Retirement is Near & You Feel Confident

Congratulations on nearing retirement. When you do, you might consider employment in another field or simply will follow new dreams. Even though you're confident you've taken the right steps & prepared for retirement, you might be concerned with how your income could last or what options might be available to you before you do retire.

Here are tips, as well as helpful links to our learning center materials, to help you stay on track with added confidence:

Stay where you are – You can keep your deferred comp plan with us. Often times, people think they may need to move money out of deferred comp once they leave their employer. In fact, you can keep your plan right where it is. By staying within your current plan, you might avoid costs like front-load fees and commissions that sometimes come with new accounts.

• Learn about the Benefits of Staying with the Plan, including how to continue taking advantage of tax-deferred growth and potentially lower fees. Neither Nationwide nor its representatives offer tax or legal advice. Consult your own counsel before making any decisions.
• Why Nationwide? See the benefits our keeping your money with us.

Re-evaluate your investments – Talk with a Retirement Specialist to request an account review. They'll take you through all the steps you should consider when preparing for retirement. You can gain understanding to either keep or update your current plan.

• Review the Retirement Checklist to make sure you’re prepared to take payments.
• Read more about the Benefits of Consolidation to make money management a little easier.

Prepare for payouts – You might be surprised at how many choices you have when it comes to receiving income in retirement. Whether it's income you receive in a lump sum, partial lump sum, systematic withdrawal, annuitization or rollover, we have information to help you better understand each of these options. Distributions made prior to 59½ may be subject to a 10 percent penalty tax. All taxable distributions at any age are subject to ordinary income tax, and surrender charges may apply.

• Get tips on How to Start Receiving Income. Consider all the options to help make your investments last and possibly pay less tax overall.
• Learn more about withdrawal options in Transitioning From Saving to Spending.
• Get more info on How to Take RMDs, or Required Minimum Distributions, when you reach age 72.

Additional articles or video you can use to learn more:

• Investment strategies for managing my risk (video) – Get tips on how to be prepared for risks you may face.
• The Cost of inflation – Learn more about how inflation may affect your savings.
• Social Security – Recent talk of reform may impact your investments.
• Living Longer in Retirement – Many public sector employees retire early and may need to live 30 years or more on their nest egg.
• Market risk – The market is ever-changing. Learn how to manage volatility.

Get the help you need

You are heading for retirement, and your life may have changes ahead. We're here to help you through this transition – if you have any questions or would like to just talk about retirement, call one of our Retirement Specialists today.