Will you be able to retire? Good Question!

| ARIE J. KORVING, CFP®

Imagine yourself as a 46-year-old woman married to a 48-year-old-man.  Both of you have a career.

  • Your combined income is around $250,000.
  • Savings in retirement plans totals about $400,000.
  • You would like to retire when he is 62 and you are 60.

Can you?

Unless you have prepared a retirement plan you don’t know.

There are a lot of moving parts that affect your retirement.  One of the biggest questions is how much it will cost you to live when you retire.  Each person is different; expectations for your retirement lifestyle are different than your neighbor’s.  Here are just a few of the things that factor into how much it will cost to live once you retire:

  • Your basic living expenses; your “needs.”
  • The cost of your “wants” and “wishes” above your basic expenses (travel, cars, weddings, education, gifts, etc.).
  • Life, disability, health and long term care insurance.

Then there are the other factors that determine what it will cost you to retire.

  • The age at which you want to retire.
  • The number of years in retirement.
  • What happens when one of you passes on?

What are your income sources in retirement?

  • Spousal income and, in two income families, the age at which each spouse retires.
  • Your pension benefits.
  • The age at which you apply for Social Security.

What are your personal investment assets to supplement your income sources?

  • The value of your investment assets at retirement.
  • The estimated return on your investment assets.
  • Your risk tolerance.
  • The rate of inflation during retirement.

The good news for this couple is that they have a decade or more to adjust their savings or their retirement goals.  Unfortunately, too many people leave the planning until too late.

The time to start planning is now.

Arie J. Korving, CFP Co-founder, Korving & Company 3

Written By ARIE J. KORVING, CFP®

Arie J. Korving, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, has been delivering customized wealth management solutions to his clients for more than three decades. Prior to co-founding Korving & Company, he was First Vice President with UBS Wealth Management and held management positions with General Electric.

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