Retirement Planning Calculator
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2007-09-24 16:16:29.941532-04:00
Planting a golden retirement is like planting a flower. Both require care and nurturing over time to blossom.
Do you know how to plant a golden retirement? First, you will need to figure out how much money to save for retirement. Like many people, you may have no idea. AARP has a good, easy-to-use calculator to help you find out. The calculator will help you figure out where you are now and what you will need to save to meet your retirement needs.
Once you finish calculating and get a sense of where you are now with your money and where you would like to be at retirement, we encourage you to review the section on investing. In particular, there are simply three main strategies for investing money for retirement:
- Protecting it (investing in cash equivalents such as money market funds)
- Using it to earn income (investing in bonds, bond funds, or other fixed income funds)
- Using it to grow more (investing in stocks or stock funds)
Use the AARP Retirement Planning Calculator
To thank you for using the calculator, order your free Marigold (C2394) or Money Plant (C2393) seeds today by calling toll-free 1-888-687-2277. Now you can watch both your flowers and your retirement savings bloom!
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