You’ve worked hard and saved diligently in your retirement accounts. But here’s an uncomfortable reality: the same investment strategy that helped you build your nest egg could be forcing you to work longer than necessary.
Traditional retirement accounts are excellent at accumulating wealth. They make it simple to invest in stocks and bonds, offering convenient automatic contributions and tax advantages. However, when it’s time to actually retire and live off your savings, they have a significant flaw.
Most financial advisors recommend withdrawing no more than 4% of your retirement savings each year to avoid running out of money. With today’s cost of living, a comfortable retirement typically requires at least $60,000 in annual income. This means you’d need $1.5 million saved just to generate $60,000 per year.
But what if you didn’t need $1.5 million? What if you could generate the same $60,000 annual income with just $1 million in savings?
The problem isn’t how much you’ve saved – it’s how that money is working for you. Traditional retirement accounts typically shift toward “safer” investments as you age, moving your money into bonds and similar investments that often barely keep pace with inflation.
Even worse, generating income from these accounts requires selling off your investments piece by piece. During market downturns, you’re forced to sell at lower prices, permanently reducing your retirement savings.
Get more from your existing retirement savings
A growing number of retirees are discovering a better way: converting their retirement accounts into income-producing real estate investments that generate 6% or higher annual yields – without selling off any assets.
This isn’t about becoming a landlord or managing properties. These individuals are using a special type of IRA to invest alongside major institutions in professionally-managed commercial and multifamily properties – often without paying any penalties.
Instead of watching their retirement savings slowly decline each year, they’re receiving regular monthly income while their underlying investment has the potential to appreciate in value. Their income typically increases with inflation, providing built-in protection against rising costs of living.
This means:
- Stable monthly income without selling investments
- Protection against market volatility
- Natural hedge against inflation
- A legacy to leave behind instead of depleted savings
The path to early retirement doesn’t always require saving more money. Sometimes it just requires putting your existing savings to work more efficiently.
