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IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings and income - Pre-59 1/2 72t Calculations (avoiding penalty tax)- college savings and 529 plan illustrations - college cost and tuition data - Coverdell education savings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings and 529 plan illustrations - college cost and tuition data - Coverdell education savings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth 401k - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calculations

- retirement savings and income - Pre-59 1/2 72t Calculations (avoiding penalty tax)- college savings and 529 plan illustrations - college cost and tuition data - Coverdell education savings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings and income - Pre-59 1/2 72t Calculations (avoiding penalty tax)- college savings and 529 plan illustrations - college cost and tuition data - Coverdell education savings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings and 529 plan illustrations - college cost and tuition data - Coverdell education savings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings - risk profile questionnaires and quizes - model portfolio illustrations - asset allocation and portfolio optimization - portfolio management and value tracking - 401 (k) retirement savings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings - Cost of waiting to save - Effect of Taxes and Inflation - Estate Tax Estimator - Finding Money for your savings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcusavings goals - Health Savings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings Account (HSA) illustrations - Historical Hypothetical Portfolio Performance - Impact of Inflation - Life Insurance Needs Analysis - IRA Eligibility (all types of IRAs)- IRA Savings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings and Goal Analysis - IRA Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)- IRA to Roth Conversion - Long Term Care Insurance - Lumpsum Distributions vs. Rollover Distributions - Model Portfolio Creation and Comparisons - Mortgage Amortization - Net Unrealized Appreciation of Employer Stock - Net Worth Estimator - New Value Calculator - Pension / Defined Benefit Income estimates - Portfolio Allocation Rebalancing - Portfolio Optimization and «Advice» - Portfolio Return Calculations - Paycheck Tax Savings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings - Required Minimum Distribution calculations - Retirement Budget and Expense Planning - Retirement Income Analyzer - Retirement Savings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings Estimator - Risk Tolerance Profile - Roth Conversion - Roth v. IRA illustrations - Short Term Savings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calcuSavings goals - Social Security benefit estimates - Stretch IRA / Legacy IRA illustrations - Tax Free Yield calculations

The bottom line: The new retirement is one that involves long - term planning and savings coupled with a willingness to consider different types of investments and new approaches to asset allocation.

«While the potential upside is alluring, the significant risk of loss is incompatible with prudent investing for long - term goals like college savings, buying a home or retirement,» she told the Journal.

Finally, as part of your retirement savings strategy, you may consider a longer term CD such as a 7 - year CD or a 10 - year IRA retirement CD.

Put your sixty percent of income to your household expenditures, save ten percent of your income for the future of your child (for study purposes, etc), twenty percent of the income for long term savings like retirement plans, etc, and ten percent you can spend on anything that you need.

The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents shows you the way, with information on how to: safeguard your child's well - being with wills, trusts, and life insurance; best weigh your child - care options and decide whether to go back to work; save on taxes with child - friendly tax credits and deductions plus tax - advantaged benefits at work; manage your family's health - care costs; save for long - term costs by setting up a college fund; spend smart and save money at every stage of your child's development; continue to contribute to your own retirement savings

«Every economic expert knows that a retirement incentive program, despite some short - term savings, can wreak havoc on long - term fiscal health, as was reiterated by the recent Boston College study on pension liabilities, and that's why House Democrats have opposed retirement incentive plans as part of this deficit mitigation proposal,» Sharkey and Aresimowicz said in a statement.

Finally be careful not to wreck retirement saving: a major long term cause of Britain's economic problems is that savings and investment have been too low and the economy over dependent on consumption.

«The governor's onerous proposal will pick the pockets of front - line public workers and undermine their retirement security without providing any short term savings,» Donohue said.

The lack of portability can dramatically, and negatively, affect a teacher's long - term retirement savings.

Unfortunately, in a world in which cash pays next to nothing and even riskier assets, like stocks and bonds, have a lower long - term expected return than they once did (according to a BlackRock analysis using Bloomberg data), holding a sizeable portion of one's retirement savings in cash could prevent many from reaching their financial goals.

