A clear retirement income strategy can help you generate sustainable income, manage risk and make your savings last. These three steps can help give you the confidence to enjoy and live retirement to the fullest.
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Use dependable income sources
Use guaranteed and stable income sources1
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Identify expenses to maintain a basic living
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Use dependable income sources - like Social Security
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Add an annuity for additional, guaranteed income (if needed)
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Create lifestyle income
Focus on what you want today and in the future
- Carefully plan a sustainable withdrawal rate that can be adjusted as spending patterns change
- Apply the principles of a sound retirement portfolio to your investments
- Manage cash flow using the bucket strategy to help protect savings to use in the future
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Effectively manage taxes
Keep more of your savings
- During your earning years, create tax diversification for tax-efficient withdrawals
- Understand how asset location can impact taxes
- Learn about tax-loss harvesting