Government urged to increase retirement plan among the youth

A lecturer at the Department of Finance in the University of Ghana Business School,  Godfred Amewu has urged the government to give greater attention to promoting awareness of investments and retirement planning among young people.

Speaking at the Maxwell Investment Group Business Forum in Accra, Amewu advocated for integrating retirement planning into core university courses to ensure students are well informed before graduation.

“We are not deliberate about creating that awareness about this to the younger people and I am very happy this team is bringing that to the table. I am hoping that this discussion will move on so that we can have all the stakeholders on board to see how we can get institutions to deliberately include this in academia and their educational curriculum,” he said.

Amewu also commended initiatives like the MIG Business Forum for their efforts in raising awareness and assisting youth in making financially sound decisions that contribute to economic growth.

The secretary of the National Pensioners Association emphasised the need for young people to prioritise financial literacy for a secure retirement.

Reflecting on personal growth, Maxwell Ampong, CEO of Maxwell Investment Group, expressed his commitment to seizing missed opportunities to enhance himself.

“If I could meet myself 20 years from now to ask myself questions, I would be very sure that there might be a lot of thing I wouldn’t have done.”

Source: Elliot Nuartey| Contributor