Saved Enough for Retirement? Well, That Depends
by Jonathan Imber, Investment Adviser and Registered Financial Consultant (RFC®), Vice President, Imber Wealth Advisors Inc.
Sep 26, 2019
3 minutes
People frequently ask me how much money they'll need to retire, as if there's a one-size-fits-all dollar amount.
They tell me $1 million is the number they hear most often, but sometimes it's $2 million or more.
I tell them they're asking the wrong question.
Instead of starting with how much they should have saved for retirement, I want to know how much they expect to spend.
After all, if you have $1 million in your nest egg and you need $5,000 a month to cover your expenses, that's a lot different than if you need $10,000 every month.
The problem
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