The Price of Procrastination – Saving for Retirement
You may give up thousands of future dollars for every year you delay starting a tax-deferred retirement plan. Here's why... every year that you wait you are paying more in income taxes. And, every dollar lost to taxes is a dollar that cannot be used to help increase your future financial security.
More importantly, every year that you delay establishing a plan represents a lost annual contribution - and every year of delay costs you a year's worth of tax-deferred growth. The combination of lost contributions and lost tax-deferred earnings can be enormous.
A Case in Point
Suppose the following facts are true.
| Your present age: | 43 |
| Assumed annual contribution: | $15,000 |
| Annual return: | 9% |
| Your retirement age: | 65 |
| Number of years for payout: | 20 |
| Years you delay your plan: | 2 |
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This is a hypothetical example for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the return of any specific product.
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