Planning Retirement - A practical approach and road map
*Four Wrong Retirement Assumptions* Most of us work hard so that we can retire in a financially comfortable position. But interestingly, once we retire, it requires a tremendous shift in mindset, to move from aggressive saving, to eventually shift from savings to spending. Having said that, the entire exercise is based on a number of assumptions. Let's look at a few common ones. *Assumption 1: Retirement is a destination*.: All along retirement has been viewed as a destination, as an end-of-the-road milestone. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The road could be long and winding as the journey keeps unfolding. Rather than a destination, it should be viewed as a transition. We should realize that the concept of retirement is undergoing a fundamental change. Seldom do people just stop work and start drawing a pension. Earlier, it was the case of being shoved off the demographic cliff and being forced to leave the company, saying goodbye to the 9-to-5 lifestyle. Today, ...