When planning for retirement you will want to assess your financial needs. Here are a few questions to ask yourself.

1) Where am I financially?

2) What will my Social Security retirement benefit be? Calculate what you can expect as your Social Security retirement benefit.

3) How much will I need when I retire? You can use the American Savings Education Council (ASEC) calculator to estimate what you will need if you are not sure.

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