Andre Leon Talley Quotes

Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.

Knowing where you stand in your quest to accumulate enough money for retirement is an incredibly important part of the planning process.

People just haven't saved enough for retirement. And they're going to outlive their money.

After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money.

Unless you are completely retired, earning money is the best form of wealth preservation.

With or without a Social Security fix, Americans don't have enough assets to retire on. There has to be a much larger debate.

I didn't make enough money in my sport to retire.

The next generation is going to have to understand that Social Security is just one leg of a stool. We need to actually bring back that savings incentive, and the only way you're going to be able to do that is if you have a job.

I want to retire and want to be able to live out my days financially secure. That's what everyone wants.

Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.

Many people focus on the 4 percent rule, which essentially says that as long as you withdraw no more than 4 percent from your retirement accounts each year, the money should last you 30 years.

Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical.

Personal savings accounts to me are one of the most powerful things, not necessarily in saving, solvency, or bankruptcy of the program, but in guaranteeing, the words I used a few minutes ago, a safe and secure retirement for our seniors.

Since Social Security faces a large gap between what it promises younger workers and what it can afford to pay them, private savings will likely need to play a larger role in retirement planning for younger workers.

My business life is really simple. It's like, get check. Put check in bank. Pay rent. I've never bought a stock in my life. I never got caught up in that trip. And the truth is, I don't obsess about money ever.

We all need to save money to send our kids to college, to buy our first house, and to retire. But the truth is that most of us don't save very much.

Americans are not saving enough for retirement.

If I was counselling an individual, and my purpose was to help that individual, the most important thing would be that you should save more. Because don't expect that your retirement will follow those trajectories that some advisers are telling you.

Luckily, I had a long career and made good money.

If you put nothing away for retirement, I can tell you, to the last penny, how much you will have when you retire: nothing.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

I can't retire.

What we should be trying to do is to encourage people to establish private retirement accounts and help them take pressure off the Social Security system.

I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. It's because I'm freelance, and I've never had a proper job. I don't have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me.

A whole generation of Americans will retire in poverty instead of prosperity, because they simply are not preparing for retirement now.