What Are You Doing To Plan For The Future?

I sat through a wonderful presentation today in which the presenter shared with us information on planning for the future.

Are you part of the Yo-Yo generation?

The Yo-Yo generation – the “you’re on your own” generation – is the generation that will be entirely on our own to create the retirement lifestyle we’re dreaming about.

As the baby boomers continue to age and retire, their vast majority will completely do away with all the things funding today’s elder population, such as social security and Medicare. Which will leave those of us just behind the baby boomers with the opportunity to create our own financing for the lifestyle we choose to live.

Yes, that may sound a bit scary, but in my mind it really is an opportunity.

For many of today’s 60+, they grew up with the understanding they would be taken care of. They watched their parents have access to full paid retirement plans, and access to health care as they needed it. And now that they are there and needing/using it, its all falling a part.

But for those of us watching what is happening now, we know there’s a great chance it won’t be there for us – unless we plan and make sure we’ve created it for ourselves.

So my question to you is,

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