Retirement income plans are not just for the wealthy. As you near retirement, the traditional strategy has been to move growth-seeking products to more conservative fixed-income products. This may have worked fine back when retirement was only expected to last five to ten years.
These days, however, people are living longer. It’s not unusual for someone retiring at age 65 to live to age 90 or longer. You should consider that you may need to plan for your nest egg to potentially last 25 to 30 years.