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*Ms. Robertson, a lot of us are planning on graduating and going into industry at the end of this semester. What percentage of our money should we put back in savings, re-invest, and keep in order to enjoy the benefits of a paycheck while we are still young, but also have enough funds saved up for further down the road? Also, what would you say is the average that a person's paycheck increases from when they first enter the workforce compared to when they retire? - Cody Cusic | *Ms. Robertson, a lot of us are planning on graduating and going into industry at the end of this semester. What percentage of our money should we put back in savings, re-invest, and keep in order to enjoy the benefits of a paycheck while we are still young, but also have enough funds saved up for further down the road? Also, what would you say is the average that a person's paycheck increases from when they first enter the workforce compared to when they retire? - Cody Cusic | ||
*Ms. Robertson, how big of a role should inflation and predicted inflation change play on our savings? -Derek Hancock | *Ms. Robertson, how big of a role should inflation and predicted inflation change play on our savings? -Derek Hancock | ||
| + | *Ms. Robertson, there are a lot of different ways to save for retirement. I've heard several different suggestions from several different people on the "best" way to save for retirement, but those suggestions almost always come from personal opinions, from what I can tell. I understand it's different for each person, but do you have a preferred way, or group of ways, that you tend to recommend? - Spencer Julian | ||
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Do you have questions for Erin Robertson, our guest speaker?
Write them below.
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- Ms. Robertson, approximately how many additional years of salary should be saved up before retiring, i.e. how does one estimate how many more years one may need to take care of oneself after one is finished working?
- Ms. Robertson, a lot of us are planning on graduating and going into industry at the end of this semester. What percentage of our money should we put back in savings, re-invest, and keep in order to enjoy the benefits of a paycheck while we are still young, but also have enough funds saved up for further down the road? Also, what would you say is the average that a person's paycheck increases from when they first enter the workforce compared to when they retire? - Cody Cusic
- Ms. Robertson, how big of a role should inflation and predicted inflation change play on our savings? -Derek Hancock
- Ms. Robertson, there are a lot of different ways to save for retirement. I've heard several different suggestions from several different people on the "best" way to save for retirement, but those suggestions almost always come from personal opinions, from what I can tell. I understand it's different for each person, but do you have a preferred way, or group of ways, that you tend to recommend? - Spencer Julian
- Write a question here.
