Ask Paula: If I Retire at 50, How Do I Bridge the Gap?

<p>#322: Jess wants to reach financial independence by the time she’s 50. But she’s worried that she doesn’t have enough money in cash or taxable brokerage accounts to bridge the gap in her first few years of retirement. What moves should she make, if any?</p><p>Yisell wants to invest money now. Should she cash out her $70,000 pension in hopes to generate more than the $1,000 per month she’s guaranteed from it?</p><p>Abbey is 22 and she would like to go back to graduate school for nurse anesthesia. Should she save up and pay for it in cash...