Top tips for a retirement tailgate
Top Tips for a Retirement Tailgate
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- [Graphic of older man in sports jersey holding a picnic basket.] Honor your number. The majority of U.S. workers retire at age 62.1 Do you want to leave the game earlier? Or play longer? A financial professional can help you pick your number.
- [Graphics of a man holding a burger and a woman holding a red drink cup, both sitting in lawn chairs. They appear to be conversing.] Talk things over with a financial professional. They can help you put together a game plan to reach your retirement goals.
- Balance your appetite for risk and reward with a diverse spread of retirement assets that can provide income to fuel your lifestyle, even into overtime. [Graphic of a picnic table. On the picnic table are bottles, cans, cups, a plate of burgers, snack bags, and other food items.]
- [Graphic of a boy and a girl throwing a football toward a beanbag toss setup with several bean bags lying nearby.] Stay focused. Confident retirement planners identify clear financial targets and keep their eyes on the prize.
- [Background graphic depicting hills, trees, and buildings in the distance.] Help protect the gang and yourself with whole life insurance. In addition to providing financial confidence for your loved ones, whole life can be a source for rainy day funds in retirement.2
- [Graphic of a picnic table under a tent. On the picnic table are snack bags, a picnic basket, stacks of red cups, and an open cooler containing bottles, cans, and ice.] Don’t run out of retirement income. A lifetime income annuity can be a strategy to consider. It can provide a fixed stream of guaranteed payouts—so you can relax, knowing you have funding in reserve.3 [Graphic of a lawn chair with a baseball cap lying on it.]
- [Graphic of man at barbecue. Man is holding a spatula, and two burger patties rest on barbecue.] Keep the fire burning. If you own a business and want to see it continue after you retire, take time to identify and stoke the next generation of leaders through succession planning.
- Have fun with family and friends. An active social life is a proven way to maintain emotional, mental, and physical health as you age. [Graphic of two men and two women standing in a semicircle. One man is raising a football above his head, and one man is holding up a foam finger. Women have arms raised, as if cheering.]
- Don’t get burned by a paycheck gap if you become too ill or injured to work. Disability insurance can help protect a portion of your income so you don’t have to dip into retirement savings. [Graphic of lawn chair with two bottles of suntan lotion resting on seat and towel slung over back.]
- Eliminate the waste. Once you put protections like savings and insurance in place, pay down your credit cards and live within your means to free up money for retirement. [Graphic of open garbage can with two garbage bags visible inside and four garbage bags on the ground around it.]
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- U.S. Retirees’ Experience Differs From Nonretirees’ Outlook, Gallup, May 18, 2021.
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