The accuracy of your financial plans is a huge determinant of how your life will be post-retirement. To plan with precision, you need to make certain assumptions, some driven by facts and others based on cautious judgment. However, in both scenarios, the assumptions need to be as close to reality as possible for financial planning ...

What is the bucket strategy? Bucket strategy was introduced in 1985 by financial planning expert, Harold Evensky. Under this approach, the retirement portfolio is divided into three accounts, which are referred to as buckets. Retirement assets are allocated to each bucket in a predetermined proportion. The risk and returns associated with each bucket are different.  ...

With a pandemic affecting the entire globe, many people have started second-guessing their decisions, investments, and strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic has also made people question the health care system and their chances of survival amidst the chaos and falling infrastructures. While a cure for the virus is being tested in labs beyond anybody’s control, the ...

Retirement is an important phase of life, and regardless of your current net worth, financial planning for your retirement years is necessary. Planning for your golden years is just like planning for any other important long-term goal. It requires decades of hard work, strong resolution, and a mindset to build a sizeable corpus which would ...

Retirement is a phase when you intend to lead a comfortable and peaceful life after working hard for many years. To have a comfortable retired life when you no longer receive a regular salary or earn a fixed income, it is important to plan appropriately and save consistently. But with changing times, the idea of ...

Securing your future starts with the right kind of financial planning. Whether you are building a corpus for your retirement or saving for a long-term goal such as a child’s education or marriage expenses, planning is an integral part of achieving your desired goal. But financial planning is not as simple as it sounds. Even ...

People make savings and investments keeping in mind the needs of their families. Most of the time, one generation is diligent and resourceful to turn their savings into heritage for the upcoming generations. There are several instances where people are still enjoying the earnings from their forefathers’ investments.  However, as someone looking to build a ...

Although retirement planning involves decisions that affect your future, it is an activity that forms a part of your present financial plans. People generally perceive retirement one-dimensionally and plan for a comfortable future by simply cutting down on their expenses and living frugally. While frugal living is an effective way to save for retirement, it ...

Focus is elementary in all aspects of life. Whether it is education, relationships, work, or finances, being focused is necessary and irreplaceable for achieving the desired results. It is no secret that motivated and purposeful investors are more likely to attain financial freedom in life. However, people tend to sometimes deviate from the right financial ...

401(k) can be an adequate way to increase your retirement funds. While the plan is undoubtedly a popular and preferred tool of savings, its contribution limit often presents certain challenges. This is because the government changes the rules and limits of how much one can pay towards a 401(k) plan every year, and 2020 is ...