The Average American Retires at 62. Buying These 3 Stocks Now Could Make Your Retirement Much More Comfortable.

Why are you investing? For most of us the ultimate goal is funding a nice retirement -- and the sooner, the better. To this end, the Motley Fool's in-house research arm reports the average American permanently calls it quits at the relatively early age of 62.Problem: That's rather young. For perspective, your officially intended full retirement age (or FRA) for Social Security benefits is either 66 or 67 years of age, depending on when you were born. This FRA is also nearer the age most people say they're planning on retiring before they actually do so, as well as closer to the unspoken ideal age at which you've been able to save up enough money before you must start living on your savings.Fortunately, it is possible to retire at such an early age without undermining your quality of life once you're done working. The key is buying and holding the right stocks to achieve an adequate amount of growth in a relatively short period of time. Namely, these tickers need to produce above-average growth without imposing above-average risk.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool