- Tax Planning
- Investments 1: Before you Invest
- Investments 2: Your Investment Plan
- Investments 3: Securities Market Basics
- Investments 4: Bond Basics
- Investments 5: Stock Basics
- Investments 6: Mutual Fund Basics
- Investments 7: Building Your Portfolio
- Investments 8: Picking Financial Assets
- Investments 9: Portfolio Rebalancing and Reporting
- Retirement 1: Basics
- Introduction
- Describe How Retirement Planning Fits into Your Personal Financial Plan
- Understand the Principles of Successful Retirement Planning
- Describe Payout Options Available at Retirement
- Explain the Steps of Successful Retirement Planning
- Understand One Method of Monitoring Your Retirement Planning Progress
- Summary
- Assignments
- Retirement 2: Social Security
- Retirement 3: Employer Qualified Plans
- Retirement 4: Individual and Small Business Plans
- Estate Planning Basics
Understand the Principles of Successful Retirement Planning
There are generally six key principles to successful retirement planning: 1) Know yourself, 2) know the retirement planning vehicles available to you, 3) choose financial assets wisely, 4) follow the retirement planning steps, 5) develop a good retirement plan and follow it well, and 6) start now.