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This Free Financial Planning Software Can Show You Five Things To Do When You Retire

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Set up your own small business. It's true. With this free financial planning software, you can easily set up your own small business during retirement.

Have you always dreamt of starting your own business, but find that with your financial commitments it just isn't possible? It is estimated to take at about five years before a new business begins to make money, and you realize that you could not pay the mortgage and the bills and live on a shoestring while the business got off the ground.

By the time you reach retirement, however, the mortgage will be paid off and you get a lump sum that you can put towards the business? If this is what you want, with a little careful planning you can make it happen. However, it is not enough to assume that this is how it will be - you need to check your affairs and ensure that you are on track for making your dreams a reality.

Move to a foreign country. It does not have to be forever - three months or longer. Have you ever wanted to experience life in another country, live in another city, Paris or Rome, or example, but have never had the free time to get away? Retirement is the perfect time for this.

It doesn't need to cost a lot. There are lots of cheap flights these days. You could rent out your own home for awhile and use the income from that to pay for rent in the country of your choice.

All you need to do is ensure that you are going to be able to retire, that you have a plan in place, which means that you are not working until you are 110. With free financial planning software, all of that is possible.

Take up a hobby. Retirement is a great time to take up a hobby. In fact, it is important to have hobbies when you retire because you may find that you are missing the companionship that existed in your place of work. Is there something that you have always wanted to do but didn't have the time, like learn to ride a horse or learn to climb mountains?

Maybe you want something a little less energetic like playing cards, or gardening. Whatever you decide to do, you need to make a plan so that you are in a position to enjoy your retirement. With the help of a little free financial planning software, you make you hobby dreams a reality.

Spend time with your grandchildren. Did you spend too much time away from your own children, working long hours to pay the mortgage and provide a good home and a good education for them,

However, now you feel that with the grandchildren you have been given a second chance? Or perhaps you want to relieve the pressure from your son or daughter and you want to help out in whatever way you can. To make this possibility a reality, you need to do some financial planning. The first step to making this dream a reality is to download our free financial planning software.

Do nothing. Perhaps you are working so hard at the minute and leading such a busy life that you dream of the days when you will be able to do absolutely nothing. Maybe you want to lie around reading books all day, watching TV, or chatting with friends.

Maybe you want the main focus of your day to be your trip to the news agent, followed by a couple of hours in the coffee shop with your mates. If this is what you dream of in retirement, then you need to take a little time out of your busy schedule to download our free financial planning software and make sure you will be well enough provided for in your retirement.

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Analysis of the Economics of Early Social Security Withdrawal

Robert J. Phillips
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Deciding whether or not to take the early withdrawal of social security at age 62 can be difficult. If you need this income at 62 to fund your retirement the decision is fairly straightforward. Take it early! On the other hand, if you have another source of revenue to fund your retirement your decision will be primarily based on lifestyle, health and investment preferences.

Several factors can affect your decision. First is your life expectancy. If you are in good health and have a family history of living beyond 90 then waiting for full benefits may be best. Two other factors impact this decision. First and most important is the value of money or your expected return from your investments. If you are using other investments instead of social security to fund your retirement you should use the rate of return of these investments as your value of money. There is another way to look at the value of money. If you do not require the social security money to live, you can invest the distributions for the future. The rate of return of this investment is your value of money. If your investments will make larger returns such as stocks this would favor taking the early withdrawal.

The last factor impacting your decision is inflation. Social security includes an annual adjustment based on inflation. You cannot control this variable but you should be aware of its impact. If future inflation is significant it will favor a later full distribution

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We developed a calculator to assist in analyzing the impact of taking early benefits at age 62 or waiting for full benefits at age 66 to 67 depending on the year you were born...If you were born in 1960 or later your full benefits will begin at age 67 and your reduction for early benefits at age 62 will be 30%. If you were born between 1946 and 1960 your full benefits begin as early as age 66. We have included a chart that summarizes information.

To use the calculator you need to input your year of birth. You also need to input a value of money up to 10% and a projected inflation adjustment. The calculator analyzes income generated over time from both the early and full benefit investments. It calculates the age at which full social security will catch up and breakeven with the early withdrawal. If you were born before 1960 your breakeven age will be impacted by the year you were born. An early breakeven age favors waiting for full benefits.

The social security calculator is not the final answer whether to take an early withdrawal but it does give you additional economic data to assist in that decision. Ultimately you must balance income, investments and lifestyle to optimize your enjoyment during your retirement years.