Steps to Retire the Way You Want: Set Your Retirement Goals, Put Your Money in the Right Places, and Optimize Your Withdrawals Most of us feel young well into our 60s (or even later) and retirement seems like a far away concern for the distant future. However, thinking about your retirement early allows you to comfortably enjoy your later years no matter what your priorities are – leaving a legacy for your loved ones, travelling, spending time on hobbies close to home or any combination. Putting together a retirement income plan early gives you the best path to safeguard your financial freedom post-retirement. Retirement income planning doesn’t mean constant worrying and going without today. It just means taking stock of where you are financially, where you want to be in the future, and setting up a plan to get there. That retirement plan could include setting up the right investment strategies now to allow you the flexibility you’ll need in the future to generate cashflow from the right places and pay the least amount of tax. It also could mean contributing regularly and consistently now so you don’t have to make up for lost ground in the future. Let’s get into what retirement investment vehicles and strategies you have, how to think about your retirement priorities and goals, and how you can plan a decumulation strategy for the retirement you want and deserve...