Last week I asked: If you could, what retirement planning advice would you give to your younger self based on what you know now? John Heenehan of Madison, N.J., would give a lot of advice to his younger self. You don’t need bonds until you’re within a decade or so of retirement. Understand the miracle of compound interest and auto pay self (pay yourself first). More likely I will still be working, but on my own terms.”Nancy Johnson of Fresno, Calif. wrote, “Don’t ‘save’ experiences for retirement.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2018 12:12 UTC