The Time is Nigh: Are Baby Boomers Prepared for Retirement?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - March 4, 2014 - PRLog -- While history books may officially mark the end of the Global Financial Crisis as June 2009, many continue to be impacted by the worst recession our country has faced since the Great Depression. A group especially hard hit by the economy has been baby boomers. According to a 2011 Associated Press and LifeGoesStrong.com survey, 60% of baby boomers lost value in their investments because of the economic crisis, which led to 42% delaying retirement – and 25% of boomers who claim they'll never retire.

Before your visions of retirement are dashed, you might want to take a new look at how your retirement assets are invested. One choice you may wish to consider is Edward Jones Advisory Solutions®, a program that offers professionally managed investment models consisting of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Advisory Solutions can be especially appropriate for your retirement savings because it provides a disciplined approach to investing. In addition, Advisory Solutions makes taking income from your investments simpler, by automatically choosing which assets to use for income while maintaining the balance in your portfolio.

Investing your retirement assets in Advisory Solutions can give you the benefits of asset allocation and professional management in one place, along with a clearer picture of how you’re doing. And along with sending monthly statements and quarterly performance reports, your financial advisor will meet with you regularly to review your goals and progress.

You've worked hard your entire life to achieve your retirement goals – don't let the economic crisis continue to waylay your plans now that retirement is finally within sight. Contact Mark Grooters at (616) 281-9026 or visit https://www.edwardjones.com/en_US/fa/index.html&CIRN=431114.