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Set financial goals for retirement (Sun-Sentinel)

My wife and I have asked our financial adviser how much money we can expect to have monthly at retirement from our savings, and have not received even a clue from him. Instead, he asks us what we’ll need or want. That’s hard for us to answer.

My wife and I have asked our financial adviser how much money we can expect to have monthly at retirement from our savings, and have not received even a clue from him. Instead, he asks us what we’ll need or want. That’s hard for us to answer. The only conclusion I reach is that it’s easier for him to figure out how to come up with the total we tell him than to figure out what we can get from …

Delay retirement to grow savings, boost payments

Although a troubling number of executives and brokers with bailed-out firms still seem to be on track with an ultra-cushy retirement, yours might be derailed. Reality-check time: You probably won’t be able to retire when you hoped to unless you make a lot more money and save it. Since your retirement funds are probably ravaged, it’s no surprise that you may need to work longer.

Although a troubling number of executives and brokers with bailed-out firms still seem to be on track with an ultra-cushy retirement, yours might be derailed. Reality-check time: You probably won’t be able to retire when you hoped to unless you make a lot more money and save it. Since your retirement funds are probably ravaged, it’s no surprise that you may need to work longer. This is bitter …

Humberto Cruz: Retirement planning based on individual circumstances

Q: My wife and I have asked our financial adviser how much money we can expect to have monthly at retirement from our savings, and have not received even a clue from him. Instead, he asks us what we’ll need or want. That’s hard for us to answer.

Q: My wife and I have asked our financial adviser how much money we can expect to have monthly at retirement from our savings, and have not received even a clue from him. Instead, he asks us what we’ll need or want. That’s hard for us to answer.

Savings Game: Retirement planning based on individual circumstances (The Salt Lake Tribune)

A reader asks: My wife and I have asked our financial adviser how much money we can expect to have monthly at retirement from our savings, and have not received even a clue from him.

A reader asks: My wife and I have asked our financial adviser how much money we can expect to have monthly at retirement from our savings, and have not received even a clue from him.