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Reading I Retirement plan

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  1. sophisticate
    a person who is cultured and has worldly experience
    “Most people will need some pretty sophisticated help to create an effective retirement plan,” she says.
  2. unfunded
    not furnished with funds
    “Social Security’s unfunded liability is estimated to be as much as $20 trillion in money we promised to todayʼs workers,” notes Savage.
  3. prohibitively
    to a prohibitive degree
    For people in their 70s, 80s and 90s, premiums for long-term care policies can be prohibitively expensive.
  4. devastate
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
    Those costs can devastate all your retirement planning—and leave a surviving spouse without resources.”
  5. complicate
    make less simple
    It’s a lot more complicated now, with many different choices, especially in financial planning.
  6. putt
    strike a golf ball lightly
    To determine how much money you’ll need to save, how you should save it and when to spend it, Savage recommends “putting away your laptop and sitting down with an experienced financial planner.”
  7. scenario
    a postulated sequence of possible events
    “It’s important to consider multiple variables, understand historical returns on investments and calculate withdrawal rates to give you a scenario for both investing and withdrawing,” she says.
  8. update
    modernize
    These formulas are tried-and-true, but they are also practically ancient, and it’s probably time to update yourself with the latest information.
  9. early on
    during an early stage
    Customizing Your Plan Getting the right advice early on can make a big difference in achieving your retirement goals, Savage believes.
  10. bathe
    clean one's body by immersion into water
    “Long-term care gives you help with the basic activities of daily life, such as getting out of bed, bathing and getting dressed,” says Savage.
  11. bathing
    the act of washing yourself (or another person)
    “Long-term care gives you help with the basic activities of daily life, such as getting out of bed, bathing and getting dressed,” says Savage.
  12. comfortably
    in physical comfort
    “The first question to ask is how much money will you need to have to retire comfortably,” says Savage.
  13. important
    significant in effect or meaning
    Accordingly, she believes it’s important to consider a range of potential outcomes, rather than simply the average historical results.
  14. used
    previously owned by another
    Retirement used to be so easy.
Created on 十月 30, 2013

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