im 18 but i want to start early planning for retirement whats the way to go ?

Create Roth IRA’s and put % of your money in their every month. Also when you accrue wealth create a Trust fund and put it offseas in switzerland. That way if you ever get sued no one can touch you money because its illegal for banks to hand over client information. Playing the stock market will also help but leave that upto a portfolio manager. Fidelity’s Vanguard account has performed very well for the past couple years. Believe it or not owning a house is the biggest asset one will ever own. Just be wary of when and where you buy, and dont get an Adjustable rate mortgage with 5% downpayment. If you can’t afford 20% downpayment on a house with a fixed 30 year mortgage then you take on a very big risk of foreclosing.