Are you dreaming about the day you will be able to leave your job behind but aren't sure if or even when you will be able to afford to quit your day job? There are some financial planning must-do's you should do before you retire to make sure your finances are in order. Financial professionals Joe Anderson and Alan Clopine guide you on how to crunch the numbers, set a plan for getting out of debt, and how to develop a retirement budget.

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Important Points:
(01:10) Financial Planning Must-Do’s
• Develop a Retirement Vision
• Crunch the Numbers
• Develop A Retirement Budget
• Get Out of Debt
• Budget For The Unexpected


(03:04) Must-Do: Develop a Retirement Vision
• How Are You Spending Your Time?
• What Makes You Happy?
• How Is Your Health?
• Where Do You Want To Live?
• Family Relationships?


(05:30) Must-Do: Determiners How Much You Need to Retire
• Current Age & Retirement Target Age
• Plan to Work In Retirement?
• Age You Claim Social Security
• Where Do You Want to Live


(10:06) Must-Do: Crunch The Numbers
• Estimate Annual Expenses
• Add Up Sources of Income
• Calculate the Gap

(10:24) Crunch The Numbers Example


(13:27) Retirement Expenses in Stages
• Transition to Retirement
• Early Retirement
• Later Retirement
• Final Days


(17:16) Must-Do: To Get Out of Debt
• Pay Off Your Highest Cost Debt First
• Refinance Your Mortgage or Payoff
• Downsize to One- Car Family


(19:17) Must-Do: Budget for The Unexpected
• Parental Medical Care
• Emergency Relief for Adult Children
• Big Expenditure
o Car, Boat, Motorcycle
o Vacation
o Second Home

(20:35) Ask the Experts

(23:19) Pure Takeaway
• Develop Your Retirement Vision
• Crunch the Numbers
• Develop A Retirement Budget
• Get Out of Debt
• Budget For The Unexpected



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