3 Retirement Planning Mistakes To Avoid
‘The Future
of Retirement Healthy New Beginnings’, 61% of the working population in India,
aged 45 years and above, would prefer retiring in the next 5 years. However,
14% of them believe they will be unable to do so due to various reasons –
‘financial security’ being one of them.
If this
sounds familiar, you are probably making one of these mistakes:
1. Not Starting Early
The golden
rule for retirement planning is to start early and stay invested. This way your
money has more time (between now and retirement) to grow.
Consider
this illustration:
|
Case 1 – Started Early
|
Case 2 – Started Early
|
Starting Age
|
30
|
45
|
Retirement Age
|
60
|
60
|
Invested for
|
35 years
|
15 years
|
Monthly Investment (Rs)
|
2500
|
5000
|
Total Amount Invested (Rs)
|
900,000
|
900,000
|
Rate of Return (assumption)
|
8%
|
8%
|
Fund Value at Retirement Age (Rs)
|
35,21,367
|
16,88,031
|
The example
clearly shows that even with the same amount of investment the Fund Valueat
Retirement in case of an early start is more than double of that in case of
late start.
2. Not Saving Enough
Another
golden rule for making investments is “Earnings – Savings = Expenses”. That’s
right. Make savings a priority. When you have just started your career, you
probably do not have major liabilities. Most of your earnings can be saved and
invested wisely. Make a plan today to start saving regularly. Use our
retirement calculator to know about how inflation can affect your future
expenses.
3. Not Increasing Savings
As you climb
the professional ladder, you receive perks, bonuses and increments. Over the
years, ensure that your contribution towards your retirement fund increases
regularly. Some retirement plans Forever Young Pension Plan allow you to save
progressively by paying 5% (simple) additional Top up premium every year
lasting till the premium payment term.
Wise and
timely investment in a retirement plan can go a long way in securing your ideal
retirement life.
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