Retirement Planning: Ages 31 to 55

Planning for retirement in mid-life may be the last thing on your mind with so many things to do. This is a time of life that can be very challenging and exciting. Yet, it can also be very taxing – on your energy, your skills and your money. You may be part of the sandwich generation, with kids on one side and aging parents on the other, with you in the middle, trying to take care of everything. You may be adding to your family and/or upgrading your home (buying or remodeling). You may be changing jobs and/or relocating, forcing decisions on housing, schools, company benefit plans, etc. You may be getting a divorce. You may be remarrying and blending families. You may be sending kids through school and saving/investing for retirement.

 

Whew! That’s a lot! How are you managing all of it? For too many, the answer is, not very well. Statistics on credit card debt, bankruptcies, divorce, etc. show that it is a daunting task. Left unaddressed, it can lead to real trouble. It can seem so overwhelming that too many people don’t or won’t think about it and, instead, just hope that things will somehow work out.

This is where planning for retirement in mid-life can be a real savior. It can lay the path for:

  • Accomplishment of short-term goals (House, cars, vacations, etc.)
  • Education funding
  • Retirement planning – including funding, lifestyle choices, etc.
  • Potential care options for aging parents

A solid financial plan lays out the straightest path between where you are now and where you want to be at various points in the future (1, 5, 10, 15, 20 years out). It balances the three major components of your financial life:

  • Government (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid)
  • Employer (Qualified retirement plans, health insurance, disability insurance)
  • Individual (Taxable savings/investments, IRA, Roth IRA, annuities, etc.)

Strategies are reviewed and refined on a periodic basis, as your circumstances change.

With all that life can throw at you, it is essential to have a plan to survive and thrive. Remember, what you have not done is irrelevant – it is history. The only thing that counts now is what you do from this point forward. Get starting—or continue—planning for retirement in mid-life so you can live retirement the way you want. Contact JMR Financial Group today! We proudly serve Superior, WI, Duluth, MN, and throughout the U.S.