3 Financial Things That Every Retiree Should Learn
You must learn some essential financial lessons to make your retirement journey better and safer.
You must learn some essential financial lessons to make your retirement journey better and safer.
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After retirement, you need to take special care of your financial well-being. How to do it? You need to focus on your financial habits, keep strict discipline and learn about the evolving financial changes that may impact your life. Some people may already have good habits and be financially disciplined, but what are the financial things they should learn after retirement? Let’s check out 3 important financial lessons that every retiree should learn.
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Your investing needs change after your retirement due to change in your risk appetite and return expectations. So, you should stay updated about the new investment products that are coming up in the market. For example, in the last few decades several new investment products have been launched such as Sovereign Gold Bond, REITs, etc. Knowing about new investment products can give you more choices and it can make it easier for you to choose the instrument that can help you achieve your goals comfortably.
Are you still doing the banking in the old-fashioned way by visiting bank branches for every single need? If your answer is yes, you should learn about the new age banking, i.e., online and mobile banking system. It can help you save time and money. You can do most of the banking transactions and request most of the banking services through online banking. Using your mobile you can check your balance, request for new cheque book, apply for a credit card, transfer money, get the account statement and much more. When using the new banking instruments, you just need to be a little more careful about security.
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Insurance can offer you benefits which are more than just traditional term policies and vanilla health insurance plans. Insurance companies often bring new products as per the needs of the people in sync with changes in their needs and threat perception. For example, along with health insurance products, you can get add-ons such as critical illness cover, auto-reload on claims, etc. Knowing about the changes in the insurance norms can also be helpful as it can you in getting a timely claim and avoid the things that may lower the chance of getting a claim.
Retirement period should be used to learn new things and stay more updated than ever before. Learning after retirement can be helpful not only for retirees but also for people around them.
The author is an independent financial journalist.
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