Retirement Planning.
Those 2 glorious words can bring a wide smile on any youngster’s face.
Not for the right reasons obviously.
Majority below the age of 25 do not look at retirement planning in a serious way.
Then comes a ,
v fully fledged job,
v marriage,
v kids,
v Mortgage,
v Own House
v And then by the time we cross 35-40, planning for retirement seems to have been a long lost option.
Why should we wait so long?
It’s a simple funda. You know that 1 rupee a few years back was worth more than what it’s worth today. That’s the same with savings and expenses.
You spend over 20,ooo a month now.
Post 20 years, that same 20,000 will become 3,00,000.
Yes.
That is a huge possibility.
Then what?
Your needs and wants will never diminish.
I mean, why should they?
All you need to do is save a little each month, plan your investments so that post 20 years, spending and being happy will never be an issue.
Otherwise the negative thoughts will come flooding in.
Just imagine, to spend 3,00,00 how much will you have to earn.
Would you expect yourself to earn at the age of 60?
I mean, i imagine myself on a beach house with no worries whatsoever.
Accumulation – The phase when you build retirement assets and
It has a lot of benefits too. Here are some of the features.
They have two schemes i.e. the wealth creation scheme and the income generation scheme. As per your needs and risk taking capability you can decide how much to invest in order to have a solid laid back future.
Otherwise the negative thoughts will come flooding in.
Just imagine, to spend 3,00,00 how much will you have to earn.
Would you expect yourself to earn at the age of 60?
I mean, i imagine myself on a beach house with no worries whatsoever.
The fact i did not give much thought on retirement planning baffled me to the hilt when i met few personnel from Reliance Capital Asset Management team last week with a few bloggers.
The event was led by Mr. Sundeep Sikka – CEO, Mr. Himanshu Vyapak – Deputy CEO Mr. Ajay Jethi – CMO and Mr. Sharad Goel – CCO.
They explained to us the importance of retirement planning in the easiest language possible.
They started the talk with a brief about “Reliance Retirement Fund” which according to them is a #LambiInningsKiTaiyari.
So the “Reliance retirement fund” involves of 2 phases i.e.
Accumulation – The phase when you build retirement assets and
Distribution – The phase when you use retirement assets.
It has a lot of benefits too. Here are some of the features.
They have two schemes i.e. the wealth creation scheme and the income generation scheme. As per your needs and risk taking capability you can decide how much to invest in order to have a solid laid back future.
You can switch between these two schemes as and when you wish.
The exit load is 1% on redemption before the age of 60. (where the lock in period would be of 5 years in the start of the scheme)
There is also a SWP (Systematic withdrawal plan) where you can decide what needs to be withdrawn every month post you crossing the age of 60.
Just imagine, you could get a fixed sum every month which would be enough for your needs. That would be great, right?
There are tax benefits too.
Conclusion:
I have been investing in the market. Savings have been less due to my never ending needs but yes, i did give it a thought about retirement planning earlier.
Post this event, my planning horizons have broadened. Now i know what i would need to save in order to have my dream beach house alongside a tension free life.
If i start now, 3o years down the line, everything will be alright.
My suggestion to anyone below the age of 30 is that if you can even save 3000 rupees a month (1000 for youngsters) and invest, the difference it will make every 10 years will benefit you the most.
So don’t wait till you have kids and a mortgage.
Start today. Start now.
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