RETIREMENT

There are many significant financial decisions a person must make throughout their life: loans, savings, investments. What sort of house to buy, or whether or not they should sell it. One of the lasting significant financial decisions a person will make is their retirement, which impacts how they will spend the later years of their life. There are different ways to plan for retirement, and like so many of the other topics in this magazine, it can seem overwhelming for those looking to get started. It’s recommended to seek the advice of an accountant or financial consultant to help determine what’s best for you and your situation.

When it comes to retirement, one simple tip is, the earlier you begin saving and preparing, the better. That’s according to William “Billy” Walker, a Certified Public Accountant and Managing Partner at Burke, Worsham & Harrell. “Hopefully, someone would start before they’re thinking about retirement,” he said. “I say, when you get out of college or get out of high school and you start working, that’s when you need to start planning. Once