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How can compound interest work in your favor? What role do time and principal play in your savings? What investment vehicle and strategy is right for you?
You’d advise any student struggling with a complex subject to engage a tutor, so why not take your OWN advice?! Getting the help of an experienced financial advisor can be vital to reaching your retirement goals. The following are just a few of the ways an experienced professional can help.
It can be confusing to know how to take the first step when it comes to retirement planning. Do you know what types of programs, investments, and strategies might help you reach your goals? If not, don’t worry, an advisor can get you started with the basics and guide you through the process.
Just as every student you teach is unique, your needs for retirement planning are as well. Preparing for retirement is best approached by articulating your specific goals and a plan to achieve them with the help of a knowledgeable advisor. They can help you choose the right investments to meet your objectives. The investment programs available to teachers are unique and differ from most other employees, so guidance from a financial professional experienced in working with educators can be vital.
When going it alone, the potential for making mistakes is significant and could be expensive. An experienced financial professional can help you avoid these pitfalls, and help ensure you’re making choices that are right for you, and will get you on track toward your retirement goals.
It’s simple. Financial professionals have more experience and less emotion when it comes to making tough financial decisions. A study by the financial research firm Financial Engines, showed that those who worked with a financial professional when planning for their retirement had a better experience and felt less stress than those who didn’t.
1 Source: Financial Engines & Aon Hewitt Find 401(k) Participants Who Use Professional Help Are Better Off Than Those Who Do Not
Taking the do-it-yourself approach often involves things like monitoring investments and making adjustments in response to market conditions. This requires time and expertise few people have. An experienced financial professional can answer questions and help you navigate unexpected life changes, provide steady guidance in a volatile market and make adjustments as your goals and circumstances change.
Yours is a noble profession benefitting the future of our society. It can also be sacrificial and thankless. We get it. It reminds us of a teacher’s story:
A police car with flashing lights pulled me over near the high school where I teach. As the officer asked for my license and registration, my students began to drive past. Some honked their horns, others hooted, and still others stopped to admonish me for speeding.
Finally the officer asked me if I was a teacher at the school, and I told him I was.
I think you’ve paid your debt to society, he concluded with a smile, and left without giving me a ticket. You’re working hard to improve the future of the next generation, so let an experienced financial professional help you improve yours.