It's never too late to start saving for retirement, but starting early certainly has its advantages.  Tune in to hear from Mike and Jim share their perspective.  You are welcome to leave them up to a 60-second message via the Anchor app about this episode or share an idea for a future episode. Meanwhile, here are all the links to the web sites (in order of discussion) researched and reference during today's conversation: 

https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-442R 

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/average-stock-market-return/ 

www.ssa.gov 

https://www.bankrate.com/calculators/savings/compound-savings-calculator-tool.aspx  

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-retire-by-income-2017-6 

https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-inventor-of-the-401-k-thinks-it-has-gone-awry-1542413142  

https://www.troweprice.com 

https://www.fidelity.com/  

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/05/26/12-costly-retirement-mistakes-to-avoid.aspx  

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