The bottom line: The new retirement is one that involves long - term planning and savings coupled with a willingness to consider different types of investments and new approaches to asset allocation.

Plus, Joe and Al have 10 tips to boost retirement savings, the pros and cons of rolling your 401 (k) into an IRA, long - term care tax strategies, the latest on the Department of Labor... Read more

You've likely heard of the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and the 401 (k), which are long - term savings vehicles that offer tax benefits to Americans saving for retirement.

Your short - term savings like emergency fund and home down payment should be in safer investments such as a savings account, certificates of deposit, or money management fund; while your long - term investments like retirement and college savings should be in higher paying investments like stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs.

And since a more conservative stocks - bonds mix can reduce your potential for long - term gains, putting more of your nest egg into bonds or cash could mean that you'll end up with less spending cash over the course or retirement, or that you'll run through your savings more quickly.

«It's great for additional savings for retirement and shorter - term goals like building an emergency fund or saving for a home down payment,» says Sheila Walkington, co-founder of Money Coaches Canada.

Do not rob your emergency fund, short your long - term retirement savings, or take on consumer debt on credit cards or lines of credit to make the whole cottage thing a reality.

The reality is that some people simply can't handle the volatility of stocks, and therefore must resign themselves to the lower expected returns of savings accounts and perhaps short - term bond funds, and accept that they must save more, work longer, or be willing to lower their living standards in retirement.

Despite the flexibility in TFSAs, RRSPs are still the best long - term retirement savings vehicle for many Canadians earning an income of $ 50,000 or more, especially as they reach their peak earning years in their 40s and 50s.

With terms of 6 months to 4 years, use a certificate as a flexible savings tool for retirement, education expenses or a home purchase.

Where people often fail in managing their retirement savings is abandoning diversification strategies because of short - term market trends.

When you dip into your retirement funds, even with the best of intentions, you take away the time that makes long - term savings so effective.

Take a look at our special report on long - term investing to help you identify smart investments that can help you with all of your financial goals, from college savings to retirement.

Because of the aforementioned abysmal interest, you shouldn't use savings accounts for long - term investments like retirement or your kid's college fund.

We seldom put it in these terms, but the goal of your retirement savings is to build your own pension.

As a long - term saving strategy and a way to balance a retirement portfolio, Fixed Index Annuities (FIAs) are appealing because they transform savings into predictable income.In Part Two of the Myth vs Fact series, the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council debunks more commonly held...

The purpose of the TSP is to give these individuals the ability to participate in a long - term retirement savings and investment plan.

One of the biggest long - term savings you have is for retirement.

That said, I suppose you could make a case for investing a small portion of your retirement savings — or any money you're investing for the long - term in gold — provided you go about it the right way.

[iii] Doing so effectively requires information about how much an investor's savings can provide in terms of retirement income.

The hefty costs of education and retirement may have you feeling defeated, but when it comes to long - term savings, time is on your side.

And don't invest if you're doing so at the expense of other short - or long - term goals like saving for retirement, taking advantage of your employer's 401 (k) match, funding an emergency savings account or paying off high - interest debt.

«The report reinforces earlier analyses from experts like former Bank of Canada Governor, David Dodge, and reiterates that, over the long - term, the ORPP would add billions to the Ontario economy by ensuring that future retirees have adequate savings for retirement,» Hunter said in a statement.

In terms of longer - term retirement savings, for a business owner or executive over 40, an IPP allows for larger tax deductions than RRSPs — and up to 65 % more in contributions into your retirement account.

WLR makes takes the opposite point of view on this opinion: «It's important to understand that long - term (retirement) savings and saving for a house are two entirely different things and they need to be treated as such.»

Clearly, if you plan to achieve long - term financial goals, such as college savings for your children or your own retirement, you'll need to create a portfolio of investments that will provide sufficient returns after factoring in the rate of inflation.